1,200 schoolkids in Ostend, Belgium undertake beach cleanup
Under a project called “Oceans of tomorrow”, teachers from 26 catholic schools in the historic Belgian coastal city of Ostend inspired 1,200 students between the ages of 8 and 14 to
This little girl with Down Syndrome gets adopted by a single dad after getting rejected by 20 families
Born with Down Syndrome, Alba was disowned by her mother at the time of her birth. Later, her biological father also left her and thereafter, she got rejected by 20
This Brazilian grandfather has vitiligo, and he crochets dolls for kids with the same condition
Vitiligo is a skin ailment which causes loss of skin color in blotches, and it tends to grow over time. Around 0.5 – 1% of the world’s population has this
Dozens of McDonald’s billboards in Sweden are being turned into bee shelters
Bee populations are on the decline in Sweden, and once again, fast food giant McDonald’s Swedish branch has decided to provide a safe haven to the struggling pollinators. The company
Fast food giant Burger King ditches plastic toys in the UK
Earlier this year, two little girls Caitlin and Ella from Southampton, England, had launched a petition asking fast food restaurants to reconsider handing out plastic toys with their happy meals as
Parents of a blood cancer survivor help 1,240 underprivileged kids with the disease get medical treatment
In 2011, Monica and Arvind R Vohra’s five year old son Aaryan was diagnosed with blood cancer. The news left the couple shattered, but with great courage and determination, they
Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake partner to create a fund and pledge $6 million towards Hurricane Dorian relief efforts
Hurricane Durian unleashed massive destruction in the Bahamas recently. In order to help the Bahamians overcome this crisis, Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake created the ONE Bahamas Fund wherein they
Scientists come up with indoor solar cells capable of generating electricity from home lighting
In a breakthrough development, researchers from China and Sweden have come up with a new type of organic solar cell that can generate electricity from ambient indoor lighting. This is
This genius community program in Philippine village solves two problems in one go – hunger and plastic waste
In Philippine’s Bayanan village, one kilogram of rice only costs about 70 cents. Yet it is considered costly by the residents, most of whom are below poverty line. Another issue
University of Tennessee makes a boy’s “U.T.”design into an official T-shirt after he gets bullied for making it
A student at the Altamonte Elementary School in Florida made a homemade University of Tennessee t-shirt for “College Colors Day”. He drew a “U.T.” on paper and pinned it to