Sexual violence blights Cambodia
In a recent survey, five percent of men reported they participated in gang rape in Cambodia – one of the highest rates in the Asia-Pacific region. Via Al...
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Malala Yousufzai: “The People of Pakistan need me”
Malala. The first ‘International Day of the Girl Child’ resonated with one name and a vision so powerful no one could have imagined. Still, whatever you have...
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“Fikr-Wa-Talash” – Reality T.V. meets social entrepreneurship
. The sun beats down ruthlessly as the woman leaves her village home, to trudge along the dusty winding road leading up to the factory. She covers her face to protect...
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Youth and Radio: Bringing Heart to the Airwaves
“I do not think that the wireless waves … will have any practical application.” Heinrich Hertz (when he was asked about his experiments with radio...
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Ping Ping Wokarate. Peace Revolution!
Don’t you ever wish for a peaceful world? Yes, of course I think all of us do. How and where should we start? Maybe after watching this video, you will have an idea...
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Eliyahu McLean. A Jerusalem Peacemaker
Eliyahu McLean has unique credentials. He grew up in Hawaii, and studied at UC Berkeley where he was a pro-Israel student who bought into the belief that the formation...
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Skateistan Afghanistan – for Confidence and PEACE
Talk about positive change efforts in the face of daunting challenges, Skateistan Afghanistan broke through all the barriers of a war torn society, non availability of...
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Defying all odds: Subhash Chuttar’s efforts to give the differently abled a life worth living…
For the last 30 years, Mr.Subhash Chuttar has been running ‘Associated Manufacturing Company’ which produces 4wheeler components for their customers like Radiator...
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Campaign for Seed Freedom. Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva calls us to join the Campaign for Seed Freedom by setting up seed banks – from private gardens to cooperatives. . “Seed is the source of life...
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Vandana Shiva @ Bill Moyers
Bill talks to scientist and philosopher Vandana Shiva, who’s become a rock star in the global battle over genetically modified seeds. These seeds —...
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Journey of change for tribal women: Jagriti Mahilla Mandal (JMM)
Consistency and perseverance to a cause remains imperative for the success of the cause. The mere crystallization of a problem and a solution for its eradication is a...
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Cycle Chalao! A Happy and Economic, Environmentally Sustainable Initiative
Cycle! It reminds me of childhood. When I just started learning to cycle. It was such a fun time. When I got to know about Cycle Chalao, which is India’s leading...
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Hassan Saeed. 100-Day Literacy Programs to Empower Pakistani Village Youth
DAWN is truly overpowering DUSK in the villages of Pakistan. Amidst poverty and a life which many consider useless, there are hundreds of children whose gaping eyes...
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Ekjaa: Helping People Overcome Intellectual Disability
“When a person with an intellectual disability can be recognized as an honored citizen, a role model, a person of dignity, a leader. It is significant of a new...
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Gulabi Gang: Ladies in Pink fighting in pursuit of Justice in rural India
“Girl Power” can never be demonstrated in a better way than what Gulabi Gang is doing in New Delhi now. The Pink (Gulabi) sisterhood is in the forefront, bringing...
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Japan making its mark by reducing it – with Bicycles!
Why the heck there’s so much pollution in cities, such noise and heavy air compared to towns and villages, where the pollution count is much lower? And the air is as...
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Youth dreamers true story- ‘YUWA’
Nobody really knew back in 2005 when few committed Nepalese youths gathered in a tea shop and gave a shape to YUWA that later became one of the break through...
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Sulak Sivaraksa and his principals and vision on LIFE, DEMOCRACY and PEACE
Sulak Sivaraksa is a writer-activist-economist-philosopher from Thailand who has been implementing Buddhist ethics for social and spiritual transformation in his...
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‘Where Do We Go?’ : How Lebanese Women Pave The Way
Where Do We Go Now? , a 2011 film by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki premiered during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival as part of Un Certain Regard . The film won the...
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Actioneers. In touch with the Underprivileged in Bangladesh
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most prominent leaders of all time and a social activist once said, ‘Everyone can be great because anyone can serve. You...
