On Buying Locally, Sourcing Locally, and Consuming Critically
Today, it is so easy to buy Italian leather boots and Japanese snacks from the comfort and safety of our home, wherever that may be.... Read more
Individual Citizens & Customers
Cross-Generational Mental Health Awareness: The Youth Needs You
In recent years, there is a rise in mental health discussion everywhere. Information and resources are being passed around. People are slowly normalizing talking openly about their mental health.... Read more
William Kamkwamba, the African Youth Who Seizes the Wind
When William Kamkwamba was 13, his East African country, Malawi, was in a famine. His parents could not pay for school because drought attacked their fields. William Kamkwamba had to leave school and drop out. ... Read more
Zhang Junping’s Sisyphean Task: from Abandoned Mines to Green Paradise
Some local governments in China have approached Zhang to learn his methods in treating and greening their abandoned mines.... Read more
Tetsu Nakamura Flowed Life Back to the Valley of Death
Tetsu Nakamura was a physician from Fukuoka, Japan, who spent decades of his life helping people in a desert area in Eastern Afghanistan. Nakamura’s story is one of respect, commitment, and hard work. ... Read more