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China's Great Leap Forward: One man's quiet crusade to remember the disasterMao Zedong's Great Leap Forward campaign aimed to launch China into a Communist utopia. It ended in famine that killed tens of millions – a disaster that Beijing is still reluctant to acknowledge.
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From the good life to digging up land mines in CambodiaWhile living in Palm Springs, Calif., with retirement looming, Bill Morse chose to move to Cambodia to help activist Aki Ra rid the country of land mines that kill and maim.
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Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in dangerWhen journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.
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Jean Enock Joseph teaches self-help to lift HaitiPastor Jean Enock Joseph doesn't shy from Haiti's toughest problems. His message: Haitians have the ability to help themselves.
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A little book has a big impact on how to run a charityMario Morino wrote a little book that's had a big effect – urging nonprofit groups to prove that they're really doing what they say they're doing.
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They opened their home – and hearts – to South Africa's abandoned babiesChristo and Lanie de Klerk have founded the Baby Moses sanctuary for abandoned babies in South Africa.
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An engineering mom leads effort to save an old-growth Russian forestYevgenia Chirikova found out a national forest was quietly being sold off. What she did to try to save it may change Russia forever.
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Ma Jun helps Chinese find out who's polluting and shame corporations into cleaning up2012 Goldman Environmental Prize winner Ma Jun enlists ordinary Chinese to help clean up China's pollution.
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Tax day: 1040 reasons you should know Nina OlsonNina Olson is the National Taxpayer Advocate – the voice of the public at the IRS. She's trying to help you navigate the tax code you love to loathe.
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Seventh grader steers bus to safety in Washington (+video)When his school bus driver collapsed, 13-year-old Jeremy Wuitschick grabbed the steering wheel and pulled the keys from the ignition.
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Jon Wilson helps victims talk with perpetrators - and find closureWhen victims go behind bars to talk with those who did them harm, they receive something the legal system doesn't provide: a chance to find real closure, maybe even forgiveness.
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Eric Maddox breaks bread – and barriers – one virtual dinner at a timeEric Maddox created the Virtual Dinner Guest Project to bring people from different cultures together over a meal through a video link.
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Dina Fesler opens a unique school in AfghanistanDina Fesler went to Afghanistan to learn how to teach U.S. students about the country. Now she's opened a school there.
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Kathy Eldon overcame tragedy by helping others tackle challengesAfter losing her journalist son in Somalia, Kathy Eldon started a foundation that's touched the lives of millions.
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Giving London street kids – even teen gang members – a safe (and colorful) homeCamila Batmanghelidjh founded Kids Company to help children – and now helps troubled teens. who often get little sympathy since the London riots.
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Deng Fei goes beyond journalism to right wrongs in ChinaOnce a top investigative reporter in China, Deng Fei now writes a popular microblog that moves readers to action.
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Tony Boursiquot rushed home to Haiti to become a 'defender of the weakest.'After the 2010 earthquake, Tony Boursiquot hurried home to help save Haiti's next generation.
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Shan Sethna teaches avalanche awareness to make backcountry skiing saferA growing numbers of skiers in Colorado want to try backcountry skiing, away from the groomed and patrolled trails. Shan Sethna's classes help newcomers learn about avalanche dangers.
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Asher Elias uses high-tech training to lift Ethiopian Jews in IsraelIn Israel, most Ethiopian Jews are trapped at the bottom of society in dead-end jobs. Asher Elias gives them high-tech training to boost their upward mobility.
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Álvaro Cogollo uses popular music to entice Colombians to love natureBiologist Álvaro Cogollo draws on Colombia's native vallenato music to inspire a love for his country's biodiversity.
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Tom Prichard pursues peace, education in South SudanAmerican Tom Prichard founded Sudan Sunrise to promote religious harmony and build schools in the new nation of South Sudan.
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'Dr. Liza' heads a free clinic that helps Moscow's homeless and hopelessFrom her clinic, Elizaveta Glinka and her volunteers give food, clothing, medicine, and other help to Moscow's homeless.
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Johanna Crawford helps survivors of domestic abuse – and urges them to do the sameJohanna Crawford founded Web of Benefit to help women escape domestic violence and build new lives.
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Shalini Madaras, who lost a son in Iraq, overcame grief by helping women vetsA new facility for women veterans in Bridgeport, Conn., honors her fallen son while helping homeless war vets in need.
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Juan Castillo teaches immigrants who speak obscure languages how to make it in New York.Some immigrants from Mexico don't speak Spanish or English but native languages. Juan Castillo helps them learn.
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