Feeling cooped up in that dingy old cube? Life seem a little meaningless? No worries. The State Department will be happy to send you to the far reaches of the planet to end violence, empower citizens, and bring peace and prosperity to the rest of the world.READ»
This emerging generation of designers wants to do more than create handsome and functional products. It’s out to protect the environment, improve health, reform education, and empower communities.READ»
Plenty of people use the power of the internet to trace and reconnect with old friends. Two brothers from Denmark, however, are working to harness that power for a greater social good. Christopher and David Mikkelsen founded Refugees ...READ»
After surviving the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Marie and her children have been living with relatives far from home. Under a pilot program, developed by the Rural Development Institute (RDI) and its partners, along with Rwanda's ...READ»
1.6 billion people live without access to electricity. Most of them are women and children living in rural areas in developing countries. In a private interview with Katherine Lucey, Founder and CEO, Solar Sister, she explained that ...READ»
Well, sort of. As crowdsourced corporate giving becomes ubiquitous, Nancy Lublin offers tips to win those contests -- and the increasingly big bucks.READ»
In the past year, African nations, such as Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda, have been investing billions of public and private dollars in green technologies, like renewable energy and organic agriculture. Economist Steven Stone of ...READ»
As President Obama addresses the Young African Leaders Summit today in Washington, he's recognizing the fast-changing face of the Continent--and what it means to American business in the next decade.READ»
While you were slumbering in your bed, innovación was dancing a pasa doble with the Jules Rimet trophy on its head, crying tears of alegría, and wibbling about in a state of what can only described as benevolent inebriation. Way to ...READ»
Paul English, the cofounder of travel search engine Kayak.com, wants to blanket all of Africa with free and low-cost Wi-Fi. It's a "big, big project," one that will consume the next decade of his life, English tells ...READ»
TED, the conference at which many fascinating, time-wasting, and productivity-killing videos are made, has decided to make those videos available to broadcast TV stations worldwide. READ»
As smartphones and handheld computers move into classrooms worldwide, we may be witnessing the start of an educational revolution. How technology could unleash childhood creativity -- and transform the role of the teacher.READ»
One of the ways individuals can reduce the impact of aviation emissions is to buy carbon offsets every time they fly. Around $25 can offset the amount of carbon released per passenger during a London to NY roundtrip. But most people don't know how carbon offsets work or how to purchase them.READ»
We spoke with Ben Lyon, the founder of FrontlineSMS:Credit*, a non-profit focused on micro-financing. After his experience in the East Timor hotel, his passion, drive...READ»
"During a recession, when credit is unavailable and investment funding is down, how do we help reactivate credit and financial investment in Africa." Luella D'Angelo, President, Western Union Foundation, told me that this was the ...READ»
Social media is a fabulous tool to organzie against injustice--just ask some of the big grassroots online gorups like Credo and MoveOn. And one of the things I like best is that ordinary people with no special credentials or following ...READ»
This season, Americans will spend upwards of $450 billion on holiday giving, spending roughly $380 per household on gifts (down from last year's estimate of $418) according to the Conference Board. While retail spending is expected to ...READ»
