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Wisconsin nonprofit seeks to better connect U.S. farmers with their Mexican employees
Mexicans who come to the U.S. seeking employment often leave their loved ones and culture behind. In Wisconsin, a nonprofit helps connect American farmers with their migrant employees through language and cultural education. Some of the farmers travel to Mexico…
How U.S. hospitals cleaned up their toxic trash
A 1994 report was a wake-up call that hospitals needed to rethink their environmental footprint, especially since health care is “the one sector of our economy that has healing as its mission.”…
5 ways social entrepreneurs are promoting sustainability around the world
Unemployed miners retrain to become beekeepers, solar power helps students in Malawi, and more.
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How this Thai educational movement empowers rural students
More and more in Thailand, rural students learn in traditional classrooms, but with an emphasis on hands-on activities. The idea is to empower young villagers to bring economic development to their communities, as well as learn leadership, empathy and compassion.
While methods and motivations can vary greatly, businesses that go this route share a common tenet: Working for social betterment is probably a good investment -- financial or otherwise.
The Bay Area nonprofit Miracle Messages' mantra is “everyone is someone’s somebody.”…
The founders of Secondary Education for Girls’ Advancement in Tanzania recognize that keeping girls in school is the key to giving them more opportunities.
Libyan war widows learn to earn a living, and a pilot in South Africa is teaching girls to soar.
Naureen Ahmed’s experience with her mother led her to create SEEMA to give people struggling with mental illness and their family members an avenue for support.
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