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Change Agent Filmmaker Mira Nair tells stories 'no one else will'
Her latest feature film, 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist,' and her free film school in Kampala, Uganda, are just two ways she's broadening the stories being told on screens.
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Change Agent Dana Frasz wants to see a Food Shift – away from waste
Forty percent of all the food produced in the US is wasted. But a number of efforts in the US – such as Food Shift – and others abroad are taking on the problem.
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Change Agent Circle of Six aims to stop rape
A phone app that quickly alerts six friends if a woman feels threatened is expanding from the US to New Delhi and possibly Mexico City.
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Change Agent Girls just want to have fun ... in high-tech careers
Girls Who Code steers young women toward careers in science and technology, fields traditionally dominated by men that face a shortage of workers in the future.
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Change Agent New nonprofit joint venture will tell the positive stories of Afghanistan
The Afghan Dreamers project will highlight 'really good people doing really amazing things' that 12 years of war has overshadowed.
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Change Agent Changing the face of aid, literally
Oxfam America wants to depict aid recipients as potential entrepreneurs and 'job creators,' not victims. But visuals of people suffering still pull in more donations.
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Change Agent Nonprofits respond to the Delhi gang-rape case (+video)
Groups are using blogs, Facebook, YouTube, and in-person events to marshal resources and stand up for women's rights.
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Change Agent Encore Careers: It's never too late to help others
Older Americans eager to fix nagging social problems do what anyone does: They tap their skills and networks to start their own initiatives or join established efforts like ReServe, the Executive Service Corps, the Peace Corps, or Teach for America, says the founder of Encore.org.
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Change Agent FarmVille's game players bring clean water to the real world
Items purchased on Zynga's popular Facebook games FarmVille and Mafia Wars raise money for Water.org, which provides safe water and sanitation for people in the real world.
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Change Agent Could the blackout be fuel for India's energy entrepreneurs?
New technologies created by India's energy entrepreneurs could provide affordable clean energy through community-scale micro-grids, solar home systems, and solar lanterns that displace the need for subsidized kerosene and provide a hundred times the lumens for a fraction of the cost.
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Change Agent Frugal innovation: the lessons of India's 'jugaad'
Corporations may be able to learn from developing-world entrepreneurs, who emphasize frugality, flexibility, and simplicity in designing products.
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Change Agent Journalist Kevin Fagan looked for solutions to homelessness
His newspaper series on the homeless in San Francisco emphasized solutions – what really works and what doesn't. The result: constructive changes.
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Change Agent Ethikus offers a service to find ethical, sustainable businesses
New York City startup Ethikus provides vouchers for small businesses whose practices embody principles of sustainability.
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Change Agent Transition Towns moves communities beyond sustainability to resiliency
The 320 Transition Town initiatives in 14 countries focus on urban agriculture, crowdfunding, and other social enterprises, using a 12-step model to organize a community toward a sustainable, resilient future.
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Change Agent Access to energy - necessary but not sufficient to cut poverty
The UN estimates that 1.4 billion people have no access to electricity, hurting their ability to earn a living or educate their children. But connecting to an electric grid may not be the only solution.
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Change Agent 'Lemonade Detroit' film shares stories of resilience
Documentary film by Erik Prouix highlights the resilience of Detroit while paying for itself through a Buy-A-Frame offer
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Change Agent Can Facebook pursue a social mission and go public at the same time?
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is about more than making money – it has a 'social mission to make the world more open and connected.' Are the two goals compatible?
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Change Agent Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman urge fans to help Africa
In a show of corporate social responsibility, DC Comics unleashes its superheroes on the problems in the Horn of Africa
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Change Agent John-Paul Maxfield aims to put nutrients from food waste back into the soil
Waste Farmers collects organic waste and creates organic agricultural products like fertilizer, potting soil, biochar, and compost tea.
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Change Agent New California law combats human slavery
California law requires companies to make clear what they are doing to rid their foreign suppliers from the use forced labor or human trafficking.
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