Nov 14 When being homeless means losing family, this group helps people reconnect By Larisa Epatko The Bay Area nonprofit Miracle Messages' mantra is “everyone is someone’s somebody.”… Continue reading
Nov 05 This school helps girls in Tanzania transform their lives By Larisa Epatko The founders of Secondary Education for Girls’ Advancement in Tanzania recognize that keeping girls in school is the key to giving them more opportunities. Continue reading
Oct 25 5 good news stories from around the world By Larisa Epatko Libyan war widows learn to earn a living, and a pilot in South Africa is teaching girls to soar. Continue reading
Oct 09 How a mother’s struggle with mental illness inspired others to get talking By Layla Quran Naureen Ahmed’s experience with her mother led her to create SEEMA to give people struggling with mental illness and their family members an avenue for support. Continue reading
Sep 28 5 good news stories about entrepreneurs in under-served communities By Larisa Epatko Women gain independence through culinary training in Morocco, an app connects Libyans in unsafe areas to home-cooked meals and more. Continue reading
Sep 13 Health workers selling simple cures door-to-door are saving lives By Larisa Epatko Even more than the pay, these community health workers are driven by the respect they receive for the services they provide. Continue reading
Aug 29 5 good news stories that caught our eye By Larisa Epatko A Muslim woman in Myanmar helps others gain confidence, and a former Army Ranger helps people in conflict countries get what they really need. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 6:26 Resisting the African ‘brain drain’ that has created a health care crisis By Fred de Sam Lazaro A "brain drain" is sending many of Africa’s highly skilled workers abroad--and leaving a painful void in their absence. But an organization called Seed Global Health is training new medical professionals and encouraging them to remain in their native countries,… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 7:16 African food businesses get nurturing from well-known giants By Fred de Sam Lazaro Volunteers from some of the world’s biggest food producers, who decades ago took food-making from kitchen to the factory, are offering guidance to African entrepreneurs and helping nations become less dependent on imported food. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Aug 13 How these moms are helping reunite immigrant families By Larisa Epatko To Julie Schwietert Collazo, a freelance writer who lives in New York, it was an opportunity to help immigrant families who had been separated at the border. Continue reading