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Bamboo Bikes, Ghana’s Green Transport (w/ Video)
A new kind of bicycle, lightweight and sturdy, made from the abundant bamboo in the forests of Ghana is making life easier for farmers...
Obama Campaign Contacts Millions to Organize MLK Day of Service
Weeks ago, the Obama Inaugural campaign began using the extensive email and telephone list that propelled a candidate to the White House, to push...
ABC’s ‘Persons of the Year’ are Inspired Lot
ABC's World News in New York chose to look back on some of the more extraordinary stories this year of people making a...
Kiwi Birds Get Help Averting Extinction
Kiwis, the endangered birds that are the national symbol of New Zealand, are now being nursed back to healthy numbers by an innovative conservation...
Improvements Help Many, Four Years After Tsunami
Four years since the tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean, leaving more than 230,000 dead, improvements can be seen in many of the devastated...
‘Operation Christmas Child’ Brings Cheer to Neediest Children Around the World
The annual ‘shoebox’ campaign led by the Salvation Army - ‘Operation Christmas Child’ is the world’s largest children’s Christmas project. Since 1990 the project...
48,000 Gardens and Green Spaces Created in 2008
Keep America Beautiful announced a record 48,000-plus gardens, green spaces and xeriscapes created in 2008 in its annual Great American Cleanup campaign that cleans-up...
International Volunteer Day Celebrated Around the World
Congratulations to thousands of volunteers who contribute their energy and initiative to projects around the world, including critical United Nations activities, senior UN officials...
Measles Deaths Dramatically Cut by 74 Percent Worldwide
Measles deaths have plummeted by some 74 percent worldwide since 2000, the United Nations announced yesterday. Thanks to improvements in routine and immunization activities,...
Author Helps Build Recreation Center for City
A Microsoft software developer is donating 20 percent of the profits from his debut novel, “Revolution,” toward a community recreation center at...
Aging with Purpose: Activity, Attitude Key to Longevity
Try telling Lucia McLain that she should wear a helmet when she hops on her bike for a spin to Mercy San Juan Medical...
HIV Diagnosis Inspires Life of Service
Anti-retroviral therapy re-energizes a Tanzanian woman living with HIV to give back to others who face the same challenges. She is a different woman...
Atlantic City Clean up Encouraging
The members of the new Atlantic City Business and Community Association have taken it upon themselves to spruce up Atlantic Avenue. Taking responsibility for...
Ten Extraordinary Americans Recognized for Innovation in Health Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced the 2008 recipients of its Community Health Leaders Award for individuals who overcome the odds to improve...
“Holiday Mail for Heroes” to Deliver One Million Cards to Service Members
Holiday Mail For Heroes invites the public to send holiday cards with their message of thanks and support to service men and women...
The Great Sockathon: Change Your Socks, Change the World
A social entrepreneur and creative maverick has set a huge goal for his company: raising one million dollars for the Sierra Club, and one...
With Bees Dying by the Billions, Teens Protect Pollinators
Millions of Monarchs will begin arriving in Mexico this week in an annual migration that includes thousands traveling through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and some...
Katrina Hero Continues to Help Families 3 Years Later
From her home 1,000 miles away in Washington, Liz McCartney was haunted by images of Hurricane Katrina's destruction. She and her boyfriend decided...
Doctors Join Together To Change Ethiopian’s Life
A new US citizen from Ethiopia, Marie Gebrewold, received life-changing surgery on her jaw at no cost thanks to Operation Smile and its volunteer...
UN Agencies Continue to Rush Aid to Georgia
The United Nations is continuing to send much-needed assistance to the Georgian city of Gori, most of whose population has fled since the start...