Why Community Progress is an Inside Job

“I have met girls who have felt betrayed by their bodies because they did not have access to sanitary pads and they did not have any support or guidance on sexual reproductive matters,” wrote Munira Twahir, an applicant to The Pollination Project. Munira, like…

14 social initiatives addressing the Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, global leaders convened…

These Activists Create Safe Spaces for Healing and Growth

How These Activists Tackle Mass Incarceration

Consider how over 2.7 million children in the U.S. have a parent behind bars, how half of the inmates in federal prisons are serving time for non-violent drug offenses, and how the average annual cost to incarcerate one inmate in federal prison is…

Attention Visionaries: These 7 New Year’s Resolutions Could Change the World

14 Examples of How Life Experiences Shape Our Activism

Sugarcane, rice, tea, and coffee — these Kenyan cash crops would be impossible without the use of child labor.

Henry Mkare was once one of these children. While living in Kilifi County, Kenya, Henry lost his…

Heartivism: How to Care Without Being Angry

Heartivism is the intersection of activism and heart…

How to Find Your Gift and Give It Away

“The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away.” Pablo Picasso

The impact you are trying to make begins with the idea that you have something to give to the world. How you find that gift and how you…

These activists found something beautiful and are now working to protect it

If you’re paying attention, beauty exists all around us. It’s in the groove of a rock, the chords of a song, and the brilliance within a smile.