The Social Architects
Nearly every winter in Peru’s Puno region, high in the Andes, heavy snow, winds and sub-zero temperatures leave thousands of people who live in one-bedroom mud huts sick with pneumonia, hypothermia and...
View ArticleSocial Responsibility for India’s Burgeoning Economy
Kanika Sood, 26 years old, grew up in a small town deep in India’s Himalayas. Her father runs a family store, and her mother is a housewife. Sood says she was taught that the proper role for young...
View ArticleUrban Farming Solutions for Mexico City’s Schools
Aida Real’s life has been a story of constant reinvention. Like many young Mexicans, Real began working immediately after high school. She landed jobs producing television programs and as an...
View ArticleOn a Mission to Restore Costa Rica’s Forests
Can Costa Rica’s forests be saved? That may seem like a strange question, since Costa Rica has about 5 percent of the world’s biodiversity and a multibillion-dollar ecotourism industry. But the truth...
View ArticleMatching Expertise to the Many Needs of Small, Indian Enterprises
When he entered the online MBA program at the University of Liverpool, Nigel Majakari was simply looking for a practical course that would help him expand his skills and possibly bring something new to...
View ArticleA Breakthrough Technology for the Visually Impaired
José Danilo Diógenes, a 21-year-old computer engineering graduate of Universidade Potiguar in Brazil, has been fielding many versions of the same questions since he developed his SADDV (System of...
View ArticleCreating Volunteer Opportunities for Mexican Youth, a Win for All Involved
For Alejandra Contreras, a 22-yearold law graduate of the Universidad del Valle de México (UVM), her innovative work on the Ekokitchen project in Veracruz was just one effort among many. The initiative...
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