India has close to 1.5 billion people, with a great number of them being children who do not have access to quality education. There are many reasons for this, and efforts to provide access to education exist, but are lacking. Enter the Free School Under the Bridge. Founded by Rajesh Kumar in 2006, this free […]
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The Father of the Year award may very well go to Lamont Thomas, a single dad who has taken dozens of foster children under his wing. Most recently, he has adopted five siblings all at once. Having been a loving parent to children for over two decades, Lamont, hailing from Buffalo, NY, adopted Zendaya (5), […]
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Americans, even those who aren’t part of the 44 million who recently became unemployed, are spending a lot more time at home. While states are now easing up lockdown and quarantine restrictions, there appear to be some major shifts towards living more sustainably. A new survey by One Poll and an infographic by Avocado have […]
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There are now 18 “Zero Dong” stores that have opened in Vietnam, with the first zero dong store having opened up in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. The hope is that this chain of free stores will help those in need of food and other essentials, who are out of work due to the […]
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An incredibly loving cat, who has itself barely escaped death, is now helping nurse sick and injured animals in a shelter in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The name of this furry ball of love is Rademenes and he has his own miracle story to share. When he was younger, he had what we could only assume was […]
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In Tianshui, a city of 3.5 million in north-central China, there is a new kaleidoscopic playground that is a child’s dream school come alive. Atop this extraordinary building is a transparent dome that lets in the sun through the 483 multi-colored glass panels all throughout the kindergarten. These glass panels act as windows and are […]
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So-called “rice ATMs” have been set up across Vietnam, in cities like Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Da Nang, and Hanoi. Since many of the more disadvantaged in Vietnam are having difficulty making ends meet due to the coronavirus shutdown of most businesses, creative ways to help those in need have popped up. The “ATMs” […]
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A woman ins Coeur d’Alene, Idaho turned a majestic cottonwood tree trunk into a charming and cozy Little Free Library. It all started when Sharalee Armitage Howard’s favorite cottonwood tree had to get cut down. She never wanted to hear the buzzing sound of chainsaws having at it, but the 110-year-old tree started becoming a […]
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