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By Lia Rizzo, in collaboration with Pamela Malva The story behind the project Saúde Criança (Child Health in Portuguese) took…

By Charmaine Ng for The Straits Times After her father was diagnosed with early onset dementia at age 54, Melissa…

Franziska Kohler, Tages-Anzeiger, AC Immune, Zurich, Switzerland There is a long story and a short story to be told about…

1) Which three words would you use to describe female social entrepreneurship today? Powerful Purposeful Multiplying 2) Going back to…

by Alden Wicker, Sparknews When Hurricane Sandy hit the Eastern seaboard in 2012, it left more than 8 million businesses…

By Barçin Yinanç, Hürriyet Daily News It took only 45 seconds. In the early hours of August 17, 1999, an…

By Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo, Philstar.com Rummaging through trash bins, begging for food, sharing what little he has with stray…

By Anwuli Nkem, Flying Doctors Nigeria Few would have predicted that the first air ambulance service in West Africa would…

By Christelle Gilquin for Femmes d’Aujourd’hui “A diet that’s good for both body and planet? It starts here.” Geneviève Moreau…

By Malika Souyah for Amina Ndeye Amy Kebe Sylla, Jokalante (Senegal) At 33 years old, Ndeye Amy Kebe Sylla perfectly…

By Martins Chambassuco for Expansão Verónica José has an impressive resumé and considerable experience in social activism. During the past…

By Mohamed Elporame for Al Masry Al Youm Some social entrepreneurs create jobs; others work to preserve cultural heritage or…

By Wincy Chan for Jessica In 2009, Doris Leung left her career in journalism to launch a transportation service designed…

By Azusa Mishima for Asahi Shimbun Were it not for the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, Misaki Tanaka’s destiny might…

By Yannis Palaiologos for Kathimerini Diana Voutyrakou has represented Greece at the World Robotic Olympiad several times, and she is…

By Schneider, Anna-Sophie for Spiegel Online Marcella Hansch is afraid of fish, but she loves diving nonetheless. When fish swim…

by Mooréa Lahalle for Le Figaro  Now 64 years old, Nicole Jacquin has dedicated much of her life to the…

By Àtọ́kẹ́ for BellaNaija Temie Giwa-Tubosun is the 32-year-old creative force behind LifeBank, an innovative approach to healthcare that can…

By Nancy Escutia and Estefanía Peñaroja for Excélsior Worried about the thousands of patients suffering from chronic degenerative diseases, such…

by Suman Bajpai for Woman’s Era “It’s a woman’s world,” said Sairee Chahal. She is the founder and CEO of SHEROES,…