ByChristy RomerOctober 11, 2019 The All-Female Orchestra Changing Lives in Afghanistan Can music change the world? You could do much worse than look at the heartwarming impact of Zohra,…
ByChristy RomerOctober 10, 2019 Disney Trials AI Tool to Scan Film Scripts for Gender Bias By now, most of us are familiar with the phrase, “You are what you eat.” But you may…
ByChristy RomerOctober 9, 2019 Bioniks: Turning Kids with Prosthetics Into Superheroes in Pakistan There are few things more rewarding in life than turning a perceived weakness into a strength. And that’s…
ByReve FisherOctober 7, 2019 Kiva Has Offered Over $1B in Microloans to Female Entrepreneurs WorldWide Kiva, an international, nonprofit microlending programme, has reached an important milestone: The organisation has provided over $1 billion…
ByChristy RomerOctober 7, 2019 Mkhitar Avetisyan is Undoing Decades of Bad Waste Habits in Armenia Armenia may be tiny, but it has a gigantic rubbish problem. The country — home to just three…
ByReve FisherSeptember 26, 2019 RippleMatch: Levelling the Job Recruitment Playing Field Through AI While hard work can help people climb the career ladder to success, prestige and networking are more likely…
ByReve FisherSeptember 26, 2019 Robert F Smith’s Gift to Morehouse Grads Also Covers Parents’ Loans After making news headlines in May 2019, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Robert F Smith has followed through on…
ByChristy RomerSeptember 12, 2019 Morgan’s Wonderland: The First Entirely Accessible Theme Park On the site of an abandoned quarry in Northeast San Antonio, Texas, there’s a thriving multi-million-dollar theme park.…
ByChristy RomerSeptember 11, 2019 How One Blind Man’s Persistence Made Lego Accessible If you’re a multinational company, the thing you’ll most care about — other than basic ethics, if you’re…
ByChristy RomerAugust 29, 2019 How a University Student Made Botswana Decriminalise Homosexuality Sometimes, the greatest advocates for change are ordinary people who simply decide that enough is enough. People who…