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Difference MakerLaughter, with no strings attached: Ukrainian puppeteers bring joy amid warFrom a basement space in Kharkiv, a puppet theater troupe allows the show to go on even if air raid sirens blare.
Points of ProgressIncome grows in Africa, and solar power soars in PakistanProgress roundup: Colombian women chose fish farms over coca, Africa made income gains, and solar power is surging in Pakistan.
From the EditorsAn opening in Syria for journalistsAccess to Syria for Western journalists was always complicated. Now, journalists are entering the country by the hundreds 鈥� and wondering what the future of press freedom will look like under a new government.聽
Difference MakerYoung Sri Lankans working on tea estates find a path out of povertyTea Leaf Trust aims to help young people find work off tea estates if they desire, while also making them leaders of change in their communities.聽
Points of ProgressBee fences and women taxi drivers to protect peopleProgress roundup: Taxi companies built by women are improving their safety. And fences made of beehives are keeping farmers safer from elephants.聽
Difference MakerThis program in Nigeria sends children from the streets into the classroomUniversity undergrad Victor Bello started the Almajiri Scholar Scheme to open doors for children.
Points of ProgressFrom worst to best: How Poland reduces traffic deaths, and Sri Lanka fixes wetlandsProgress roundup: With safety and well-being in mind, Warsaw鈥檚 measures halved traffic fatalities. And Sri Lanka鈥檚 capital is restoring wetlands.
From the EditorsWhen reporters become part of the storyAs wildfires ripped across California, Monitor journalists who live in Greater Los Angeles share their own experiences of a historic conflagration.
Points of ProgressChildren first: Protecting and nurturing, from Colombia to FinlandProgress roundup: Children鈥檚 rights and needs drove national policy in Colombia and Finland. And for coastal areas, new proof of seabeds as carbon sinks.
Difference MakerAn artist is lifting her city of Gary, Indiana, 鈥榝rom blight to bright鈥�Lauren Pacheco is inspired by this Midwestern underdog of a city and is looking to enliven what she calls its 鈥渞emarkable cultural heritage.鈥�
From the EditorsWhat matters most in disaster reportingIt might seem glib to use words like 鈥渉ope鈥� and 鈥渞esilience鈥� in reporting on natural disasters. But a Monitor journalist鈥檚 job is to make those qualities as real to readers as the heartbreak.
Points of ProgressBelonging and going home: Malaysia embraces diaspora, Brazil reclaims stolen artProgress roundup: Indigenous art goes home to Brazil, rights are granted to children born to Malaysian mothers overseas, and farms聽 help birds migrate.
Difference MakerA retired bishop transforms guns into garden tools to help youths envision peaceThe nonprofit Swords to Plowshares Northeast isn鈥檛 just raising awareness of gun violence; it is forging a more peaceful vision for the future.
From the EditorsInauguration Day鈥檚 range of emotionsDonald Trump is just the second American president in history to score another term after losing his first reelection attempt. On the cusp of Inauguration Day, one thing is clear: the Trump era is far from over.
Difference Maker鈥楶aw partners鈥� across the US step in to aid overwhelmed animal sheltersShelters are struggling to care for vulnerable animals. A constellation of animal welfare groups is supplementing their work.
Points of ProgressWhy preschool matters in Mexico and bees thrive in SloveniaProgress roundup: Preschool has lasting positive affects for children in Mexico, Slovenia鈥檚 affinity for bees aids in their conservation, and more.
Points of ProgressGrowing baby corals in the nursery and corn on steep hillsidesProgress roundup: Success for coral raised in the nursery, corn grown on steep hillsides, and a new powder that captures CO2 from the atmosphere.
Difference MakerThe 鈥楻epair Caf茅鈥� movement has become a powerful force for a fix-it cultureThe 鈥淩epair Caf茅鈥� movement has spread to more than 40 countries across six continents, with nearly 3,200 Repair Caf茅s in operation.
Difference MakerGun violence took their sons. Now these moms help others navigate grief.Losing someone to gun violence can leave loved ones despondent. But the force of that sadness can also be channeled into supporting others.
From the EditorsWhen a holiday chore becomes a treasureFamily traditions that feel more of a burden than a gift sometimes take time to reveal their magic.
