The Future of Tourism
Aziz Abu Sarah wants to break down cultural and historical barriers between people through tourism. In 2009, he co-founded Mejdi Tours, a joint Jewish-Arab tour company based out of Arlington, Va. along with a conflict-resolution professor and a former financial adviser.
A Mobile Shower for the homeless
Most people begin their day by hopping in the shower but for those living in the streets, a clean shower is not conveniently located steps away. By taking a retired city-donated San Francisco Municipal bus and transforming it into a mobile
Clothed with Dignity
Tucked into trendy, walkable midtown Atlanta, Free Fab’rik is a non-profit thrift store offering free shopping sprees to women and girls in need. “Obviously we love fashion and clothing and style and just looking great on the outside but its really
‘It all starts in the soil’
Ron Finley threw some seeds in the ground and got the whole world talking food in 2011. Now he’s transforming a vacant lot behind LA’s oldest library into a food forest. Ron Finley never had much trouble with the law—until he
Enjoying art
What is it that draws us in? Just west of Albuquerque, N.M., is Petroglyph National Monument. The centuries-old symbols inscribed in the rock faces are the art of people long ago. Archeologists and anthropologists studying petroglyphs ask not only with what
Roots & Wings
A head start for kids in Maria Elena She clings to her mother’s skirt. Dania, nearly 2, goes with her mother, 19, to collect recyclable materials in the garbage dump at night and to buy and sell recycled goods during the day.
Coming home
Harnessing a simple feeling to weaken fighters in the Lord’s Resistance Army Coming home is a powerful feeling. As someone who enjoys the comforts and ease of a familiar place, I am not a prime candidate for living and working
Encouraging girls to code
Projections say there will be 1.4 million computer specialist job openings by 2020, but currently just .3 percent of high school girls major in computer science. Model Karlie Kloss announced a new #KodewithKarlie Scholarship offering 20 high school girls the
‘No Ceilings’
The Global Status of Women Gates Foundation Co-Chair Melinda Gates along with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice-Chair Chelsea Clinton released the “No Ceilings Full Participation Report” on the global status of women at an event in