In 'Mega Milestone' India Connects 80 Million Rural Households to Water Supply in Just 4 Years

The Jal Jeevan Mission hopes to connect every household in the country to public water systems by 2024, and it's flowing along nicely.

By Blake Isbell

16 February 84 Views

He's Earned a CNN HERO Award for Transforming Lives on City Streets Where he Once Sold Drugs

CNN Hero Tyrique Glasgow overseas every manner of volunteer community assistance program you could imagein on the streets where he sold drugs.

By Blake Isbell

05 December 68 Views

Wild Mushroom Harvest Helps Keep Trees Standing in Mozambique

Communities living around Gilé Nat. Park harvest at least 46 species of mushroom for local consumption, now 5 are being commercialized.

By Blake Isbell

14 October 70 Views

Denver to Hire Homeless Residents for Day Jobs - No Strings Attached

Hundreds of homeless Denver residents will now be able to get paid for simple day-long labor shifts with starting pay at $12.59.

By Tiffani Spengler

07 November 85 Views

After Denver Hired Homeless People to Perform Day Labor For the City, More Than 100 Landed Regular Jobs

The Denver Day Works program pays homeless people to work for the city, no strings attached. One year later, the initiative has already paid off greatly.

By Tiffani Spengler

24 January 95 Views

Police Officer's Free School Inside Delhi Slum is Helping Kids Escape Life on the Streets

Last year, 70 of Singh's students were able to enroll in government schools, 10 of whom achieved the highest scores out of all their peers.

By Blake Isbell

10 July 95 Views

Global Life Expectancy Rises by 6.2 Years After Drop in Deaths from Stroke, Diarrhea, and Respiratory Infections

The super-region of Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania saw the largest net gain in life expectancy, 8.3 years.

By Blake Isbell

04 April 66 Views

New Solar-Powered Desalinator Keeps Producing Clean Water Without Needing Sunshine

In the global rural population, 1.6 billion people face water scarcity, many of whom are reliant on stressed reserves of groundwater.

By Blake Isbell

02 April 78 Views

UK Restaurant is Letting People Pay-as-They-Can While Rescuing Tons of Food

Lunch is served five days a week from noon, as well as coffee and cake every morning. Dinner is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

By Blake Isbell

21 March 85 Views

Poverty Rate in India Drops Below 5% First Time Ever as Rural-Urban Divide Shrinks

While India contains several of the world's largest cities, there are still 1.8 rural Indians for every 1 urbanite.

By Blake Isbell

03 March 73 Views

Oklahoma Teen Overcomes Shyness to Collect and Give Away 54,000 Toys

10,000 toys are slated to be handed out to eager kids in this year's giveaway which takes place as a drive-through event

By Blake Isbell

17 December 65 Views

Jobs, Not Jail: A Judge Was Sick of Sending Kids to Prison, So He Found a Better Way

Rancho Cielo offers job training, a culinary academy, and private schooling for at-risk youth or youth living below the poverty line.

By Blake Isbell

28 November 66 Views

More Than 200 Homeless Seniors Will Have Tiny Houses of Their Own After Donations Pour In

Hundreds of chronically homeless Texans over the age of 50 will soon have a roof over their heads thanks to the Housing First Community Coalition.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 October 81 Views

Lyft is Giving Free Rides to People On Their Way to Job Interviews and Training

Millions of at-risk Americans and Canadians will now have access to free transportation during the first three weeks of employment at a new company.

By Tiffani Spengler

28 October 78 Views

LEGO is Now Offering to Pay For You to Ship Your Unused Bricks to Children in Need

LEGO is now encouraging all of their old consumers to pass on their beloved bricks to a child in need—and they're paying for the shipping costs.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 October 74 Views