As a boy growing up on a farm near the Caribbean coast of Colombia, Ãlvaro Cogollo loved the forest. His…
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MIT to offer free, online courses to all
The disruption of higher education just got very interesting. It appears that the disruptors — private, online universities — are…
“I knew God was telling me to do this” : kidney Donor
It was a chat with a stranger at a party that saved Manoly Viravong’s life. The mother of two, who…
Tom Prichard pursues peace, education in South Sudan
Tom Prichard is working to build 41 schools in the new nation of South Sudan. But he is also building…
Johanna helps survivors of domestic abuse
Johanna Crawford says the night she witnessed her father almost kill her mother is only one of two things that…
Dozens call him ‘father’
Kuku Arora sits in his second-floor office in a walk-up building in a crowded neighborhood of New Delhi, India‘s capital.…
Who lost a son in Iraq, Overcame grief by helping women vets
A new facility for women veterans in Bridgeport, Conn., honors her fallen son while helping homeless war vets in need.…
Photodynamic therapy helps Connah Broom
A schoolboy diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer in 2006 is defying medical experts. Connah Broom, of Gronant,…
We send our son’s organs with love
In life Luca Giovannini was a loving, lively and generous young boy who brought joy to everyone he met. And…
Juan Castillo teaches immigrants
All of Juan Castillo‘s adult students have had little or no formal education. But that isn’t always the main impediment…