All People Making a Difference
Difference Maker鈥極ur right to dream鈥�: Why Emad Hajjaj draws on despite threat of arrestDespite risk of arrest, political cartoonist Emad Hajjaj believes holding up a mirror to Arab society is a responsibility 鈥� and a laughing matter.
Growing winter food 鈥� and community spirit 鈥� in a geothermal greenhouseA child鈥檚 question prompted this urban farm to seek a greenhouse for winter growing 鈥� and for strengthening a community.
Difference MakerWith after-school center, trans activist Sumi Das seeks kinder futureIn eastern India, an after-school center run by trans women is helping kids reconnect with learning. It is also forging compassion and solidarity.
Difference MakerArt as a tool for healing? Cambodian circus fosters joy and confidence.In Cambodia, a circus is helping break the cycle of poverty and renew arts that were nearly wiped out by the Khmer Rouge regime.
From reporter to teacher: Helping prisoners find their voiceExchange for Change, a program in some Florida prisons, helps incarcerated writers forge connections 鈥� to the outside and to their innermost thoughts.
Difference MakerHow an all-women news outlet is changing Somalia鈥檚 media landscapeBilan, Somalia鈥檚 first all-women news outlet, looks for human stories often overlooked by Somalia鈥檚 male-dominated media and serves as an example of professional excellence to other Somali women.
Difference MakerFlavors From Afar: Where refugees cook up new livesWhen refugees start over, they leave behind careers, loved ones, and beloved places. Flavors From Afar restaurant dishes up meaningful paths forward, building on tastes from home.
Difference MakerIn Sri Lanka, Pastor Moses shows the power of a free lunchGenerosity in one pastor鈥檚 youth聽has created a ripple effect, helping buoy thousands of Sri Lankans through times聽of hunger and hardship.
Difference MakerBuilding Men teaches students what manhood can really meanWith male peers and mentors, Building Men helps young boys and teens gain perspective, work to restore self-worth, and learn to calm emotions.
Fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt saves a French dialect 鈥� and culturePreserving dialects keeps communities 鈥� and their histories 鈥� alive.聽Dennis聽Stroughmatt honors his forebears who聽spoke, and sang, in French.
When raptors and urbanization collide, these volunteers are there to helpRaptors are bellwethers of human development, injuring themselves on what is put in their flight path. The Owl Moon Raptor Center is there to help.聽
For Amber Richards, life after overdose starts with compassionAn overdose can feel like the end of a road.聽With Project Hope, it can be the start of a fresh path.
Difference MakerFreedom is his business: How Jared Genser extracts political prisonersIran鈥檚 longest-held American prisoner was freed Oct. 1. His attorney鈥檚 legal strategy behind the scenes has similarly helped hundreds.
He left gang life behind. Now Curtis Toler helps others find peace.In one of America鈥檚 most violent cities, Curtis Toler of Chicago CRED is helping young people see the power of choosing peace.
At Fly Compton, the sky鈥檚 not a limit. Neither is race.Aviation鈥檚 underrepresentation of minorities spurs a group of Black pilots to pass along their skills to the next generation of professionals.
Difference MakerRelief from the fields: Tackling food waste, hunger in one swoopMore than 38 million Americans face food insecurity. ProduceGood gets fresh fruits and vegetables to people who may otherwise have none.
Difference MakerSowing dignity: Vertical Harvest grows produce 鈥� and communityThis Wyoming greenhouse provides meaningful employment for people with disabilities, planting seeds of dignity to cultivate robust lives and professional success.
Difference Maker鈥楨l Librotraficante鈥�: Getting banned Latino books into readers鈥� handsTony Diaz has spent two decades stitching together a network that encourages Latino writers and readers to treasure their stories 鈥� and themselves.
Difference MakerIn Cleveland, fine dining serves up training 鈥� and dignity 鈥� after prisonInspired by his own experience, a chef offers an instructional approach in which skills and dignity are both key ingredients to helping formerly incarcerated people get back on their feet.
Christine M鈥橪ot breathes new life into Indigenous educationA spirit of Indigenous renewal is helping to transform education in Canada, giving voice to silent histories and reviving Indigenous methods of learning.
