Articles

• #71 - TED

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Inspiring change through access to ideas. More than 900 TEDTalks online. Founded in 1984 as a one-off event in Monterrey, TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) has evolved into a global series of conferences administered by ...

• #64 - KickStart

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Changing the way the world fights poverty. 186,000 MoneyMaker Pumps sold. Eighty percent of the poor in Africa are small-scale farmers, dependent on unreliable rain to grow their crops in anticipation of two harvests ...

• #63 - Movember Foundation

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Changing ‘the face’ of men’s health. Approaching 2 million participants globally. Attention to men’s health issues has increasingly emerged as a societal ‘gap’ – as one prominent British doctor explains, ‘men are not good ...

• #62 - Habitat for Humanity

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Building simple and affordable housing. Over 500,000 homes constructed. Habitat For Humanity came into fruition at the hands of Linda and Mullard Fuller. Fuelled by the principle of ‘partnership housing’, the couple began the ...

• #61 - Reporters Sans Frontières

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Defending press freedom. Over 140 correspondentsacross five continents. Reporters Sans Frontières is the largest press freedom organization in the world. Firmly defending the public right to information and the freedom and safety of journalists ...

• #60 - One Acre Fund

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Sowing the seeds to fight hunger. 180,000 families impacted over next two years. Rather than simply providing food aid, One Acre Fund uses market-based methods to improve livelihoods amongst subsistent farmers in East Africa ...

• #59 - Anti-Slavery International

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Fighting against modern slavery in all its forms. 170 years of enduring impact. Despite the lauded achievements of the abolitionist movement two centuries ago, slavery still exists today. Anti-Slavery International, founded in 1839 following the ...

• #58 - Global Witness

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Seeking solutions to the ‘resource curse’. 20 targeted country campaigns. For 18 years, Global Witness has run pioneering campaigns against natural resource-related conflict and corruption, as well asassociated environmental and human rights abuses. Established by ...

• #68 - Panzi Hospital/Foundation

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Treating the silent victims of sexual violence. World experts in fistula repair. The eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been plagued by conflict for more than two decades. Rape has become ...

• #67 - Rainforest Alliance

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Making conservation profitable. Over 63 million hectares of forests certified. In 1986, Rainforest Alliance was founded collectively by a ‘hodgepodge’ group of individuals with a surplus of passion, but little experience and few resources. Over ...

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