Sevya: Ethical Business Meets Fair Trade Textiles
ejlevy 
August 13th, 2012
Sevya is Sanskrit for “service;” an organization with this name and mission was started to preserve local art traditions across India, while providing artisans with a livable income.
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Loading ...Preserving the World’s Last Ocean
Yobo
March 1st, 2012
John Weller wants you to care about the ocean-one in particular that you may have never heard of. Located in the unforgiving, frigid bay of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean, the Ross Sea is considered the last healthy marine ecosystem on the planet.
Read More (+9 rating) Loading ...Making the World a Better Place, One Awesome Idea At a Time
Yobo
February 7th, 2012
If you were given $1000 dollars to create something awesome, what would it be? A giant hammock? A remote control boat that cleans pollution from water using plants? A mushroom farm made from recycled phone books? One organization is proposing that very question and turning these once hypothetical ideas into a reality.
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YOBO
November 28th, 2011
What does it take for you to be sustain-able? To be response-able; able to respond with integrity no matter the situation? There are many things that tug at our attention.
Read More (+8 rating) Loading ...Connecting Us to Africa’s Untold Stories, One T-Shirt at a Time
YOBO
November 22nd, 2011
Whether it is through a children’s book or the multi-billion dollar global used-clothing trade, Ross Lohr believes the key to successful economic development lies in creating connections.
Read More (+10 rating) Loading ...Be Passionate – But First, Educate Yourself
Yobo
March 8th, 2012
Awareness of issues like Kony 2012 is the first step in creating social action towards peaceful solutions. The next step involves doing critical research on both the issue at hand and the organization from which you got the information.
Read More (+3 rating) Loading ...Ellen Responds to “One Million Moms”
Yobo
February 9th, 2012
A moment of triumph came this week when Ellen DeGeneres took a moment during her talk show to stand up to the organization “One Million Moms”, a group that has outwardly expressed opposition towards both the gay community and DeGeneres herself.
Read More (+13 rating) Loading ...Grassroots Peace Photojournalism Helps Young People Find their Voices
Yobo
January 24th, 2012
We have all been told that a picture is worth a thousand words, but graduates of Peace In Focus’ Grassroots Peace Photojournalism program know that some pictures are worth much more than that.
Read More (+9 rating) Loading ...Connecting Us to Africa’s Untold Stories, One T-Shirt at a Time…cont.
YOBO
November 23rd, 2011
Unlike NTC, Project Repat is an idea that nearly sells itself. While they were working in Africa, Lohr and Hewens noticed that the huge used clothing markets were full of awesome vintage t-shirts their friends back home would love.
Read More (+11 rating) Loading ...“Bed Ki Gen” – The Group That Has Hope
YOBO
November 3rd, 2011
In 2006, Project Have Hope began working with a group of women in the Quarter to create economic opportunity for themselves and their families, but above all else, to create hope.
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