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Photo of the Day – Sept. 26, 2016
UNICEF Supports Makeshift School at UNMISS Protection Site The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has collaborated with displaced teachers to establish several temporary classrooms for displaced youth at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Tomping Protection of Civilians (POC) in Juba. The initiative is providing basic education for approximately 900 children and adolescents. 25 […]
In NYC: Songs of Peter, Paul & Mary to be Performed by Peter & Paul
New York, N.Y. Blowin’ in the Wind. Where Have all the Flowers Gone? If I had a Hammer. Puff the Magic Dragon. Are you singing along? Do you have a glorious picture in your mind of Peter Paul and Mary singing at the March on Washington? On Jack Benny? At countless rallies for social justice? […]
Matt Scott to Run Organization for Autism Research Marathon in NYC
New York, N.Y. Our good friend Matt Scott (fiancé of our lovely Lion and Global Advisor, Stacee Mandeville) is running the marathon for Autism! (The Organization for Autism Research). Please help support this amazing cause (and our friend, Matt!). Click here to visit his fundraising page: http://bit.ly/2cKRlSm See his funny fundraising rollout video here: https://vimeo.com/182046334 Matt wrote […]
Ugandan-Indian Filmmaker Mira Nair – Brilliant Thought Leader
New York, N.Y. I braved freezing weather recently to hear Mira Nair speak at the President’s Forum at the Upper East Side’s Asia Society (video). It crossed my mind that I could write a story on her work. I failed to grasp her work – as both a humanitarian and a filmmaker – was so vast it […]
Advocating Fair Trade, Hands In Attends NYC’s Fashion Event
New York, N.Y. The Set NYC presents: Fashion Week New York S/S 2017 ‘Day Four’ on September 23rd at 6:00pm. This event is working to create a safer world for children with www.freedomladder.org. Freedom Ladder is a global non-profit organization dedicated to making the world safe for children by educating them about the issues that are […]
Mark Zuckerberg Pledges $3 Billion of His Shares to End Disease
New York, N.Y.Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to wipe out disease by the end of the century. Mark Zuckerberg at the Facebook Developer Garage Paris, 2008. Photo: Ludovic Toinel The billionaire CEO and his wife, Priscilla Chan, said they are giving $3 billion over the next ten years to advance research toward that end. A […]
Photo of the Day – Sept. 21, 2016
UNMISS Marks Day of the African Child New York, N.Y. To commemorate the Day of the African Child, UN Radio Miraya, run by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), gave children the airwaves, allowing students to co-host as radio announcers. The broadcast started with the usual “you are listening to Radio Miraya, voice […]
New Mobile App Harnesses the Power of Spare Change
San Diego, CA. What is your spare change doing to change the world? With the formal launch of the official Coin Up mobile donation app – it is easier than ever to donate your “virtual spare change” and make a real difference in the world. The new app has been designed to help people virtually round up their transactions from […]
Photo of the Day – Sept. 20, 2016
Secretary-General Visits Resettlement Area in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited a resettlement area in Palai Veemankamam South Village, in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, where he toured a shelter run by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR); and latrines and well renovations administered by the UN Children Fund (UNICEF). He also held a […]
A Day in the Life of a Bomb Disposal (EOD) Specialist
Niceville, FL. Most people are not familiar with those who disarm bombs and it’s important to know that many of us are kept safer because of the brave men and women in this profession. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians make up about 7,000 members of our active and reserve military and perform the most dangerous […]
