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Clean Burn: Can a Stove Save Lives, Forests, and Africa's Economy?
One company's ambitious plan to change the energy economy of sub-Saharan Africa, saving lives and the environment.
Business
Facebook Doesn't Need Your Money; Invest in Africa Instead
Facebook may be the rage, but a more productive investment awaits abroad, where demand for capital is far higher.
Business
How Oliberté, the Anti-TOMS, Makes Shoes and Jobs in Africa
“At Oliberté, we believe Africa can compete on a global scale, but it needs a chance."
News
Joseph Kony and the Moral Ambiguity of the Modern World
The film everyone's talking about reminds us that hardly anything is black and white anymore.
Business
How TOMS and Buy-One-Give-One Really Help
Do TOMS shoes—and all donations of goods—hurt the poor more than they help? One expert weighs in.
Education
Why We Should Make It Easier for High School Grads to Take a "Gap Year"
When students take a year off before college to gain real-world experience, everyone wins.
News
Can a Slumchella Music Fest Empower Kenya's Poor?
Kenyan activists are riffing off the popular music festival to protest Ethiopia’s largest infrastructure project to date.
News
Pedal to Prosperity: Fighting Poverty with Sturdy Bikes in Sub-Saharan Africa
A durable bike is hard to find in sub-Saharan Africa, but the World Bicycle Relief is delivering thousands of bikes to those who need them most.
Business
Fighting Famines with Markets: In Ethiopia, an Exchange Empowers Rural Farmers
A modern commodity exchange improved the lot of Ethiopia's smallholder farmers. Now the model is spreading across Africa.
Business
Defusing Africa's Population Bomb: There's No Need to Fear Nigerian Babies
Debunking the latest batch of population hysteria—this time, sub-Saharan Africa's big families have Chicken Littles losing their cool.
Lifestyle
Transparency: Simple Innovations Help African Farmers Thrive
Inexpensive, innovative tools can help small farmers in Africa fight global hunger.
Environment
In Benin, Solar-Powered Irrigation Pollutes Less and Produces More
Solar power and drip irrigation have improved the lives of people living in poverty. But few had ever tried combining the two.
Environment
Too Many Elephants: A GOOD Mini-Documentary
What happens when elephants and humans have a hard time coexisting? Africa looks for answers.
Environment
World Population to Hit 7 Billion This Year, 10 Billion by 2100
With 2.3 billion more people arriving to the globe in the next 40 years, the battle for resources is just beginning.
Lifestyle
A Cheap Little Chip Can Diagnose HIV in 15 Minutes
In remote areas of Africa, it's difficult to even get diagnosed with HIV. This plastic chip could change that.
Business
Welcome to Kawempe: Photos of Social Enterprise in Uganda
Visit Kawempe, a slum outside of Kampala, Uganda, where social enterprise is providing economic opportunity and fighting disease.
News
At the Local Level, What’s a Nobel Peace Prize Worth?
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf struggles toward re-election.
Business
Back to the Foundry: Can a Jewelry Company Really Prevent Conflict in Africa?
Social entrepreneur Peter Thum fields readers' questions about his company, Fonderie 47.
