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Human Library Lets You Check Out People, Aims to Foster Diversity
Don't judge a book by it's cover... especially if they can talk.
The Human Library based out of Denmark lets people check out “interactive books”...
Largest Ever Lion Airlift to Send 33 Circus Cats to New Home in Africa
Thirty-three lions are headed home on “Lion Air” to Africa after being freed from circuses in South America.
Animal Defenders International (ADI) worked with police...
Young Sisters Raise $650,000 Folding Origami to Build Wells Across World
Normally, paper and water create a soggy mess, but add origami to the mix and you get clean water flowing through the hearts of two sisters and 70 newly...
Teacher Wins Lottery, Buys Shoes For 200 of Her Students
The winters in Ballarat, Australia are brutal—but thanks to a winning teacher’s generosity, 2,000 toes will remain nice and toasty in brand new pairs...
Cuban Cancer Vaccine Could Soon be Available in U.S.
A new cancer vaccine may soon be available to American lung cancer patients thanks to thawing relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Cuba’s Center for...
World’s Five Biggest Palm Oil Growers Agree To Moratorium on Deforestation
The five biggest palm oil growers in the world have launched and signed the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto with a temporary moratorium against deforestation...
Boy Lost In NYC Calls It ‘Greatest Day Of My Life’
Chris Villavicencio, 9, got separated from his parents at the Central Park Zoo Saturday. The boy was missing for two hours before cops found...
“An Awakening” Thanks to Cancer
When I was diagnosed with Breast cancer a few years back, I reacted like most who receive that kind of news; first thing that...
Giving Women Credit: Pro Mujer Loans $1 Billion
The microfinance organization Pro Mujer is celebrating a milestone, having loaned to poor women one billion dollars since its inception in 1990.
"Women in developing...
New Hospital in Haiti is Fully Powered by 1,800 Solar Panels
Over the past 25 years Partners In Health (PIH) has been working to bring the benefits of modern medical science to poor residents who...
Alleviating Poverty With A Washing Machine Powered By Your Feet
A new product designed for its social good uses the principles of a salad spinner to make less back-breaking and time-consuming the work of...
Bolivia Designates World’s Largest Protected Wetland
The Bolivian government recently created the largest protected wetland in the world – an area bigger than the Netherlands and Belgium combined, more than...
Keeping Hands Busy Working on Cars Helps Disabled Soldiers to Heal
It's more than just a hobby. Working on cars and motorcycles, Read said, fills the aching void in his life left when his war...
LinkedIn Founder Lets 40,000 People Lend His Fortune to Others
Reid Hoffman, one of Silicon Valley's most successful entrepreneurs, has pledged one million dollars in micro-loans on the Kiva website to help tiny businesses...
Ancient Incan Plant Remedy Set to Replace Dental Injections
The herbal remedy for toothache, used for centuries by an indigenous tribe in the Amazon is being turned into a commercial treatment for...
Shining Path Guerrilla Leader Pledges No More Attacks
One of two remaining leaders of the Shining Path guerrilla group in Peru said his troops will cease attacks and is calling for a...
Latin American Poverty Levels Fall to Lowest in Two Decades
Poverty rates in Latin America have dropped to their lowest levels in 20 years, according to a new United Nations report which points to...
Family Empowers 16,000 Women With Microfinance
Very poor women in Peru are improving the lives of their families, thanks to business smarts, determination and a small business micro loan from...
“Be Inspired” Week on Good Morning America
We all know people who inspire us with their brains, creativity, compassion and drive -- people who make a difference by changing lives and...
Amazon Tour Guide Turned Medical Angel for Poor
Nearly 21 years ago, Patty Webster landed her dream job as an adventure tour guide in the Amazon jungles of Peru. But as she...