A brave mother saved her baby son's life by donating a quarter of her own liver. Laura Roe, 25, gave…
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Climbing Kilimanjaro Without Legs
Mt. Kilimanjaro has the power to intimidate even the fittest hikers. At 19,340 feet high, it is not uncommon for…
Wins silver medal with broken back in a year
When a freak cycling accident left Emma Bexson trapped in a hospital bed it was hard to imagine her ordeal…
Girl with half brain gains new artistic ability
A girl left with half-a-brain after a horrific car crash has emerged from a coma with a new artistic ability.…
Muoy You, escaped killing fields, now teaches self-respect and integrity
For Muoy You, "the power of education" isn't an abstract concept. She's seen it transform the life of her family.…
Lost her brother, but found a life in the Philippines
After graduating from GeorgeÂtown University with a degree in international business, Marisol Lizelle Salvador "wanted it all." So she parlayed…
A Rain Forest Advocate Taps the Energy of the Sugar Palm
One of Indonesia's most ardent rain forest protection activists is in what may seem an unlikely position: Spearheading a project…
Rescuing children from a trash dump
During a visit to Argentina 11 years ago, Elena Durón Miranda was horrified to see children as young as 3…
Pernille goes to war zones to free child soldiers
UNICEF staffer Pernille IronÂside travels far and wide to protect these children – at times risking her own life to…
Saving monarch butterflies stirs the 'poetical soul'
Drug wars make headlines. Butterflies do not. Yet even as the drug-related violence in Mexico continues seemingly unabated, each year…