Stan Brock learned what being far from medical care really meant after a horse badly injured him in the wilderness of what was then British Guiana. He was working on Dadanawa Ranch, surrounded by thousands of square miles of savannah and rainforest, where horses, cattle, bush planes, and long distances were part of daily life. When he was hurt, the nearest doctor was roughly 26 days away on foot.
In 1919, Eglantyne Jebb stood in Trafalgar Square holding photographs most people did not want to see. The children in them were thin, hungry and trapped in the wreckage of the First World War, some living in countries Britain had just spent four years fighting.
Catherine Mulvale was visiting Kampala, Uganda, in 2006 when a little boy approached her. He was 12 years old, wearing a blue shirt, and he had a question that would change the direction of her life. “Will you save my life?” he asked. Mulvale had come from Canada, where many of the opportunities this boy … Read more
For nearly ten years, Scott Harrison made his living promoting New York City nightclubs. He knew how to throw a party, attract a crowd and convince people that they absolutely had to be somewhere on a Saturday night. It was a successful career filled with expensive drinks, exclusive guest lists and late nights. But eventually, … Read more
In 2002, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow was visiting a family in Malawi, where a terrible famine was leaving people struggling to find enough food. The family’s mother was dying from an AIDS-related illness. Sitting beside her was her 14-year-old son, Edward. MacFarlane-Barrow asked the boy what he wanted most in life. Edward didn’t talk about becoming rich … Read more
When Canadian entrepreneur Jody Steinhauer started volunteering with charitable organizations, she noticed something that bothered her. Shelters and community groups were spending precious donation money buying everyday necessities at retail prices. They needed socks, underwear, soap, blankets, and other basic supplies, but they were often paying far more than businesses would for the same products. … Read more