Pete Seeger died this week. That’s obviously not good news although, at the age of 94, seems natural enough. So who was Pete Seeger? According to The New York Times obituary, he was a “singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both […]
Denis Mukwege is quite a figure. He’s a gynecologist in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition to performing surgery and repairing victims of rape used as weapons of war in Congo, Dr. Mukwege is an outspoken proponent of human rights and dignity. He is helping and empowering thousands of survivors of sexual violence, while […]
This is a story of persistence and fortune. And the extra good news is that it comes from Zimbabwe. There, Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa, now Zimbabwe’s richest individuals, founded Capernaum Trust, to help orphans and children in need. The charity pays school fees for over 40,000 students and gives money for school uniforms and supplies. […]
This inspirational story comes to us from Geno Lawrenzi Jr. in Springfield, MO. As a gadabout international journalist and magazine writer, I have had the good fortune to meet some of the world’s most interesting people. Television and movie stars, sports celebrities, political leaders, multi-millionaire lotto winners, medical researchers and a lot more. Interviewing people who […]
Dr. Kshama Metre is making a difference. She is contributing to the alleviation of poverty in the developing world. She leads an organization called CORD, or the Chinmaya Organisation for Rural Development, which works in rural India. Dr. Metre is an example of what just one individual can do to make others’ lives better. A pediatrician, Dr. Metre has set […]
Rita Pierson is an educator in Houston, Texas. She believes strongly in the power she and other teachers have to influence children and young people. Her impact is illustrated in a story she tells about a boy’s reaction after doing poorly on a quiz. The student missed 18 out of 20 questions, but Pierson graded the test a +2 and drew […]
Here’s a message from Bonnie Fatio, creator of AgeEsteem: As spring bursts forth does your life seem to be whizzing by too rapidly? Or do you feel like you are dragging yourself out of winter at a slow crawl? If you are like me, at every age there are periods when you experience each of […]
Leymah Gbowee is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate with two extraordinary tales to tell — her own story and that of the untapped potential of girls in the world. As a peace activist in Liberia, Leymah Gbowee led a women’s movement that helped end the country’s Second Civil War in 2003. She works to communicate the power […]
