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Africa Celebrates One Year Without A Single New Case of Polio
August 11 marked one year since the last wild polio case was detected anywhere on the entire continent of Africa.
Although it does not yet...
Son’s Essay Moves Stranger to Buy Family a Wheelchair-Ready Van
A Michigan mother was stunned when she got a phone call telling her a complete stranger was buying her a new wheelchair accessible van–and...
KIND Bars #Kindawesome Campaign Inspires 1 Million Acts Of Kindness
We're all familiar with KIND Bars, the tasty snacks that brag about their “ingredients list that you can pronounce.”
What you may not know is...
‘Lost Boy of Sudan’ Joins US Army to Thank and Serve His Adopted Country
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"As one of the 'Lost Boys of Sudan,' Peter Kuch was torn from his parents during the Sudanese Civil War. At the age...
Malala Donates Prize Money to Rebuild Gaza School
"The U.N. agency that assists Palestinian refugees says Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has donated $50,000 to rebuild a U.N. school in Gaza...
Darfur Women Learn English
Women in a refugee camp for Internally Displaced Persons in North Darfur receive English classes conducted by volunteer teachers and facilitated by the UN...
Separated by War, 9-yo Speaks to Mom for First Time in a Year
Jean-Marie Minani gets to witness powerful emotional moments with the simple use of a mobile phone. Minani is helping reunite families with loved ones...
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...
What Norwegians Do When a Boy is Shivering in the Cold
A children's charity in Norway set up an experiment to see what people near a bus stop would do if there were a boy...
World’s Most Big-hearted Nation: The United States
The United States is the world's most generous nation, according to a global index of giving, as a higher proportion of Americans helped a...
Ten Most Generous Celebrities Selected by ‘Why I Give’
Giving is not about riches. Many people, who are wealthy with millions, if not billions, of dollars in bank accounts, use their money for...
American Ship Delivers Wheat to Feed One Million Syrians
A U.S. ship carrying enough wheat to feed more than one million people for four months was delivered for distribution to the Syrian people....
UK Contribution Provides Syrians With Lifeline of Food
Amid mounting concern about the deepening suffering caused by conflict in Syria, the United Nations World Food Program last week welcomed a generous contribution...
California Developer Building a Better Haiti
On Jan. 12, Haitians solemnly marked the three-year anniversary of the catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake that decimated their homeland. Today, a few of the...
Runner Without a Country to Compete at Olympics
A fearful refugee, Guor Marial ran for his life to escape a Sudanese child labour camp. Now he will get to run at the...
Obama Beams as Bob Dylan, 12 Others, Awarded Medal of Freedom (w/ Video)
At the White House yesterday, President Obama honored this year's recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor.
“I have to...
Teen Collects Books in French for her Second Goodwill Mission to Haiti
Giselle Osborn was among a handful of youth chosen to travel to Haiti this past August as part of a delegation to build eco-friendly...
CNN Names Top 10 ‘CNN Heroes’ for 2011
CNN announced its Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2011, while opening online voting that will determine the winner of the $250,000 grand prize. All...
Happy Moment for Horn of Africa
Mo Farah, a Somali refugee who grew up in London and became a British champion runner, visited his homeland Somalia this week, bringing joy...
Growth After Disaster: Going Beyond Resilience
It seems whenever we turn on the TV these days we witness disastrous scenes of flooding, fires, and typhoons forcing people from their homes...