All People Making a Difference
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Canadian parks could grow food, too
In Canada’s national and provincial parks small-scale agriculture and forests can exist side by side – and maybe even benefit from one another.
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Difference Maker Karin Alfredsson travels the world to help stop violence against women
Author and journalist Karin Alfredsson founded 'Cause of Death: Woman' to investigate the worldwide epidemic of violent acts against women
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Powering Potential puts technology in schools in Tanzania while respecting local cultures
Janice Lathen brought more than computers to a remote part of Tanzania. She brought a window on the world.
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'Mama Poo' brings simple sanitation to a Kenyan slum
A person's quest to bring simple sanitation to Kenyan slum where toilets are lacking, a disposable bag that transforms human waste into fertilizer may be an answer.
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Sports to Share teaches teamwork, fair play, and tolerance
Youth sports program in Mexico fights obesity through fun and games.
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After 9/11: A rabbi, pastor, and imam join hands to oppose extremism
Brought together by 9/11, three friends – a rabbi, a pastor, and an imam – work together to find and appreciate the spiritual resources present in all of their faith traditions.
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Difference Maker Ned Eames uses tennis to boost inner-city reading skills and graduation rates
Tennis helped Ned Eames thrive during his childhood – now he uses it to help Boston kids improve their reading skills and stay in school.
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Mobile phones help bring aid to remotest regions
Souktel's AidLink uses basic text messaging to help relief workers learn what's happening and give out information on where people can find aid.
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Bicycle Coffee Co. pedals fair-trade coffee
It delivers by bike and keeps overhead low so it can sell 'ethical' coffee at a competitive price.
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The US should invest in farmers' markets, report says
Farmers' markets provide fresh food – and generate local revenue and jobs – says the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Visiting the greenest gas station in the United States
SeQuential travels to local businesses in Oregon and Washington to buy waste cooking oil that it converts into biodiesel for cars and trucks – and sells at its stations.
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Young lawyer aids exile Tibetans with his language and legal skills
In Dharmasala, lawyer Vinayak Sharma uses his language and legal skills to help Tibetans facing India's complex legal system.
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Are nonprofit groups dead?
No. But they need to get off the 'philanthropic dole' and make other changes, a panel of experts suggest.
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John Danner shoots for the stars with Rocketship charter schools
Rocketship schools employ computers and coaches to help teach low-income kids, and see student performance rise dramatically.
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Jason Atkinson seeks to place public service above partisanship
'We have to turn off ... the idea that I am right, and you are evil,' the Oregon politician says.
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Navyn Salem manufactures success by helping to feed the world's hungry
Her nonprofit Edesia produces Plumpy'nut, a nutritious paste rich in calories and vitamins.
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Difference Maker Ek Sonn Chan pipes something precious into the homes of Phnom Penh: safe water
Residents of Cambodia's capital city used to have little access to safe drinking water; now more than 90 percent of homes have it.
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Solar firm taps social-media expert to spur a 'rooftop revolution'
Patrick Crane was impressed by his solar roof. Now the former LinkedIn executive expects solar power to become a 'social phenomenon.'
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Hatua Likoni offers scholarships and mentors to Kenya's students
The nonprofit supports Kenyan students who need mentoring or lack the means to pay for school. The next problem to solve: 9,000 desks for 14,000 students.
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Harnessing the sun’s power to make water flow
Small farmers in Benin in West Africa are using solar panels to power an innovative drip-irrigation system.
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