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Business
Repatriating Retro T-Shirts from Africa (for a Good Cause)
Can we help Africa by clothing Americans in cool retro T-shirts? Maybe.
Culture
Here's How to Avoid Roses That Support Violent Labor Abuses This Valentine's Day [Updated]
Here's how to make sure your significant others' Valentine's Day roses didn't go toward labor abuses on flower farms in the third world.
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.
Lifestyle
GOOD Video: Safe Water Solutions in Kenya
Watch how clean water is helping a community in Kenya thrive, one drink at a time.
Business
Ending Africa's Hungry Season: How Family Farms Are Driving Development
A social enterprise has found a way to give a leg up to sub-Saharan Africa's subsistence farmers.
Lifestyle
A Kenyan Slum Gets a Solar-Powered Soccer Field
Mathare, a collection of slums in Nairobi, Kenya, is a difficult place to grow up. And while sports provide a positive experience for kids in...
Environment
How Two Environmentalists Are Bypassing Government to Fight for Water
Every year, the Goldman Environmental Prize honors six grassroots environmentalists. This year, two have been working for access to clean water.
Education
How to Build a School in Three Hours
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Taylor Conroy has a new approach to education fundraising.
Lifestyle
GOOD Video: Bringing Clean Water to Kenya
Find out how one company is using carbon credits to pay for access to clean water in western Kenya.
News
The Crossed-Legs Tactic: When Does It Make Sense to Go on a Political Sex Strike?
The sex strike is an age-old form of protest, stretching back to the Ancient Greeks. But should sex ever be used as political barter?
Lifestyle
Sanergy: A Startup That Plans to Turn Waste into Energy in Africa
A new business venture called Sanergy is trying to turn Kenya's sanitation problem into jobs, energy, and profits.
Environment
Kenyan Hero Replaces Dirty Indoor Lamps With Solar LEDs
Evans Wadango invented a solar LED lantern and is giving away thousands to rural families throughout his native Kenya. Not bad for a 23-year old.
News
Female Bloggers: Win a Chance to Report on the Latest Development Work in Kenya
The Women Bloggers Deliver contest is offering an all expense paid trip to Kenya to report on development work and health aid.
Lifestyle
Kenya Pioneers a New Vaccine for Pneumonia
Kenya's vaccine program is making progress but awareness efforts will continue to help.
Environment
Video: Hip Hop and Bicycles in Kenyan Slums
A group of teenagers in Nairobi create a winning video about the social and environmental benefits of cycling.
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: Time-lapse Video Shows 6 Million Calories Consumed In Just 2 Minutes
How the food chain works in the wild—and what we could learn from it.
Environment
In the African Plains, Keeping People in Balance with Nature
Reinventing the Outdoors Contest: Learn about the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust
Business
LOOK: Bamboo Bikes for Africa
Getting around rural Africa is not easy. Because cars are a luxury few can afford, bicycling is a more attractive option. But quality imported...
