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Adventure Scientists on NPR Weekend EditionPlastic pollution in the sea doesn’t just mean bottles and bags. Citizen scientists around the world are helping researchers assess the impact of tiny, often…Sep 2015 -
Video: Indus Action's Project EklavyaIndus Action is currently working on implementing Section 12(1)(c) of India’s Right to Education Act which requires all unaided private schools in India to reserve…Jul 2015 -
Sasha Chanoff of RefugePoint Honored as a Champion of Change at the White HouseSasha Chanoff has worked for two decades in refugee rescue, relief, and resettlement operations in Africa and the United States. He is the founder and…Jul 2015 -
Watsi Co-Founder Grace Garey Featured in Elle Magazine's 2015 Women in TechWhat if you could help provide spinal-cord surgery for a newborn in Tanzania? Or bone realignment for a man in Kenya? A lot of entrepreneurs…Jul 2015 -
National Georgraphic: 2015 Emerging ExplorersDeforestation, much of it illegal, is one of the main contributors to climate change. Detecting and interdicting illicit loggers in remote areas has always been…Jun 2015 -
One Acre Fund is Energizing the Green Revolution in Africa“In the fight against global poverty, there are very few hugely powerful leverage points,” says One Acre Fund founder, Andrew Youn. “The majority of the world’s poor…Jun 2015 -
Men's Journal Names Gregg Treinish One of the 50 Most Adventurous MenFive years after returning from the Andes, armed with a biology and sociology degree, Gregg Treinish founded Adventure Scientists, a non-profit that uses the unique talents…May 2015 -
Agora Partnerships Announces New Partnership with KivaAgora Partnerships is excited to announce their very first lending opportunity on the Kiva platform:Aflore, a 2014 Agora Accelerator Alumni. Through Kiva, Agora Partnerships will be…May 2015 -
Crisis Text Line's Texts From Teens Build Real-Time Maps of Crisis in AmericaWhen texters first send a message, they receive an automated response welcoming them, offering up the service’s privacy policy, and showing them how to opt…May 2015