Category Archives: Good news

World Toilet Day: An Event Not to be Poo-Pooed.

Posted by Alex Bowell

The 10th World Toilet Day has highlighted the global crisis affecting 2.6 billion people who do not have access to adequate toilet facilities. The annual campaign day, featuring events in nearly 20 countries, highlights the deficiency in adequate sanitation around … Continue reading →

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5,000 Fed Free Curry: ‘Ugly’ Vegetables are Still Delicious

Posted by Alex Bowell

After their successful first event in 2009, Feeding 5K returned to Trafalgar Square, London in November, cooking a free meal for 5,000 while raising awareness about wasting food in the UK. The meal on offer, a vegetable curry, was made out of ‘fresh … Continue reading →

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High School student Sam Terry from Canada raises $32,000 through public speaking

Posted by Alex Bowell

Fourteen year old Samantha (Sam) Terry is not your average high school student. In addition to playing for the school basketball team and volunteering at her local church, Sam tours the province of Alberta as a public speaker, attending events … Continue reading →

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Singapore Gives Street Cleaners the Day Off and Gives Away Daisies for World Kindness Day

Posted by Stephanie Yip

November 13 was World Kindness Day, an initiative of the Kindness Movement that’s been sweeping the globe. This year marks the third anniversary of World Kindness Day and in support of the movement Singaporeans took to the streets to show … Continue reading →

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Huntsville’s Carrabba’s restaurant kept public safety workers fed in tornado’s aftermath

Posted by Milenna Pessôa

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – After the tornadoes roared trough on April 27, there was power outage, people couldn’t work, and most of them had nothing to eat, at that point it was all hands on deck for local public safety workers, and the … Continue reading →

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Quadriplegic Crosses 730 Miles of Australian Desert In A Wheelchair

Posted by Stephanie Yip

Rob Cook, the first person to cross Australia’s Tanimi Desert in a wheelchair, has been awarded Local Hero of 2012 in Australia’s Northern Territory. Rob Cook, 30, is an Australian farmer who was rendered a C4 quadriplegic after a helicopter … Continue reading →

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Million-to-One Chance Saves Dying Baby

Posted by Bob Duffield

It was a million-to-one chance that saved her baby’s life when a frantic mother rushed out into the street looking for help. At that very moment First Aider Naa Kai Laryea, 16, just happened to be walking past her door … Continue reading →

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Lady GaGa Founds Youth Empowerment Charity

Posted by Simon Cooper

Lady GaGa has established a youth foundation aimed at fighting intolerance and establishing ‘a standard of bravery and kindness’. The flamboyant star announced plans for her Born This Way Foundation on Twitter: “I’m proud to announce: My mommy + I … Continue reading →

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Turkey Earthquake Survivors Rescued After 100 Hours Buried Alive

Posted by Simon Cooper

Even amid the tragedy of the earthquake in Eastern Turkey that has so far claimed the lives of more than 600 people, stories of hope emerge. Two survivors – a 13 year-old boy and an 18 year-old – were pulled alive … Continue reading →

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Stars Come Out For Rainforest Charity

Posted by Simon Cooper

The Rainforest Foundation UK, a charity formed by the singer Sting, has announced a new Christmas online celebrity auction. 12 Days of Christmas is a celebrity-studded fundraiser for the foundation, whose mission is to support: “indigenous peoples and traditional populations … Continue reading →

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