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  • Colombia

  • Food for Thought

    Created: 04/17/09 by Anonymous

    Ask Raul Collazos about the fruits of Maestra Vida, his groundbreaking educational experiment in the villages of El Tambo, and he may tell you that one of his biggest successes is precisely that -- the delicious fruits grown by school children and their families in an impoverished corner of southwest Colombia.

  • Seeing Things Clearly

    Created: 04/17/09 by andrea boston

    A strong government requires a free flow of information. When this key ingredient is missing, organizations such as these step in to make sure the public is educated and the leadership is held accountable.

  • Costa Rica

  • Nurturing Ethical Behavior

    Created: 04/21/09 by andrea boston

    Believe it or not, the recipe for teaching ethical diversity can be found in a cookbook. The Ethics Cookbook created by the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific's Pearson Ethics Initiative in Canada doesn't just compile instructions for your everyday casserole. This book uses an unconventional format to help students, parents, and teachers understand their own ethical values and appreciate the values of their peers.

  • Germany

  • Enriching Men's Lives

    Created: 04/17/09 by Anonymous

    It takes an incredible amount of effort and ingenuity to change traditional social norms, but these Changemakers are redefining the meaning of manhood. By creating balance in the home, the workplace, and the community Volker Baisch and Jack Kammer are giving men of all ages a chance to overcome stereotypes, rise above social pressures and experience a fullness of life that cultural gender constraints often does not permit.

  • Ecuador

  • Jungle School Vacation

    Created: 04/16/09 by Elise Pettus

    It is one thing for an eco-lodge in the Amazon to offer hot showers and clean beds to world travelers without damaging the land. It is even better to send those travelers home with knowledge about the riches of the forest and a passion for protecting it.

  • Egypt

  • Built to Last

    Created: 05/27/09 by Anonymous

    Building a home takes more than a simple set of tools. These organizations show what's possible when communities come together to raise their consciousness, their voices, and some well-designed buildings.

  • Spain

  • No Fear: Vicki Bernadet Tackles the Stigma of Child Sexual Abuse

    Created: 06/02/10 by Anonymous

    Sexual abuse scandals and lawsuits have become headline news around the world, revealing that many people find it hard to even acknowledge that child sexual abuse can happen in their own country, perhaps to someone near them. Since Vicki Bernadet started a foundation under her own name in 2006 to call attention to the issue of sexual abuse of children in Spain, the Vicki Bernadet Foundation has become the most important and recognized authority for sexual abuse counseling and training in the Cataluña region in northeast Spain.

  • Ghana

  • Africa’s Moringa Revolution: A Plant Phenomenon to Fight Malnutrition

    Created: 07/15/10 by Carol Erickson

    Moringa is nothing short of a miracle plant. Drought-resistant and capable of growing quickly in a wide variety of poor soils, much of the plant is edible by both humans and livestock.

    The leaves have more betacarotene than carrots, more protein than peas, more vitamin C than oranges, more calcium than milk, more iron than spinach, and as much potassium as bananas. The seeds can be eaten like a peanut, or used to create oil. With all of its valuable properties, moringa is being touted as a means to combat malnutrition and poverty in the developing world.

  • Guyana

  • The Best Videos from the 2009 Geotourism Challenge

    Created: 07/21/09 by Anonymous

    The 2009 Geotourism Challenge attracted hundreds of outstanding businesses, ideas, and projects. As the competition nears its close, we wanted to spotlight the best geotourism video submissions. From photography excursions in Oregon, to river rafting in India, the following solutions did a fantastic job documenting their smart ideas with expert footage.

  • Haiti

  • Micronutrients: Mothers Request Them 100% of the Time to Improve Family Nutrition

    Created: 06/16/10 by Carol Erickson

    What if a child could significantly reduce his chance of developing mental retardation by putting salt on his food? Or if the simple act of eating bread could do more to prevent blindness than any other single intervention?

    Imagine a world where every time a pregnant woman eats a tortilla or sprinkles seasoning on her food, she reduces the chances of her unborn child developing a debilitating or fatal birth defect by more than 50 percent. David Dodson founded Project Healthy Children in 2000 to create food fortification programs that improve the health of women and children around the world, every time they eat a meal.