From shoplifter to role model: how one teen turned her life around
Caitlynn Stranger got away from crime and into a canoe, becoming a leader for other young people along the way
In East Africa, the daily catch is a better future
Thanks to Susan Thompson’s training program, rural farmers in Kenya are running fish farming operations that net valuable income
Amanda Lindhout was held captive in Somalia - but went back to help others
Despite more than a year spent there in brutal captivity, it didn’t take long for the former journalist to return to the country, this time to create a charity helping rape victims
Using competition to fuel social innovations
Elisha Muskat holds the reins of power at Ashoka, which provides up-and-coming entrepreneurs with three-year stipends to allow them to work full-time on their ventures
An elite athlete’s dash against disease
Investment adviser Brian Culbert is ramping up for his latest challenge in raising funds for SickKids International – an ultramarathon in the French Alps
Marrying the marathon and mental health
Sneakers proved an invaluable tool for Mike Hoehn, who wanted to improve others' lives while celebrating his mother's
Ilana Landsberg-Lewis: Fighting AIDS in Africa
The executive director of the Stephen Lewis Foundation talks about activism, cajoling governments, and rolling back the toll taken by HIV
A made-in-Canada way to help children hurt by Kony
Charity has raised more than $250,000 to support children who were abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army or lost their parents to AIDS
Beating the drum for Cuban kids
After surviving cancer, a businessman followed his passion for percussion to the founding of a neonatal hospital wing
Cooking up help for women in need
Kitchen Sisters brings together top chefs to benefit an organization that helps low-income and homeless women
