Dude, where's your community?
What's your postal carrier's name? And 19 other questions to help you think locally. The Ecologist | September 2004 issue It’s often said that the world is getting smaller, as breakthroughs in communications and transportation make it easier for us to know what’s happening in far reaches of Read More...
One last thing...
"child labor shouldn't be banned" Marco Visscher | December 2004 issue What? Shouldn’t kids be able to go to school and play outside?“Of course, that’s the image we’d like to have of children. Unfortunately, this is not reality. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), Read More...
Caravan for change
What do you do when youth don't get involved in social issues? Rachel Wambui Kung'u has the answer: hit the road on a camel. Marco Visscher | November 2004 issue Rachel Wambui Kung’u lives half the year in London and the other half in one of the vast slums of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Read More...
Mayors are taking over the world
Local government works on the front lines of democracy. Jay Walljasper explores whether mayors hold the key to achieving political progress and restoring people's faith in government Jay Walljasper| October 2006 issue Bill Clinton, a man whose self-deprecating charm has carried him far in Read More...
Cities of joy
Parks, public squares, trees, playgrounds, the world's longest pedestrian street. As a mayor of Bogot Jay Walljasper | October 2004 issue It feels a bit strange to be sitting in the middle of one of the world’s wealthiest neighborhoods, and to be so thoroughly engrossed in conversation about the Read More...
Saving the world one-on-one
By connecting people across the planet, mentoring programs can break down the barriers between rich and poor, North and South. Jay Walljasper | Jan/Feb 2006 issue Once there was a kid who seemed to have everything going against him. He was poor, blind and black, living in the backwoods of the Read More...
The shoe fits
Natalie Dean creates stylish footwear even vegans can love. | September 2006 Read More...
Save the children
Mary Kafuko gets kids off the street in Uganda Tijn Touber | Jan/Feb 2006 Read More...
Poor countries are guinea pigs for pharmaceutical tests
Poor countries are guinea pigs for pharmaceutical tests Tijn Touber| October 2006 issue John Le Carré’s bestselling novel The Constant Gardener showed how pharmaceutical companies test new medicines in Africa, even when troubling questions exist about their safety and reliability. Unfortunately, Read More...
Playing together
The father of the industry emphasizes the social value of games | September 2006 issue “The video game business has taken a turn that is not typical. Typically games were social. You played games together with others, at a party or at home. Then the video games came. We’ve seen the rise of many Read More...