Steve Peifer
American missionary Steve Peifer has established a free lunch program that feeds over 10,000 students at 25 of the poorest Kenyan schools outside Nairobi. He also has built six solar-powered computer labs which will enable these children to learn needed computer skills to find jobs and forge paths out of poverty.

Juan Mann / Free Hugs Campaign
Sometimes a hug is all what we need. Free Hugs is the real life story of Juan Mann, A man whose sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.
In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.

Carmen Velasco and Lynne Patterson / Pro-Mujer
Carmen Velasco and Lynne Patterson -- two women who are changing the lives of other women throughout Latin America one loan at a time.
Pro Mujer, an international microfinance and women's development network, has created a growing network of microfinance institutions that help the most impoverished women and their families.

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Point of no Return?

The vast majority of scientists agree that global warming is real, and it is the result of our activities and not a natural occurrence. The evidence is overwhelming and undeniable.
We have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests; and temperatures are rising.... glaciers are melting, plants and animals are being forced from their habitat, and the number of severe storms and droughts is increasing.
We CAN solve this problem. It is our moral obligation to do so. Small changes to your daily routine can add up to big differences in helping to stop global warming. The Earth is running out of time. TAKE ACTION NOW!

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E-Waste: Dumping on the Poor

Asia Society's multimedia look at electronic waste shipped overseas and the toxic effect it has on places such as Guiyu, China--known as "trash town." With an interview with Michael Zhao of the Center on US-China Relations at Asia Society.

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