Topic: Difference Maker
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Difference Maker Eric Schwarz and Citizen Schools give inner-city kids a leg up
Citizen Schools helps level the playing field for students who grow up in low-income households by extending and enriching the school day with hands-on projects and citizen mentors.
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Difference Maker A grandmother hunts for Argentina's grandchildren 'stolen' decades ago
Estela de Carlotto heads the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, who seek to reunite children taken from their mothers during Argentina's military dictatorship with their real families.
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Difference Maker Entrepreneur Joe Edwards helps make St. Louis vibrant again
By restoring buildings and activity to a historic St. Louis neighborhood Joe Edwards has become a powerful force for civic good.
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Difference Maker Izhar Gafni invents revolutionary cardboard bicycle
His two-wheeled creation, a $20 bike made out of cardboard, could revolutionize bicycling, especially in the developing world.
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Difference Maker Ellen Calmus helps Mexican families cope with cross-border challenges
The Corner Project assists families with relatives in the US, ensuring, for example, that children of migrant workers born in the US are able to register for school or other services in Mexico.
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Difference Maker Restaurant mogul George Schenk melds the needs of people, planet, and profits
Serving nutritious food, following ecological principles, and helping his community in Vermont make George Schenk a businessman with a social conscience.
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Difference Maker Ruben Garcia sought his mission in life. He found it helping the 'poorest of the poor'
Ruben Garcia founded Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas, which aids immigrants fleeing violence in Mexico and Central America.
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Difference Maker Little newspaper gives hope to Africans who've fled to Israel
Using his laptop, Kebedom Mengistu publishes Hadush Zemen (New Century), a newspaper for refugees from Eritrea who've survived the perilous trip and settled in Israel.
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Difference Maker John Bergmann runs a special zoo for older, exploited, and abused animals
John Bergmann manages Popcorn Park, a special zoo in New Jersey that gives a home to distressed wildlife and exotic and domesticated animals.
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Difference Maker Steven Amstrup says it's not too late to save polar bears – and ourselves
'We know the answer to what it takes to save' polar bears, says environmental prize winner Steven Amstrup, who has gone to the Arctic to study the bears for 30 years.
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Difference Maker She pours her wealth into getting books to India's poorest children
When she found herself suddenly wealthy, the Indian philanthropist founded Pratham Books, a nonprofit publisher that uses innovative ways to put low-cost books in the hands of millions of kids.
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Difference Maker She offers ex-cons in Chicago a honey of a second chance
Sweet Beginnings, a growing business on Chicago's West Side, provides just released prisoners with job experience making honey and other products.
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Difference Maker Bruce Lasky trains young lawyers in Asia to defend the poor and powerless
The New York City native quietly champions legal reforms in Southeast Asia, a region where the rule of law is often weak and governments are criticized for their human rights records.
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Difference Maker A knitting group for male prisoners opens up their world
A retired salesperson saw how the act of knitting, and a supportive environment, could calm inmates and even help them give back to society.
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Difference Maker Danielle Gletow lends a helping hand to children in foster care
She started One Simple Wish in her home to help people grant 'wishes' to kids in foster care.
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Difference Maker She made a poor township school into one of South Africa's best
The secondary school principal helps her students not only excel in science and technology, but become respectful, mature young adults.
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Difference Maker They give inner-city kids an educational camp experience
On northern California's spectacular coast a free camp for low-income children provides hands-on science education and team building – along with 'nonstop fun.'
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Difference Maker Volleyball for all on a famous Rio beach
Roberto Bosch's volleyball school was getting nowhere. Then he invited kids from the slums to join for free.
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Difference Maker Scott Neeson left Hollywood to save destitute children in Cambodia
He sold his mansion, Porsche, and yacht and set off for Cambodia to provide food, shelter, and education to destitute children.
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Difference Maker One-time skinhead Arno Michaels helps youths respond with compassion
His Kindness Not Weakness outreach program challenges diverse audiences to show the kind of 'warrior' strength needed to practice nonviolence.
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Difference Maker After surviving Colombia's mean streets, he helps others do the same
Hip-hop, graffiti, break dancing, and journalism programs give teens in Colombia a safe way to express themselves – and avoid violence.
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Difference Maker Son of an anti-Nazi hero uses family estate to teach teens
Helmuth Caspar von Moltke, son of an anti-Nazi hero, uses the family estate in Poland to teach teenagers about democracy and protecting human rights.
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Difference Maker Walter Dean Myers writes books troubled teens can relate to
Juvenile book author Walter Dean Myers writes stories troubled teens can identify with. He knows their world because he once was one of them.
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Difference Maker Violence in a Rio slum turned a suburban pastor into an activist
Antônio Carlos Costa was happy as a pastor in suburban Rio de Janeiro. But violence in a city slum changed his life forever.
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Difference Maker Family-to-Family links well-off families to others in need
Pam Koner started a nonprofit group that helps families who want to aid less-fortunate families.
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