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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...
LEGO Donates $3 Million to Educate Refugee Children
The LEGO Foundation presented a $3 million donation to the UN refugee agency on Friday to help improve access to quality primary school education...
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...
$80M Partnership Announced to Save Africa’s Elephants
Conservation groups announced yesterday a three-year $80 million Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action that will bring together NGOs and governments to stop the...
World Gorilla Population Rises Nine Percent in Two Years
The total world population of mountain gorillas has risen to 880, according to census data released last week by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. That's...
Inspired by Kony 2012, NY Teens Support Awareness of African Boy Soldiers
When Jessie Almont of Mepham High School first saw the Kony 2012 video, she became outraged. "When I saw all those kids, I thought...
Fewer Kids Dying From Leukemia, Study Shows
Kids with one type of leukemia are living longer than they used to, most likely thanks to new drug combinations that mean fewer patients...
World Makes Stunning Progress in Education of Young Children
Over the past 12 years, the world has made stunning progress toward the goal of having more children attend primary school.
In sub-Saharan Africa,...
13 Compassionate Americans Receive White House Medals
Recognizing their good deeds, President Barack Obama yesterday awarded the nation's second-highest civilian honor to 13 compassionate Americans for their decades of service helping the...
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...
Solar Sister Lights up Rural Africa With Avon-like Business for Women
One-year-old start up Solar Sister is using cosmetics company AVON's model to distribute solar energy in Uganda, Sudan, and Rwanda. The “business in a...
Refuge Teaches Women to Make Candles in the Darkness of War
Prosperity Candle provides women living in distressed areas around the world the tools and distribution they need to start their own companies making and...
Teens ‘Repair the World’ and Win Big Awards
Five honorees took home checks for $36,000 after winning the Teen Tikkun Olam Awards (Hebrew for 'repair the world') for being outstanding teen role...
Ten Hero Kids Voted Most Huggable, Each Awarded $10,000
Ten youth judged as this year's Huggable Heroes were honored today for their volunteer efforts at making the world a better place -- in...
40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer...
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...
Flying Eye Hospital Treats 9 Million Around the World
On approaching the flying eye hospital, it looks like any of the other passenger jets on the runway waiting to take off to exotic...
11-yr-old Girl Shaves Her Head for Africa
An 11 year old girl has shaved her head to raise money to build a school in Uganda. Her goal is to raise donations...
Ben Affleck and Mick Jagger Join Forces in Film to Ease Refugee Crisis
Actor-director Ben Affleck and Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger released a short film to help raise $23 million for United Nations efforts to pay...
Final Day of UN Event Sparks Endorsement of 11 Treaties
Against the backdrop of this year's 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a UN gathering last week promoted...