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Cellos and camaraderie: This youth organization is an instrument of connectionFor 28 years, an after-school program run by Community MusicWorks has been reimagining what access to classical music education looks like.
Indian women learn how to rebuild their lives after being traffickedThe nonprofit Basirhat Initiative for Rural Dedication is breaking the silence around the exploitation of women in and near the Sundarbans.
In Sudan, a traveling musical salon keeps residents connected amid warSince February 2024, the salon has held dozens of free performances. The weekly shows go on despite the risks.
Street dogs gave him hope during dark days. Now he鈥檚 returning the favor.Niall Harbison is leveraging his large following on social media to help canines in South Asia.
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These turtles are endangered. Young scientists have stepped up to help.Students in Hardwick, Massachusetts, are playing a crucial role in a long-running conservation program.
Disaster relief volunteers in Japan are helping to entrench a culture of compassionNonprofit groups and throngs of volunteers acting on their own have played a key role in aiding disaster victims in this temblor-prone country.聽
Kashmiris leverage social media to revive a language on the brink of extinctionThe efforts of two Kashmiri content creators represent a quiet resurgence for the Kashmiri language.
鈥楪reen time鈥� over screen time: The Greenagers group gets youths to love the outdoorsA transformative program in western Massachusetts helps young people learn the value of stewarding the land, while also taking joy in conservation.
Reporting child abuse can bring shame in Pakistan. This group is transcending taboos.The nonprofit Rozan聽was set up in 1998 with the goal of eradicating domestic violence from Pakistani society.
A 6-cents-a-day school in Nigeria turns students into strivers and problem-solversThe Knowledge, Solutions, Skills, and Kreativity school on the outskirts of Nigeria鈥檚 capital provides six years of learning for students who would otherwise be unable to afford it.
This judge grew up with nothing. Now he makes sure that children have books.Judge Omar Weslati helped start a library for students in Bir El Euch, Tunisia. Other libraries soon followed.
This Nigerian nonprofit brings former foes together through the power of storytellingA group known as Yiavha has trained聽hundreds of youths聽to聽organize intergenerational storytelling sessions in their communities.
Two brothers use mangoes to help break the hunger cycle in a Ugandan villageThe nonprofit Mango Project is addressing food waste in a village that has a bounty of mangoes.
South Africa鈥檚 鈥榮occer grannies鈥� take the field for kicks and camaraderieOff the field, many of these older women have extraordinarily challenging lives. On the聽field, they are simply athletes.聽
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