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My Heart at 50: Pity Party Turns Into Inspiring Day With The Homeless
A few years ago, I was whining to my daughter about my imminent crossing of that dreaded age Rubicon: the Big Five-O. “The best...
NASA Device Finds 4 Buried Victims in Nepal by Detecting Heartbeats
Four men trapped under 10 feet of bricks, mud and other debris were rescued in Nepal thanks to a heartbeat detection device developed by...
Art Therapy Helps Children in Nepal Cope After Earthquake
As Nepalese struggle to recover from the devastation of last week’s 7.9-magnitude earthquake, art therapy is helping children cope with the traumatic experience.
Children are...
Girls From Nepal Group Home Jump Into Action Providing Earthquake Relief
When disaster struck, twenty of Nepal's most impoverished--and most fortunate--young ladies immediately stepped in to help their neighbors.
The young women of the Unatti Foundation's group home...
Innovative Crowdsourcing of Tweets, Phones Can Give Early Warnings of Quakes, Floods
Your smartphone could save your life before disaster strikes. Researchers are turning smartphones and social media into early warning systems for earthquakes and floods.
In...
POWWOW Diverts 30 Million Pounds of Produce Annually From Landfill to Food Banks
About four billion dollars worth of produce is imported from Mexico every year at the border of Nogales, Arizona, for distribution around the U.S....
Just One Man Remains in Fukushima Radiation Zone – He’s Feeding All the Animals Left Behind
Naoto Matsumura is adamant: “Animals and people are equal.”
That’s why the 55-year-old rice farmer returned to the Fukushima exclusion zone after being forced to...
Muslim Groups Give $100K To Help Detroit Residents Without Water
The Muslim community of Michigan has stepped forward this week with a contribution of $100,000 to support Detroit residents who are facing hardship from water...
A Decade After Asian Tsunami, New Forests Protect the Coast
The tsunami that struck Indonesia in 2004 obliterated vast areas of Aceh province. But villagers there are using an innovative microcredit scheme to restore...
A Low Cost Inflatable Incubator for Babies Wins Dyson Award
After seeing a documentary about huge increases in premature births in Syria brought on by the stress of war, a university student started designing an incubator...
Tinkerbell The Dachshund Rescued Days After Mudslide Engulfs Home
Two days after her owner's home was engulfed in a massive mudslide and all hope was lost in the devastated neighborhood, a dachshund named...
Family Reunited With Daughter Now Finds Son 10 Years After Tsunami
An Indonesian couple that were last month reunited with their 14-year-old daughter who went missing in the 2004 earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit the...
P&G Brings Clean Water to Burma and Beyond
USAID and Procter and Gamble have been partnering to provide clean drinking water and promote sanitation practices for some of Burma's poorest residents.
Millions of...
There’s a Secret to Japanese Youthful Skin and Longevity
The people of Japan have one of the longest life expectancies in the world and the women keep their smooth, firm skin well past...
Chinese Tycoon Plans Million Dollar Lunch for Poor People in New York
One of China's top millionaire philanthropists is throwing a luncheon for a thousand poor people in New York City during which each one will receive...
‘Soup Ladies’ Cook Up Comfort for Landslide Search Crews
Few things offer as much comfort as a home-cooked meal.
A big-hearted restaurant owner known as "Momma" leads a group in Arlington, Washington called the...
Clowns Without Borders Raising Smiles Worldwide
An Australian group, Clowns Without Borders, travels the world on a mission bringing smiles to the faces of children in refugee camps and natural...
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Two Women publishing positive news (Audio)
In a world dominated by news of destruction and disaster, media forums focusing...
Store Manager Gives Man a Trailer After Fire Destroys Home
In the blink of an eye, William Berkshire lost his home and everything in it after his travel trailer went up in flames outside...
New Fund for Asia to Protect Poor From Climate Extremes
A new $140 million fund to boost climate resilience in cities in six Asian countries was launched on Friday by the Rockefeller Foundation, the...