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Help Train 300 Destitute Kenyan Girls For Self-Reliance

Wednesday 12.21.2011 , Posted by

Want to make a real difference this holiday season? Seed of Hope, a Kenya based humanitarian group has a really amazing grass-roots project that is greatly effecting the lives of hundreds. What’s the challenge? As much as 80% of teenage girls in Kenya never have the opportunity to attend secondary school. Because of this lack of education, their life options growing up are severely limited and they often find themselves pressured into high-risk ways of survival, from child marriage to prostitution. Their lives all too frequently include great human abuses, extreme poverty and hunger. This problem not only effects their lives, but the community fabric as a whole.

That’s where Seed of Hope is coming to the rescue. This straight forward organization is educating girls, giving them the knowledge they need to strike out on their own, helping themselves while also providing support for their families and community. [Read more...]

4 Silly Animations to Make You Smarter

Wednesday 12.07.2011 , Posted by

In some countries, higher education is publicly funded by taxes. In others, the smart or athletically talented can get scholarships and the rest get student loans… but in many cases a university level education is just out of reach. Whether it is distance from a good university, the high cost to attend or a lack of time with other obligations, most people around the world never have the opportunity to receive advanced degrees. [Read more...]

ART PROJECT BEAUTIFIES URBAN SAN JOSE

Tuesday 12.06.2011 , Posted by

Few people can imagine a positive change in their minds and then pursue the steps necessary to make it happen. Tina Morrill is one such innovator. While taking classes at San Jose State for public administration, Morrill had an idea that would change the look of downtown San Jose. [Read more...]

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Inspiring Artwork for Creative Activists: Dan Eldon

Tuesday 11.29.2011 , Posted by

With the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991, the country has seen two decades of some of the most violent and poverty stricken times in Africa’s history. With no central government to control the majority of Somalia, it is has been called a failed state. In 1992, at the young age of 22, artist/journalist Dan Eldon was hired by Reuters to photograph the war. When the Marines landed in Mogadishu, he was on assignment taking photos in the very beginnings of the war. Then in 1993 the horrible happened: Dan was stoned to death along with three other journalists by an angry mob. [Read more...]

What has Edward Norton Been Doing?

Thursday 11.17.2011 , Posted by

We all know Edward Norton for his roles in blockbuster Hollywood films, but in the last couple of years he’s largely been missing from the big screen. So where has he been hiding? 2011 was declared by the UN as the International Year of Forests.  It was launched with a film festival in February in partnership with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and has been inspiring many more interesting spin offs. It’s here that Norton has been putting his passions, fighting for the future of one of the worlds most important resources. [Read more...]

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Plastic Bottles: 20 Times stronger than Bricks

Wednesday 11.16.2011 , Posted by

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Life in Africa has many challenges: from disease to poverty and war. The continent also has a reputation for extreme difficulties that are fixable, but a lack of resources often prevents the problems from being solved.This is where resourcefulness comes into play: if you don’t have what you need make do with what you already have. A surplus of empty plastic bottles is something that not only affects Africa, but the entire planet. [Read more...]

Infographic Baby Blankets

Saturday 10.15.2011 , Posted by

If you’ve ever wished babies came with instruction manuals, you’ll appreciate the brilliance of The Information Blanket. Instead of prints of duckies and rainbows, these baby blankets are printed with infographic-style instructions to help parents care for their newborns. Designer Neil Powell included information that ranges from healthy body temperature and details on feeding to immunization and signs of illness. [Read more...]

A Journey from Pop Culture to Wild Africa

Friday 09.09.2011 , Posted by

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Some of the most interesting stories begin with a realization.  Often these realizations take people on dramatic detours or alternate paths from their careers, life plans or dreams.  Nick Brandt is an amazing extension of a realization turned into a new career, turned into a foundation.  After moving to the United States in 1992, he managed a successful career in video production, working with artists like Jewel, Moby, and even Michael Jackson.

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Only The Brave: New Solutions For World Poverty

Monday 09.05.2011 , Posted by

How do we solve the problem of global poverty? In the past and still today, the answer has been to drop food to hungry people world-wide at great cost to the donor countries. While that may be a good emergency solution, the number of people living in poverty continues to grow and the practice is quickly becoming unsustainable. Only The Brave, a non-profit organization, aims to eventually end food drops by providing the poor with sustainable solutions they can operate themselves. Check out their beautifully animated piece below, then head to otbfoundation.org where you can explore new solutions and even take a virtual stroll around a village they are revitalizing. [Read more...]

Turning Trash Into Shade

Sunday 08.14.2011 , Posted by

South African Heath Nash says he has always made things; drawing, cutting, folding sculpting and experimenting with different materials, his entire life. Once out of college, he began turning his passion for creating into a business. [Read more...]

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