Bjorn Steinz
March 21, 2012 – 10:38 am | Comments Off

 

Björn Steinz began his photographic career at a local newspaper close to Frankfurt. Having worked as a volunteer in refugee camps during the war in the former Yugoslavia and traveled in Latin America, he decided …

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WILD Foundation
April 19, 2011 – 3:12 pm | No Comment
WILD Foundation

The WILD Foundation is an international organization dedicated to wilderness protection around the world. They believe that intact wolderness areas are an essential element of a healthy human society.  Their vision is a planet with …

TB epidemic around the world
February 1, 2011 – 3:55 pm | No Comment
TB epidemic around the world

TB is a worldwide pandemic. Among the 15 countries with the highest estimated TB incidence rates, 13 are in Africa, while a third of all new cases are in India and China. More than two …

Kandahar Treasure
December 8, 2010 – 3:00 pm | One Comment
Kandahar Treasure

Rangina Hamidi founded Kandahar Treasure in 2003 with a group of 25 women from the Kandahar area. It started out as a non -profit project of the Afghans for Civil Society and has expanded to over …

Root Capital
November 8, 2010 – 10:50 am | No Comment
Root Capital

In Latin America and Africa, Root Capital is providing loans to small businesses and Fair Trade products to socially-minded consumers.
From coffee and honey in Tanzania to cotton and timber in Peru, Root Capital invests in …

Plastic Pollution Coalition
November 5, 2010 – 9:53 am | No Comment
Plastic Pollution Coalition

The Plastic Pollution Coalition knows that fighting plastic pollution means more than just recycling.
The truth is that ninety-three percent of plastics in the United States end up in landfills despite recycling and cash redemption programs, …

CHF International
November 5, 2010 – 7:29 am | No Comment
CHF International

CHF International was started in 1952 to provide low-income housing in the United States, but its mission and influence has long since moved past strictly housing in the United States to encompass health care, emergency …