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She Prevents Gender-based Violence in India by Using a Powerful Law
Sometimes, it only takes one determined woman to save millions of people from the judicial system; and in this case, that woman is Gulika Reddy.
Here’s Your Antidote to Current Events: Positive News About 10 Death Rates That Keep Going Down
While the media today might cause you to believe that we're surrounded by death and destruction, these positive trends will convince you many things are improving.
AIDS is No Longer the Leading Cause of Death in Africa
Thanks to the tireless efforts devoted to education and treatment of the disease, a new report says that HIV/AIDS is no longer the leading...
Indian Parliament Passes Landmark Equal Rights HIV Bill
India’s parliament has just passed a historic bill that guarantees equal rights for citizens with HIV and AIDS.
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...
Malawi Celebrates Dramatic Drop in Child Mortality–280,000 Kids Saved
Despite being one of the poorest countries in the world, Malawi has reduced its child mortality rate by more than two-thirds, saving the lives...
Now You Can Invest Your Money in a Fund to Advance Vaccines
A new investment fund structured by JPMorgan Chase and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will, for the first time, allow individual and institutional...
Obama Honors First President Bush as “Points of Light” Shine On
President Obama welcomed the man who launched the modern service movement, President George H. W. Bush, now in a wheelchair and 89 years old,...
Finding Homeless People Living in the Woods Motivates Starbucks Manager
A regional manager at Starbucks in Fredericksburg, Virginia discovered that there were homeless people living in the woods behind the shopping malls, where they...
CNN Hero Awards Show Tonight is Unlike Any Other
Who will be named the Top CNN Hero of the Year and receive $100,000 to boost their selfless projects to help others around the...
AIDS Deaths, Infections Down 20% From Peak
Aids-related deaths are at the lowest level since their 2005 peak, down 21%, according to the UNAids 2011 report. Additionally, the number of new...
Canadian City Delivers On 1000 Acts of Kindness Challenge
Even the police stepped up to the challenge issued by London, Ontario to perform 1000 acts of kindness as a community this October. With...
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...
How Yoga is Transforming a Kenyan City
In Nairobi, the Africa Yoga Project is training HIV+, poor, and disabled citizens to be yoga instructors, creating jobs and changing lives.
AYP hosts 200...
Jolie Inspires Man to Quit Entertainment Career to Join Peace Corp
Angelina Jolie is to blame, really. Because of something she said to me in India four years ago, I have quit my 13-year career...
Haiti Public Health Progress ‘Encouraging’
A year after the devastating Haiti earthquake, there has been "encouraging" progress in public health in the island nation. One high spot has been...
Woman Saving Girls From Sex Slavery Named CNN Hero of the Year
A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the...
Good News Touted at Global AIDS Conference
Several good news announcements came out of the 18th annual International AIDS Conference under way in Vienna.The number of people benefitting from life-saving HIV...
5 Young Social Entrepreneurs Win Rolex Laureate Awards
Five visionaries between the ages of 18-30 from the U.S., Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, and the Philippines have been selected to receive the Rolex Award...
Obama Names Charities to Share His $1.4 Million Nobel Award
President Obama named ten charities this week that will share the $1.4 million award that comes with his 2009 Nobel peace prize.
“These organizations do...
Bad Boy Actor Nick Cage Steps into Real-Life Good Cop Role for UN Crime Office
Acclaimed actor and filmmaker Nicolas Cage, whose action roles have included both a contract killer and a federal anti-terrorist agent, stepped into the...