In Holland, it is customary to eat ‘oliebollen’ on New Year’s Eve; deep fried balls of dough  (sometimes filled with raisins) served with powdered sugar. They are good, but Barbara Gwanmesia found a way to improve them and help others…

I have been aware for years that people leave books they have read behind for others to read. I have always considered that a very kind thing to do. This phenomenon has resulted in Little Free Libraries popping up in…

This story begins in a poor city near Detroit, where water has been cut off and street lamps have been removed and most residents have moved away. In a poor neighborhood in this city, a retired woman decided to turn…

I used to read a lot when I was a kid. I had a lot of books, but in addition, our family went to the library every week or so. 

As a kid growing up in Holland, I had…

I like stories about young people doing nice things for others. Like the story of Lucas Patchett and Mic Marchesi (now both 22 years old) from Brisbane, Australia. 

In 2014, both lads were in between studies. Inspired by the…

Kids have the kindest hearts. And 11 year old Garrett Lowry is the perfect example of this. 

Garrett excels in baseball (his team mates call him ‘Bam Bam’ because of his hitting record), but there’s another side to this…

I remember reading a while ago that supermarkets in France were no longer allowed to waste food, but instead had to donate their surplus to charity. I kind of forgot about the story, until I read that a supermarket not…

It may be unfair to write a piece about Ken Nwadike and focus mainly on his Free Hugs Project, because he has done so much more than that. But it was the story that caught my attention in the first…

BOYAN SLAT – THE OCEAN CLEAN UP PROJECT 

I have been following the story of Boyan Slat for several years now. Here is a story of a teenager with a remarkable intellect and perseverance. 

“The so-called ‘Great Pacific…