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Elderly volunteer to clean up Fukushima

GNN staff | Thu June 02, 2011
Led by the 72-year-old Yasuteru Yamada, the Skilled Veterans Corps, a group of some 250 able-bodied seniors, are offering to go in and clean up the radiation-contaminated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan. Among the 250 seniors are retired engineers and nuclear technicians, but also two chefs - and a singer. "It's for the sake of entertainment", says Yamada.

Ten-year-old takes on KFC for destroying US forests

Story contains video via Mongabay | Tue May 17, 2011
Cole Rasenberger's quest to save forests in the US South started as a school assignment to 'be an activist' about something important to him. However, after learning from Dogwood Alliance that coastal forests in North Carolina are being destroyed to make throw-away paper packaging for big fast food companies—such as McDonalds and KFC—Cole Rasenberger, at the age of 8, became more than an activist; he became an environmental leader!

‘Paying it forward’ after 9/11

Story contains video via CNN | Fri May 06, 2011
Moved by the support that his hometown received after 9/11, Jeff Parness started New York Says Thank You to help other communities rebuild after disasters. Since 2004, the group's projects have involved more than 7,000 volunteers nationwide.

Why and how Eli Broad is giving billions away

Story contains video via CBS News | Fri April 29, 2011
In this era of belt tightening, it's kind of refreshing to take a look at people whose happiest pastime is to give money away. Such a man is 77-year-old Eli Broad, a self-made billionaire, art collector and for the past ten years one of the most consistently generous philanthropists in America - supporting education reform, medical research and the arts.

‘Mother Robin’ delivers for poor women in Indonesia

Story contains video via CNN | Mon April 25, 2011
Robin Lim became a midwife after her sister died from complications during pregnancy. Since 2003, she and her team in Indonesia have helped thousands of low-income women have a healthy pregnancy and birth.

Dog-lovers brave Fukushima nuclear danger zone to save abandoned pets

via Daily Mail | Sun April 17, 2011
Rescuers have been risking their lives in the nuclear swamp around tsunami-hit Japan's stricken power plant - to save abandoned dogs.

Grandmother helping Chicago kids ‘off the block’

Story contains video via CNN | Fri April 15, 2011
Surrounded by gang violence in her Chicago neighborhood, Diane Latiker opened her home to area youth and started a community program called Kids Off the Block. Today, she has turned the building next door into a safe place for more than 300 young people.

Making sure ‘motel kids’ don’t go hungry

Story contains video via CNN | Wed March 30, 2011
Since 2005, chef Bruno Serato has been serving free pasta dinners to children -- many of whom are poor and live in motels with their family. Today, Serato provides dinner seven days a week to nearly 200 children at the Boys & Girls Club in Anaheim, California.

More volunteers ‘prepared for death’ at Fukushima

via Hindustan Times | Tue March 22, 2011
In the scramble to avert catastrophe at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, selfless workers are volunteering to repeatedly endure high doses of radiation for the sake of millions of people.

Young football players injured, but not forgotten

Story contains video via CNN | Sun March 06, 2011
Eddie Canales' son was paralyzed during a high school football game in 2001. Today, Eddie's nonprofit, Gridiron Heroes, provides emotional and financial support to high school football players who've sustained life-changing spinal cord injuries.

Church leader reverses stance on HIV, reaches out to those affected

Story contains video via CNN | Mon February 28, 2011
Patricia Sawo used to believe that HIV was a curse -- until she learned she was HIV-positive. Now she educates her community about the virus, and through her Discover to Recover Centre she supports nearly 100 children who have been impacted by it.

Saving the world’s trees at 13

Story contains video Wed February 23, 2011
A German teenager campaigns to save the planet by planting trees. CNN's Richard Roth reports.

Protecting villagers from deadly mudslides

Story contains video via CNN | Tue February 22, 2011
Anne Hallum is helping rural Guatemalans protect their villages from deadly mudslides. Since 1992, her nonprofit, Alliance for International Reforestation, has worked with more than 2,000 families to plant nearly 4 million trees throughout the country.

South African teens get virtual mentoring from all over the world

Story contains video via CNN | Sun February 13, 2011
Amy Stokes is redefining 'family' for South African children affected by HIV/AIDS and poverty. Her organization, Infinite Family, has connected almost 300 teenage "Net Buddies" with nearly 200 volunteer mentors from all over the world via the internet.

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