Kennedy Odede worked ten-hour shifts in a factory in Kenya, earning about a dollar a day. Somehow, he managed to save twenty cents from that tiny wage. He used the money to buy a soccer ball. He took it back to Kibera, the neighborhood in Nairobi where he had grown up. Other young people came … Read more
Growing up in the South Bronx, Geoffrey Canada knew what it felt like to be afraid in his own neighborhood. Children could be attacked walking down the street, and fights were so common that learning how to protect yourself became part of growing up. His father had left the family when Geoffrey was just four … 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 1999, Anshu Gupta and his wife, Meenakshi, gathered 67 pieces of clothing from their home in India. They wanted to do something about a problem Gupta had been noticing for years. In India’s cities, people had cupboards full of clothes they no longer wore. Meanwhile, families in poorer communities often struggled to obtain basic … Read more