While tornado victims search for loved ones, gather up what remains of their personal belongings, and struggle to find food and shelter, we can help make a difference right here and now.
Marc Ecko has proven that each tweet and status update can definitely add up and be heard in a real way.
The U.S. government, as well as other international actors must continue to ensure that more women are involved, whether at the peace table or building new societies.
Many great stories begin with humble beginnings.
The Honorable Patricia Martin is the president-elect of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. In this key role, she is devoted to helping change children's lives.
What would the world look like without genocide or crimes against humanity?
After a decade of thinking about creativity and programs myself, I became interested in how I could apply design thinking to fundraising, the engine that drives the rest of the machine.
I weep because I'm so eternally grateful for every waking moment because every moment is another chance we have at changing a kid's life for the better.
The war in Congo is a war which most people know nothing about, despite the fact that we're all directly connected to it.
As an NFL player going into my 11th year in the league, one of my goals is to make discussion of childhood sexual abuse a common conversation, and Child Abuse Awareness Month is a good time to do it.
I want to be able to give back to People with Disabilities who share the same concerns I had about employment, education and entrepreneur prospects.
Witnessing growth and development is like a metaphor for all of our work in Uganda -- slowly by slowly the seeds have been planted, the roots are strong, and the fruit of our work is ripening.
As a Marine and cofounder of a non-governmental organization (NGO) in one of Africa's largest slums, I drew inspiration from Greg Mortenson's books and work.
As a global community we should support policies that help lift people out of poverty, not simply treating the symptom (hunger), which is like putting a band-aid on a gaping wound.
After witnessing atrocities taking place in the Middle East, some of our soldiers are coming home with PTSD. Many of these men are finding that Dave Sharpe's P2V program is just what the doctor ordered.
As moms and dads, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and neighbors, we all feel the mandate to keep our kids safe. Of course, not every child has a home filled with family to care for them.
In Cleveland's Greater University Circle, where neighborhoods that are home to 43,000 people whose median household income is less than $18,500, the community is springing to life.
From the back of a deli in Adams Morgan in Washington, D.C., I hashed out an ambitious plan: To build a playground within walking distance of every child.
I have made it my mission to share my friend's voice -- and the voice of poor and disenfranchised women and children throughout Africa -- to help put an end to the malaria epidemic.
Kathy Stevens, 2011.04.30
