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Ghanaian Woman Entrepreneur is Revolutionizing Transportation–Building Electric Bikes to Improve Air Quality
A Ghanaian-English entrepreneur has designed an electric bike from the ground up that's transforming short-range transportation in her home country, proving that problem-solving in...
Ghanaian Shoemaker Invents Solar-Powered Hand-washing Basin During Lockdown to Encourage Sanitary Habits
Ghana, a country the size of Utah but with 31 million inhabitants, is benefitting from good old-fashion ingenuity in its fight against COVID-19.
In Kumasi,...
Teacher’s Painstaking Microsoft Diagrams Spur Tech Company to Give Back to His Ghana School
The teacher's startlingly accurate chalkboard depiction of Microsoft Office has earned him international recognition and an outpouring of support for his school.
How a Divine Chocolate Company Gives Women Workers a Sweet Life in Ghana
Unwrap a bar of Divine Chocolate and you’ll find…not a golden ticket, but the story of one of the company’s owners.
Peel back one more...
Dog Hero in Ghana Rescues Newborn Baby
A farm dog in the west African country of Ghana is being praised as a hero hound this week after saving the life of...
Ghana’s Incredible Path Out of Hunger and Poverty
Ghana is on track to be the first country in Africa to achieve the Millennium Development Goals for halving poverty and hunger by 2015.
Between...
Bamboo Bikes, Ghana’s Green Transport (w/ Video)
A new kind of bicycle, lightweight and sturdy, made from the abundant bamboo in the forests of Ghana is making life easier for farmers...
Ghana Adopts National Peace Plan
"Ghana has adopted a new peace plan dubbed National Architecture for Peace" to foster "respect for the rule of law, transparency, accountability and free...
British Man Finishes His Run Across Africa: 385 Marathons in 352 days
A red-headed Brit named Russ Cook claims he's become the first person ever to run across the entire length of Africa after crossing a...
All-Female Auto Repair Shop Lets Clients Get Mani-Pedis While Waiting For Their Cars
A Pennsylvania entrepreneur left her 6-figure engineering job to volunteer at mechanic shops around her area to learn how to fix cars, and founded...
Good News in History, March 6
Happy 70th Birthday to Jeff Greenwald, traveler, award-winning author, monologist, and photographer. Believing that "every time I set off on a journey, I feel...
Abandoned Wells Turned into Whimsical Sculptures to Irrigate Villages with a Smile in India
Abandoned water wells are being rejuvenated with a dash of color in the Tamil Nadu state of India.
Here, where clean water pulled from small...
Good News in History, October 1
162 years ago today, the illustrious Mrs. Beeton published her Book of Household Management, a tome with everything to know about the running of a...
Good News in History September 28
36 years ago today, Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted on syndicated TV. Spanning 178 episodes over seven seasons, it starred English actor Patrick Stewart as...
Good News in History, August 18
60 years ago today, James Meredith became the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi, 2 years after his famous challenge...
Good News in History, May 25
60 years ago, the Organization for African Unity (OAU) was formed in Ethiopia with 32 members. The founding Chairman was the founding father of...
Small Acts of Kindness Are Universal: Global Study Finds People Help Each Other Every 2 Minutes
An international study of people on five continents has found that humans help each other with small things about every 2 minutes, and acquiesce...
After 8 Years of Research World-Changing Malaria Vaccine Approved in Africa
After 8 years of testing and trials, the long-awaited decision on whether or not Oxford's R21 malaria vaccine would be approved has been made.
Two...
Vaccine for Mostly-Lethal Marburg Virus Shows Promise in First Human Study
A vaccine for the lethal Marburg virus has shown huge promise in early human trials with all participants easily tolerating the shot, and showing...
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott Donates $15m to Provide Glasses to Farmers With Blurry Vision in Developing Nations
Jeff Bezos' former wife MacKenzie Scott has donated $15 million to provide hundreds of thousands of people with eyeglasses.
It's believed to be the largest...