Daisy Balingit (Filipina Entrepreneur)
by Jean-Philippe on January 11, 2009
in Awareness, Business, Family, Philippines
A housewife struggling to live with her husband and her 3 children, she did not hesitate to get a business off the ground thanks to UN micro-financing. She leads now other women and men in her thriving smoked-fish business. Via Irin
Xavier Helgesen (US Entrepreneur)
by willtravel on January 9, 2009
in Awareness, Business, Friendship
While in college, with 2 friends, he founded a company around selling books and made it into a successful business. But this business is centered on funding world literacy efforts and being carbon neutral. Via BetterWorldBooks
Fadumo Mohamed Hassan (Somalian Mother)
by Jean-Philippe on January 7, 2009
in Awareness, Can You Help?, Family
She is extremely poor. She has 7 children and she is stuck in an area of intense fighting in Mogadishu. But she does her best to provide for her family. Via Irinnews
Zachary Bonner (US Student)
by willtravel on January 5, 2009
in Awareness, Teens
He started helping homeless people, especially kids, at age 7. Four years later, he is going strong not caring about adult cynicism who think an 11-year old cannot raise so much money and gifts. Via ABC News
Yohannes Gebregeorgis (Ethiopian Librarian)
by Jean-Philippe on January 4, 2009
in Awareness, Can You Help?, Education
He came to the US as a refugee but he went back to his homeland. He felt he had to do something to raise the level of literacy among Ethiopian children. Via Tadias.com Video via Youtube/VOA
Carey Barrett (Canadian Organ Donor)
by Jean-Philippe on December 31, 2008
in Awareness, Family, Selflessness
Pay it forward seems to be his motto. He gave one of his organs to a complete stranger as part of a program aimed at making waiting lists of organ donation shrink. Via TheCitizen.com Donation program TheNead.com
Leading by Example
by Jean-Philippe on December 30, 2008
in Awareness, Education, Family, Selflessness
With his wife, Indian Doctor Anjali Ashokan took the most difficult decision of his life and raised the awareness of organ donations in a country that is not used to do it. Via indianexpress.com
Spencer Brodsky (US Highschool Student)
by Jean-Philippe on December 29, 2008
in Awareness, Teens
He is a teen living in Maryland helping women half a world away in Darfur. As he says, it is a story about the power of one. The power of change and that we can all make a difference. Via cnn.com
Alberto Cairo (Italian Therapist)
by willtravel on December 26, 2008
in Awareness, Selflessness
He has been living in Afghanistan for almost 20 years. How come? His answer: “If you can improve the life of a person it gives you so much joy.” Afghans love him too. Via Msnbc.com
Esihle (South African orphan)
by willtravel on December 17, 2008
in Awareness, Can You Help?
Sometimes I don’t want to honor someone for what they did but for what we could do for them. A very touching story from Martin Fletcher. Via msnbc.msn.com