This gym teacher used autographs and memorabilia to fund a high-school fitness center.

Pam Gilbert, a retired math teacher, has worked tirelessly to open and run a school in the high altitude Ecuadorian village of Malingua Pamba.

Through a system of “micro-bartering,” Rebecca Kousky’s international nonprofit Nest is helping women in poverty earn a living selling their handmade crafts.

Sometimes, the only person holding you back is yourself. How taking accountability for her actions empowered one writer to ultimately change them.

When a degenerative illness strikes, an aging couple faces transition with dignity and grace, moving to a retirement home after 44 years in the same house.

For the owners of Equator Coffees & Teas, making “good” coffee means keeping good practices with the land, plants and people of the Panamanian rainforest.

Pam Rosenkrans runs In Her Shoes, a California-based boutique shop that donates 100 percent of its profits to international women’s rights.

In Kenya and 11 other countries, the soccer-based program The Team is a winning mix of popular entertainment and conflict resolution.