More Social Good - Page 138
Feeding America wants to wipe out hunger and food waste with the power of a single app
"We are in a position to nationally scale this solution and help end hunger in America."
Mark Zuckerberg posts Oculus VR film profiling prison inmates changing their lives
VR isn't just about headsets and game controllers, it's also about real life.
9 incredible ways we're using drones for social good
From edible drones delivering assistance to rural communities to quadcopters tracking illegal logging, the technology is doing a lot of good.
7 activists tell us the best thing about being autistic
"What I love, I love with verve and fervor."
By Katie Dupere
This technicolor typeface honors the creator of the LGBTQ pride flag
"People can now raise the rainbow flag with every letter they type."
By Katie Dupere
Nasty homophobic banner at college game gets fought with an uplifting expression of love
These mothers had a special message, instead.
By Yi Shu Ng
This coding startup trains autistic people to take on the tech industry
"Autistic people like to do coding because it keeps your mind going."
By Katie Dupere
Lady Gaga FaceTimed with Prince William to discuss a very important issue
"I feel like we are not hiding anymore."
Mental health org and 'Stranger Things' star send warnings about '13 Reasons Why'
The show has received mixed reviews since its release.
The internet redeems itself by rallying around bullied deaf and blind 'Counter-Strike' player
The internet can be good sometimes.
By Kellen Beck
These engaging, hyper-visual maps can help us better understand homelessness
"Data visualization brings a complex issue out of the vague, enormous, and overwhelming into the realm of personal, tangible, and grounded."
This brilliant nonprofit helps women in eating disorder recovery get a free new wardrobe
"This is something that's missing. No one else is providing this."
By Katie Dupere
How an 'Uber for pregnant women' is saving lives in Tanzania
The program saves 200 women and newborns every month.
The important way GLAAD empowers LGBTQ people cruelly outed in front of millions
"A person's gender history is private."
By Katie Dupere
A Buffett family foundation will devote $90 million to supporting girls of color
The NoVo Foundation is focusing on the Southeast.
India's 'School for Justice' teaches human trafficking survivors to be lawyers
"I want to punish the men who did this to me."
By Katie Dupere
Bill Gates challenges you to find lifesaving innovations hiding in this VR game
"If you don't expect to see change, you won't look for it."
By Katie Dupere
Activists are using fax machines to send clever protest art to lawmakers
The fax machine isn't dead. In fact, it's the latest tool of the resistance.
By Katie Dupere
We became scientists to help the world. Now we need to take to the streets.
Science seeks truth, and activism speaks truth to power.
By Ploy Achakulwisut and Geoffrey Supran
Stunning graphic novel shows aid workers fighting famine and fear in South Sudan
"If people know these stories, then there's hope."
'We Read Too' app connects young readers of color with books they can relate to
"We love to read, too, and want to see ourselves in the stories we read just like anyone else would."
By Katie Dupere
8 ingenious innovations helping autistic children communicate
Here's just a small sample of extremely cool devices doing good for the autistic community.
By Katie Dupere
Watch these trans kids learn the value of self-love from their parents
#ProtectTransKids
By Katie Dupere
