All People Making a Difference
Rebuilt palace will again be the historic center of BerlinThe enormous, centuries-old Berlin City Palace was badly damaged by Allied bombs in World War II. But now Wilhelm von Boddien's dream that it rise again as a cultural landmark is coming true.
Difference MakerWilliam Whittenbury employs his 'can do' spirit to save an endangered porpoiseFewer than 100 little vaquita porpoises are left in the Gulf of California. California teenager William Whittenbury aims to save them.
Los Angeles looks to capture rain to help solve its water problemsThe urban drainage system of Los Angeles can never quite look like wild creeks, but restoring some capacity to store, slow, and filter water fixes many problems at once.
3 new ideas for working alongside the world's poorest peopleSurprising and unorthodox strategies 鈥� board games, nail salons, membership health clinics 鈥� are showing promising results in addressing the needs of those in extreme poverty.
How Florida farmworkers won a fairer deal from America's biggest food companies'Food Chains,' a film documentary, chronicles how Florida's tomato pickers were able to work with food companies to raise pay and improve working conditions.
Faith community makes a difference in a Pennsylvania townAliquippa, Pa., faces tough economic challenges. But scores of people of all faiths are working together to help resurrect it.
Young generation steps up to volunteerYoung Americans are more serious about giving back through volunteering than were their parents, an AP poll finds.
West Africans in Texas aid the Ebola fight back homeAs 2015 dawns, the West African community in Dallas is no longer the focus of Ebola fears. It can turn its attention to helping those in need in places like Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Sworn enemies in Colombia put down guns, make peaceThe World of Timber business is a rare example of reconciliation between warring factions in Colombia's five-decade war that has killed 200,000 people and displaced 6 million.
US college student founds a 'peace camp' in AfricaArmel Nibasumba is committing his life to helping end the ethnic tensions that led to the deaths of more than 1 million Africans.
Difference MakerLisa Kristine reveals the brutal conditions 鈥� and uplifting humanity 鈥� of today's slavesPhotographer Lisa Kristine has traveled the globe for three decades, inviting viewers to deeply connect with her subjects.
When a deaf 15-year-old boy finally learns to speak, what does he say?Check out this short video of a Ugandan teenager just 10 weeks into a sign language program.聽
World Ocean School: sailing with a purposeA historical schooner is now a unique classroom that offers hands-on learning and life lessons.
'Tis the season, when the police save ChristmasIn White Plains, N.Y., local police stepped in to save a family's Christmas after their gifts were stolen. It turns out, that's not so unusual.聽
A Bigshot with a big goal: Get kids thinkingA simple build-it-yourself camera teaches science and art.
Difference MakerRosemary Nyirumbe runs a school for young women fleeing slaverySt. Monica Girls鈥� Tailoring Center in Uganda teaches skills that allow women to earn a living for themselves 鈥� and often for the children they bore as slave 'wives.'
Molly Cantrell-Kraig uses a car as a vehicle to transform womenHer Women With Drive Foundation helps women whose only barrier to self-sufficiency is the lack of transportation.
How an ex-girlfriend's round-the-world ticket helped launch a global charityJordan Axani is leveraging his viral story about a free airline ticket for a Canadian named "Elizabeth Gallagher" into a campaign to raise money to help others travel. Here's why it just might work.聽
Founder of D.C. Central Kitchen tries feeding Los AngelesRobert Egger's L.A. Kitchen aims to reduce food waste and unemployment while combating hunger and isolation among older adults.
Philanthropist couple saved 3,000 migrants at seaChristopher and Regina Catrambone launched the Migrant Offshore Aid Station to rescue migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe.
