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In a developing country, conservation can be a tough sell.
Julia Steinecke finds it easy to meet NGOs and community organizations, like Big Brother Mouse.
A team from Niagara tackles water scarcity in rural Guatemala.
It's one thing to put the roof back on a house—what about rebuilding young lives in a Caribbean economy torn apart by hurricanes?
Activist Bill McKibben says climate change is the most important issue of our time. And he's leading a tech-savvy movement to demand serious change from our governments.
August 10, 2009

Tailor-Made in Uganda

Armed with needle and thread, Carrie-Jane Williams helps Ugandan girls stay in school.
Young Canadian volunteers with Médicins Sans Frontières talk about braving some of the world's worst conflict zones to deliver help where it's desperately needed.
He's 26 years old, he lives at home with his parents... and he's changing the face of human rights reporting in Ghana. Meet Ben Peterson, co-founder of Journalists for Human Rights.
As a former kayak guide and Nile River Explorer, Alex Mihailovic is not exactly your typical surgeon. 
The people of Cha'llapampa, Bolivia, want to encourage tourism. Four student volunteers want to help. But where do you start?
After decades of war, resignation has replaced hope for many young Afghans who have never seen peace.
The challenges of beating HIV/AIDS in Africa are enormous—but the spirit of its young people may be even greater. 
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