
Impact Journalism Day 2016 In War-torn Iraq, a Photojournalist Teaches Children to Tell Their Own Stories
'Until now, the story is almost always told by us, by a foreigner. I would like to see the story told by those that lived the story.'
'Until now, the story is almost always told by us, by a foreigner. I would like to see the story told by those that lived the story.'
Cairo nonprofit Educate-Me believes there is far more to education than the core curriculum, which is why it asks children what they really want to learn.
A mini-library in the Azerbaijan capital encourages everyone to pick up a book, even if they never return it.
Already being used as a pain management tool, Swiss experts say hypnosis may be just what the doctor ordered.
Infant Crying Translator offers help for stressed parents who can’t interpret their infant’s wailing.
For the young actors at the Open Art Theatre in Moscow, their professional abilities take center stage over and above their Down syndrome.
Bangladeshi women searching for answers to taboo subjects in their conservative society are getting help courtesy of a groundbreaking digital platform.
The TIZI initiative aims to get young people interested in politics and, ultimately, nurture potential leaders.
With her Geneva-based nonprofit International Bridges to Justice, Karen Tse is taking action against misjustice and torture, and providing legal representation for even the poorest of detainees.
Launched as a digital platform in 2012, Voxe.org is now working in 15 different countries to help electorates understand what different politicians are promising. Its biggest test will come this fall in the United States.
The Russian giving sector lags badly behind its Western counterpart, which is why one foundation is trying to increase the number of professionals working in the field.
Closing the Cycle takes the glass that litters Mexican streets and recycles it into jewelry and even tables, while simultaneously providing training and raising environmental awareness.
A Polish NGO has taken an everyday item, the vending machine, and filled it with the opportunity to do social good. And yes, this machine actually produces change.
Aisa Mijeno wants to illuminate the Philippines' 7,000-plus islands with her salt-powered sustainable lighting. Pass the SALt lamp.
An enterprising organization dubbed 'Airbnb for refugees' has found homes for nearly 300 people.
Residents of Kamikatsu recycle nearly 80 percent of their waste. The Japanese town is happy to share its secrets.
The Ithaca Laundry is taking homeless people’s clothes for a spin, using a modified van containing washing machines and dryers.
The Israeli Women’s Courtyard provides free hair care to disadvantaged women of all backgrounds, along with therapy, legal assistance and vocational training.
ShareTheMeal is a German app that asks users to donate 50 cents when they sit down to eat. In less than a year, over 500,000 donors have signed up for a finger-clickin' good idea.
A visit to a hardscrabble Buenos Aires neighborhood proved an unlikely source of inspiration for a bankrupt adman. Now La Cava is at the heart of everything he does.
A near-death experience inspired Martin Wesian to devise a low-cost UV solution that makes water drinkable.
A group of young people with learning difficulties are overcoming social exclusion by making recycled goods in the Honduran capital. It’s all thanks to the Ark of Hope nonprofit, established by dedicated parents.
A group of dedicated volunteers are improving the Gulf state's marine environment. And with membership on the rise, things are going swimmingly for the Kuwait Dive Team.
Asia's first transgender health clinic opened in Bangkok late last year. Doctors have been surprised to discover that a quarter of their clients are transgender men.
U.S. teens receive and send about 30 text messages a day, which prompted nonprofit Crisis Text Line to consider a new way of offering a helping hand.
Calculateur 28 allows women to keep track of their menstrual cycles either manually or via their phone. Its creator says it can radically improve family planning in Africa.
The Freebird Club is an Airbnb for the over 50s – except the homeowner has to stay and entertain the guests.
When a fire hits a slum area, the effect can be instantly devastating. A suitably alarmed Cape Town social enterprise group believes it has found the solution.
A Taiwanese firm makes stone paper that's high quality and eco-friendly. It even lets divers take notes underwater.
In the space of 10 years, Erick Rajaonary has created a thriving organic fertilizer empire thanks to bat droppings.