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Inventor of Hand-Cranked Washing Machine is Distributing the Low-Cost Device to Refugees
The inventor of a hand-cranked washing machine has traveled to Iraq to distribute the low-cost device to refugees.
Navjot Sawhney created the 'Divya' to allow...
Tens of Millions Now Have Power Thanks to Off-Grid Solar Systems –Many of Them Recycled
While in America off-grid solar electricity is still fairly uncommon, around the world it gives power to 420 million people.
Furthermore, it's created an entirely...
A World Food Prize Winner Wants You To Reconsider Anchovies – Here’s How Nutritious They Are
Anchovies and sardines are, as it turns out straight superfoods—especially for kids.
Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted was recently awarded the 2021 World Food Prize—described as the...
Winning the Fight: Elephantiasis Cases Cut By 150 Million, the Second-Leading Cause of Disability in the World
Humanity is making sterling progress on reducing the global prevalence of the tropical disease lymphatic filariasis.
Scientists conducting a review for the journal Lancet used...
The Search Engine That Plants Trees With Every Search Has Just Planted its 100-Millionth Tree
The Ecosia search engine which plants trees from ad revenue it earns on search pages has reached a milestone of planting 100 million trees across the world.
In Show of Solidarity, Morocco Sends 8 Million Masks to 15 African Nations
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent 8 million masks and millions of other pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to 15 different African...
Scientists Discover How to Make Eco-Friendly Sunscreen From a Source of Food Waste: Cashew Shells
A team of international scientists has found an environmentally friendly way of producing potential sunscreens by using cashew nut shells, instead of discarding them...
Billionaire Promises to Reward 70-Year-old Woman Who Walked 10 Miles to Help Cyclone Victims
When this tenacious grandmother did not have money to take a bus, she hiked for 10 miles so she could bring a bag of supplies to a disaster relief area.
This Simple Self-Defense Program is Halting Sexual Assault Rates in Their Tracks
This simple self-defense program in Kenya fights gender-based violence by teaching both girls and boys how to respect and protect one another – and...
Child Labor Rates Cut By Almost Half, Millions More Children Get a Childhood
Yet another positive trend has emerged from around the world: since child labor rates have plummeted by almost half since the turn of the...
Here’s Your Antidote to Current Events: Positive News About 10 Death Rates That Keep Going Down
While the media today might cause you to believe that we're surrounded by death and destruction, these positive trends will convince you many things are improving.
AIDS is No Longer the Leading Cause of Death in Africa
Thanks to the tireless efforts devoted to education and treatment of the disease, a new report says that HIV/AIDS is no longer the leading...
World’s First Malaria Vaccine to Help Prevent Deaths in 3 African Countries
The world's first notably effective malaria vaccine is set to save thousands of lives throughout Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi starting in 2018.
The World Health...
California Bans Use of Harmful Devices Against Captive Elephants
Following Rhode Island's example, the West coast state has just signed a bill that will give severe civil penalties for the use of cruel training tools.
500 Elephants Moved in Massive Relocation To A Safer Home
A man-made migration, the largest elephant relocation ever attempted anywhere in Africa, is moving 500 animals from a cramped park in Malawi.
The move, to a...
Two Million Used Pill Bottles From the U.S. Are Saving Lives in Africa
Recycling those little, plastic pill bottles that Westerners take for granted is behind a genius plan for helping out millions of people in Africa.
In...
The Amazing Woman Born 200 Years Ago Today, But Most Don’t Know Her Name
Most Americans don’t know who Elizabeth Cady Stanton is, and putting her picture on the new $10 bill may be a good way to...
30 Companies Join “Meathead Movers” to Aid Domestic Abuse Victims
On September 10, Good News Network brought you the story of Meathead Movers, a California company that has been helping women to flee abusive relationships with all...
Mozambique Declared Landmine Free, First Nation to Be Completely Cleared
The last landmine in Mozambique has been destroyed.
Once the most heavily mined country in the world, the last known explosive was removed this week...
World’s First Malaria Vaccine Approved – and it Will Be Not-for-Profit
The world's first malaria vaccine has been given approval by a European medical agency for future use in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a...