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Feature: Saray Khumalo Climbs Peaks to Raise Education in South Africa

In Africa, Africa Innovators and Influencers, Education, Empowerment, News by Mary Kurek

Saray Khumalo is a remarkable young woman mountaineer and adventurer who is on a mission to climb the world’s highest peaks in order to raise funds to build libraries and offer educational opportunities to areas of South African in need.  She’s accomplishing that mission quite well, as the first black African woman to summit Mount Everest.  That’s not the only …

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Feature: Rare Disease Patient Advocate Brianna Greenspan Shares the Action That Brings Hope

In Health, News by Mary Kurek

Brianna Greenspan is a natural connector and problem solver.  But, what she is first is a patient with a disease that no one could name during her childhood.  From her youngest memory, Brianna has been fighting different symptoms that were debilitating and painful.  Her bones were jumping out of joint without provocation, hugs might leave her with a rash, and …

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Brett Puterbaugh Matches Education and Mentors with Communities in Need

In Education, Features24 by Mary Kurek

Brett Puterbaugh is the Chief Impact Officer for Village Book Builders, headquartered in the U.S.  What Brett and his partners do is to create an education opportunity where there isn’t any.  They do that with a combination of hardware, software, mentors, and books – lots and lots of books.  They partner with areas of the world where even connectivity to …