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Grandpa Oyster & the ‘Forests are Lovers of the Sea’ Campaign. Meet Shigeatsu Hatakeyama.
Grandpa Oyster is the mythical alias attached to Shigeatsu Hatakeyama, the nurturer of forests and the cleanser of oceans in Japan’s Kesennuma Bay. Faced with the...
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Samantha: The coolest Toy Maker turned Social Entrepreneur
Today YL volunteer Peach brings an in-depth story of a non-profit fair trade organization in Bangladesh whose mission is to create fairly paid, good quality, flexible...
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iWatch: Transforming India by empowerment of the people
“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic...
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Baan Unrak – The awesomeness of the ‘Home of Joy’
Standing proudly above the Thai village of Sangkhlaburi, amongst the jagged peaks and vivid, copper roads of clay, is the Baan Unrak Children’s Home. Born amidst the...
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Faisal and Padma to improve lives of Bangladeshi farmers
Faisal Islam with his years of experience in volunteering with social development organizations is now all up for making a staggeringly positive impact in his...
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Wake Up Pune – Proud to be HIV POSITIVE!
How would you react to the person who has just passed across you wearing a black T-shirt with “HIV POSITIVE” written in bold white letters??? Due to the social...
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Spiti Ecosphere
Spiti refers to the ‘Middle Land’, that is, the surreal mountain valley, lying between India and Tibet. Spiti is home to a homogeneous Buddhist community of 10000,...
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SAM’s wave of awareness on saving forests rippling through Malaysia
Back in year 1988, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM- Friends of the earth Malaysia) received the Right Livelihood Award for its outstandingly positive contribution in the...
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Lives of Homeless Persons Redefined by Abhishek
Abhishek Bharadvaj the founder of Alternative Realities based on Mumbai, India means a lot to the homeless citizens as he tirelessly fights for their rights. During the...
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DIVYA PRAKASH – YOUNGEST GRADUATE EVER!
As a teeny kid, if you thought school was a painful and laborious chore, then you should meet Divya Prakash Pandey, who will disagree with you. This precocious boy might...
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Mihir Bhatt + AIDMI = Significantly minimizing risks of catastrophes in India and beyond
Have you ever wondered what happens to the people affected from disasters? And how that one disaster completely changes the course of their lives? Most probably not or...
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KALA RAKSHA – Preserving Traditional Art and Empowering Artisans
Anyone can learn skills but it takes generations to learn a tradition. With this premise KALA RAKSHA (“Preservation of Art”) a social enterprise, is operating in the...
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Yedid promotes and ensures social and economic justice in Israel
YEDID – The Association for Comunity Empowerment bring something to this world that is unique. Since 1997, it has encouraged the people of Israel to build their...
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GoodWeave: Towards Bidding Adieu to Child Labor from Carpet Industries
Prakash Lama, Chhammu Lama, Raj Kumari. These are a few names that enjoy their school life a lot these days. After all, they deserve it. They were driven towards...
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Nitin Das. Changing mindsets through Film
Watching this one and a half minute long film, I got goosebumps all over. It left me speechless thinking how a seven-year-old cutie contributes towards saving our...
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China says ‘no’ to genetically engineered rice
World’s largest rice producing region gets protected from foreign corporate control and genetically modified rice. A global victory for food security! This is...
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IIT Kharagpur students using their skills to foster developments through AARAMBH
When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person...
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Free Nilar Thein, Brave Woman Activist from Myanmar
Nilar Thein, born in 1972, was one of the most prominent women activists in Burma. She is now one of more than 175 women locked away in Burmese prisons for their...
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Kalanirvana: Art as a solution to world problems
Art is a great speaker. It speaks not only the artist’s mind but also tells us about the traditions, culture, issues, emotions and numerous other things about a...
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India launches Biopiracy Lawsuit Againt Monsanto
India claims “biopiracy” against Monsanto. In a bid to counter ” biopiracy” of taking and transforming indigenous crop varieties to then sell...
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