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Homeless World Cup Film to Premiere at Sundance
KICKING IT is an intimate film that chronicles the lives of seven homeless athletes who achieve goals on the football field while overcoming poverty...
Millions of Books Going to Burkina Faso Children
The Burkina Faso government will distribute millions of free books to primary school students and launch a pilot project to eliminate fees for schooling...
Palestinian Teens Find Relief in UN Youth Centers
With border closures and increased poverty undermining the ability of Palestinian teenagers to get a good education and enjoy their time off, the value...
Neurosurgeon Donates His $20 Million Fortune to His Native Indian Village
Dr. Kumar Bahuleyan went from extreme poverty to lavish living as a neurosurgeon. He was born into the poverty of the “untouchable” caste in...
Girls’ Team Returns from Africa with Opened Eyes
Traveling abroad for a teen, especially to Africa, can "jump-start a lifetime of social and moral awareness." For a D.C. girls' soccer team, a...
Hasbro Donates 20,000 Dolls to Poor Kids in Zambia
Thousands of children living in poverty in southern Africa will receive baby dolls, thanks to a donation by Hasbro of 20,000 black Baby Alive...
An American Rebuilds Paradise Lost to War in Africa (Video)
Fifteen years after a brutal civil war, Greg Carr, an American philanthropist believes the key to revitalization in Mozambique, one of the poorest spots...
UPDATED: American Idol Charity Donations Top $70 Million
The American Idol charity telethon called "Idol Gives Back" netted more than $60 million for impoverished children in Africa and America -- as well...
KENYA: Slum-Dwellers to Benefit from UN Housing Fund
Millions of people living in urban slums throughout the world are set to benefit from the pro-poor housing fund set up by UN-Habitat and...
Mankind Has Never Been Healthier, Wealthier or Freer. Surprised?
Environmentalists and globalization foes are united in their fear that greater population and consumption of energy, materials, and chemicals accompanying economic growth, technological change...
Where the US is Making Gains Against Terrorism
"Unless you solve the underlying root problems (of terrorism) like poverty and corruption, you've still got a witch's brew to create another generation...
Hip-Hop Summit Teaches Financial Empowerment: Get Your Money Right!
For the third consecutive year, the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network will tour the country offering young people a financial literacy life raft for a...
Tutu Likens Gays’ Treatment to Apartheid
"Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, said African churches were paying too much attention to the issue...
First Non-Profit Pharmacy Puts Customers Before Profits
It might be America's first non-profit pharmacy that opened with celebration on Thursday in a poverty-stricken community of Cincinnati. "It's amazing when you …...
Brazil Nuts Transforming Poor Villages, Forest Preservation
"Help is at hand for the Amazon rainforest and Brazil's poverty-stricken rural people - courtesy of the country's famous native nut. Small communities are...
The True Angel of Africa
Sonia Waters has "a salutary lesson for anyone who has felt helpless in the face of extreme poverty and deprivation, who feels the problem...
Study: Higher Taxes are Good for a Nation’s Health and Well-Being
A new study revealed that countries with higher taxes are happier, healthier, benefit from more research and development, and a higher GDP rate per...
Zambian Tailor Wins AIDS Award for Providing Orphans with Free School Uniforms
Six years after a teenage Zambian tailor started using his only sewing machine to make free school uniforms for AIDS orphans, the organization he...
Vote on Nov 7, Urges Clooney, Roberts and Damen
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Banker to the Poor Wins Nobel Prize, Reinvests Winnings
Bangladeshi Banker to the Poor, Muhammad Yunus, and his Grameen Bank are winners of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to help...