People Doing Good

Stories of people making a difference in the world

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

How One City Closed the Digital Divide for Nearly All Its Students

As of February, the city had provided nearly 36,000 laptops and more than 11,500 hot spots to low-income public school students.
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Ministers Jim Keck (left) and Juan Carlos Huertas are heading up an effort to take the money from the First-Plymouth Congregational Church’s collection plate and spend it on paying off medical debt for residents of the Near South neighborhood in which the church resides.

This church is loving thy neighbors — one paid medical debt at a time

“Will they be able to solve every person’s medical debt? No. But for those people they do, it’s life-changing.”
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These Young Climate Activists Are Breaking Through the Language Barrier Around the World

Confused about climate change? This young climate NGO is using people’s own languages to deliver the facts.
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Simple monthly awareness calendar, illustrated in a handdrawn style

Ultimate Calendar: Awareness Months & National Days

Your simple guide to the hundreds of national and global awareness holidays dedicated to supporting meaningful causes.
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 Lillian Charles (IIA) at the album launch party for Cherokee-language music album, ANVDVNELISGI

Cherokee artists are preserving their language by creating beautiful music

With 2,000 fluent Cherokee language speakers still alive, the Cherokee Nation is looking for unique ways to preserve the language. "An Indigenous language is lost every two weeks around the world,” said Howard Paden, executive director of the Cherokee Nation Language Department.
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Peace bird illustrated with colorful art

Reclaiming Art After Centuries of Violence & Colonialism

Art is a tool for resistance, yes, but it is also a tool for peace, reconciliation, and healing in response to histories of colonization, violence, and corruption.
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Good Vets

12 Famous Veterinarians Who Inspire Us To Do Good

Veterinary science has become an innovative field, taking care of our beloved pets, but also to making breakthroughs that improve the lives of all who inhabit the planet. Meet 12 veterinarians who inspire us to do more good.
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Illustrated shower, clock, and rain clouds

Cape Town Solved Their Water Crisis — Here’s What We Can Learn From Them

In 2018, after three years of poor rainfall and the worst droughts on record between 2015 and 2018, the city made the announcement “that drastic action was required to avoid running out of water entirely.” 
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Yagmur Varkal, 24, who won a lawsuit against Turkish health authorities to get her human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine costs refunded, poses for a photograph

Turkish Women Fight in Court for Free HPV Vaccine Against Cancer

After a student won a refund for the jab against cervical cancer, campaigners are pushing for universal access.
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Illustration of Mari Copeny, Little Miss Flint, wearing a sash and a tiarra

Little Miss Flint Has Spent Her Life Fighting The Water Crisis

No, that isn't an exaggeration: since she was 12-years-old, the Flint native has been the face of Flint's water crisis — one that's still very much active today. 
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Illustration of an owl, elephant, dog, cat, whale and dolphin all gathered together, representing the animals that conservationists care for

8 Famous Animal Conservationists You Might Not Know Yet

There are dozens and dozens of people you should know about who are protecting wild species and their habitats, and our hope is that today you’ll learn about someone new who inspires you to find your own way of helping animals in your corner of the world.
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Bad News Quotes Graphic: “Bad news travels at the speed of light; good news travels like molasses.” — Tracy Morgan

23 Bad News Quotes (Even Though We Hate Bad News)

Every day we share good news — but today we're sharing the absolute best quotes about bad news.
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