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Bloomberg Invests $5M in Solar-powered Lamps for Africa
Today, seven out of ten people lack access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa, which means they turn toward dirty and toxic kerosene for lighting.
On...
Clean, Green Indoor Fish Farming Produces Protein for Your Table
Farm-raised fish and shellfish are taking over the seafood section at your supermarket, and the vast majority is imported.
The shrimp and tilapia typically come...
Poor Teen With $14 Becomes Paper Bag King of Africa
In 2008, 16-year-old Andrew Mupuya was looking for opportunities because he had no way to pay for his schooling. Suddenly, Ugandan officials announced they...
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...
Electricity Generated from Weight of Traffic and Pedestrians (Mexico)
Mexican entrepreneurs developed a system capable of using the vehicular flow to generate electric energy. This development has the potentiality to produce sufficient electricity...
Woman Celebrates 30th Birthday in 2 Countries – Buys Cake, Gifts for African Kids
Marina Andric of Frankfurt, Germany, was about to turn the big 3-0 when she read the Good News Network story about the 22 year...
UPDATE: Young Techie Succeeds in Teaching Homeless Man to Code
The good Samaritan who took a chance on a young homeless man in New York City, offering to teach him how to write computer...
Emergency House Can Be Built In 5 Hours
In the wake of a natural disaster, whole cities must commence rebuilding. The challenge for social entrepreneurs in countries like Haiti, who want to...
Keep Employees Loyal By Encouraging Them to Pursue Creative Projects and Passions
For large companies to stay competitive and keep top talent, they need to act like startups. Branding and technology giant MRY, which counts Coca-Cola,...
NYC Programmer Offers to Teach Bright Homeless Guy to Code
Every day on his way to work Patrick McConlogue passes a young man who lives on the streets -- a guy whose eyes still...
When Light Rail Died in Detroit, Young Man Starts a Better Bus Company
Citywide transit options in Detroit in 2012 were bleak. Bus service was limited by severe budgetary cutbacks. The light rail project was abandoned. 25...
Talking GOOD: Woman Gives 10,000 Smiles to Sick Kids
Casey Baynes understands on a very personal level that no child wants to feel like they’re different. At a young age, teachers told Casey...
Billionaire Gave Most of His Money Away and You Never Heard His Name
An Irish-American billionaire who kept his philanthropy secret for 15 years has given away $7.5 billion - and plans for it all to go...
Delaware Just Made It A Lot Easier For Socially Responsible Companies To Exist
On July 17th, Delaware became the 19th state to sign benefit corporation legislation--a move that will make a big difference for entrepreneurs who want...
Young Immigrant in Wisconsin Changes Kids’ Fates in Nepal
Born in Nepal, but moved to Wisconsin in 2000 to attend the University in Whitewater, Ojash Shrestha found his true calling when he returned...
University of Southern California Receives $70mil Donation to Help Young Innovators
Music industry icons Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre (Andre Young), already known as forward-thinking entrepreneurs, are giving $70 million to USC to foster innovation...
British Teen Earns Small Fortune as Yahoo Buys Startup
One of Britain's youngest Internet entrepreneurs has hit the jackpot after selling his top-selling mobile application Summly to search giant Yahoo. 17-year-old Nick d'Aloisio...
Can Iraq’s Geeks Save the Country?
Politicians, generals and clerics have all played their part in shaping the new Iraq, with varying results. Now the geeks are giving it a...
Mark Zuckerberg Creating a New Breed Of Silicon Valley Philanthropists
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg is the ultimate success story, and he is a generous guy. This is typical of the latest generation of wealthy...
Pledges on Kickstarter Topped $320 Million In 2012; Site Names Year’s Top Projects
Kickstarter, the crowd-funding site that pairs indie-minded inventors, filmmakers and entrepreneurs with online investors, fully funded more than 18,000 projects in 2012.
The website's year-end...