Last August a hiking trip landed three young Americans on the wrong side of the Iranian border, where they were captured and detained by Iranian authorities. Almost a year later, they remain in isolation. Read More »
Today there are over 15 million children who have lost parents to AIDS. The world these children will grow up in will be shaped by the commitments we make today. Read More »
It’s hard to resist feeling powerless as we watch economic systems collapse around us. The leading economic thinkers who lent their voices to the Summer/Fall ’09 issue of World Pulse Magazine remind us that those systems can be re-envisioned. Read More »
The One Million Women Campaign has a goal of empowering 1 million Australian women to cut 1 million tons of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas pollutant triggering climate change. Read More »
In many countries, women spend an average of two hours a day walking for water. You can help reduce the burden by fundraising to build a well for a community in need. Read More »
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai recently stated that what we really need to do is plant a billion trees. Having planted 30 million trees herself, Maathai has inspired a movement. Read More »
The piece of legislation that has become known as Uganda’s anti-gay bill is slated to come before the Ugandan parliament in late February or early March. If the legislation passes, it would not only reinforce the criminalization of homosexuality in Uganda but it could punish homosexuals with life imprisonment or even death. Read More »
