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Concerned to see refugee children missing out on classes, three Afghan women set up their own school at the Fort McCoy base in Wisconsin.

Who is Maria Ressa? Get to know the winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

Who is Dmitry Muratov? Get to know the winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

In the past decade, Paris has worked hard to align social housing with its larger climate goals. And Americans have a lot to learn from their efforts.

The World Health Organization has approved a malaria vaccine for use in children for the first time. Here's what you need to know about the new malaria vaccine.

During last year's Black Lives Matter protests in the United States, the donation of one million dollars from the K-pop group BTS made global headlines.

Getting people to care about the oceans — which are out of sight and out of mind for many — can be particularly challenging. And virtual reality may be a creative solution.

Hawaii's Indigenous communities are working to educate settlers and tourists alike on Hawaii and its colonial past and present and creatively raising awareness about decolonization. 

At the Standing Rock Reservation between North & South Dakota, a community of Indigenous activists is working to protect water and water systems across the U.S. They are known as Water Protectors: a group of cultural organizers who believe in the sacred nature of water and land.

Large swaths of St. Louis are without easy access to fresh food and nutritious produce. These “food deserts,” are most often in low-income communities. Organizers, farmers, and nonprofits are using a variety of creative methods to ensure people have access to the food they need

This movement for menstrual equity has grown in recent years and aims to make sanitary products affordable and accessible and reduce stigma surrounding menstruation. Organizations, activists, and governments are increasingly taking action to solve this problem.

Candiani's denim operation is sometimes called “the greenest mill in the blue world.” And their denim formula has been awarded Global Organic Textile Standards GOTS approval and won numerous awards.