All People Making a Difference
- Difference MakerDeng Fei goes beyond journalism to right wrongs in ChinaOnce a top investigative reporter in China, Deng Fei now writes a popular microblog that moves readers to action.
Super Bowl puts spotlight on philanthropist's lifeMyra Kraft's good works inspire Patriots football players and the New England region.
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman urge fans to help AfricaIn a show of corporate social responsibility, DC Comics unleashes its superheroes on the problems in the Horn of Africa
Super Bowl pizzas give US troops a taste of homeThrough Pizzas4Patriots Mark and Kent Evans send thousands of pizzas to US troops stationed overseas on Super Bowl Sunday and the 4th of July.
Alison Smith works to reform campaign finance by using public fundsShe helped pass聽a campaign finance reform law in Maine聽where candidates qualify for public funds and are beholden only to voters.
John-Paul Maxfield aims to put nutrients from food waste back into the soilWaste Farmers collects organic waste and creates organic agricultural products like fertilizer, potting soil, biochar, and compost tea.
Difference MakerTony Boursiquot rushed home to Haiti to become a 'defender of the weakest.'After the 2010 earthquake, Tony Boursiquot hurried home to help save Haiti's next generation.
How Haiti is fighting poverty by killing cashWith many of Haiti's physical banks destroyed, Haitians are beginning to rely on their cell phones as 'mobile wallets.'
New California law combats human slaveryCalifornia law requires companies to make clear what they are doing to rid their foreign suppliers from the use forced labor or human trafficking.
Dylan Harris sends adventurous travelers inside 'pariah' nationsNorth Korea and Iran are among the destinations for Lupine Travel, which offers a first-hand view of countries most of the world shuns.
Young Internet entrepreneurs embrace philanthropyFacebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Biz Stone, Craigslist's Craig Newmark, and many others聽have turned their entrepreneurial skills to solving the world's social problems.
Difference MakerShan Sethna teaches avalanche awareness to make backcountry skiing saferA growing numbers of skiers in Colorado want to try backcountry skiing, away from the groomed and patrolled trails. Shan Sethna's classes help newcomers learn about avalanche dangers.
'Young Detroit' founder tells stories of hope and progressEntrepreneur Margarita Barry founded the blog 'I Am Young Detroit' to highlight small innovative businesses popping up in a city still facing stiff challenges.
In Ohio, a fresh approach to help struggling homeownersESOP works by acting as a good-faith liaison between mortgage lenders and borrowers, helping people who are straining to pay their mortgages stay in their homes.
Five simple things to reduce food wasteHaving enough food for everyone begins with reducing waste 鈥� from buying less and storing it properly to sharing more.
Honduras envisions building a Caribbean 'Hong Kong'A poor Central American country, Honduras, is pondering creating a new semi-independent 'charter city' that would play by different rules and become an engine for economic growth.- Difference MakerAsher Elias uses high-tech training to lift Ethiopian Jews in IsraelIn Israel, most Ethiopian Jews are trapped at the bottom of society in dead-end jobs. Asher Elias gives them high-tech training to boost their upward mobility.
Tim Tebow, the philanthropistHow is Tim Tebow using his fame as starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos? Impressively.
A warrior turns peacemaker in LiberiaFormer soldier 海角大神 Bethelson鈥檚 only job skill was killing 鈥� until a meeting on a muddy road in Liberia changed his life, and many others.
Julie Leven brings classical music to homeless sheltersThrough Shelter Music Boston, Julie Leven brings live music to residents that feeds their souls and makes them feel 'elegant.'