Society
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Society PakistanPilgrims No Longer Need a Visa to Visit Their Holy Shrine
One less closed border makes the world better: Indian and Pakistani prime ministers, Imran Khan and Narendra Modi, held inaugurations this month of a new visa-free border crossing, intended to allow thousands of Indian pilgrims to visit the Sikh shrine in Pakistan.
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Society JapanCharity Gives Japan’s Empty Homes to Single Moms, Fixing Two Problems at Once
A Japanese charity based in Tokyo is tackling the nation’s growing problem of abandoned homes by transforming them into housing for those who need it most in the male-dominated nation: single women with children.
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Society USARooftop Farms in Big Apple Grow Vegetables with Rainwater, Reduce City Heat
Finding local, organic vegetables in a city full of high-rise buildings is becoming easier and easier: farms set up on the rooftops in the Big Apple - the nickname for New York City - are providing sustainable produce in the United States’ most populous area.
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Society USAFormer Drug Addict Who Lived on the Streets Now Helps Others to Get Tech-Jobs
San Francisco’s homelessness crises prompted Vietnam veteran Del Seymour to start a social enterprise in his neighborhood of Tenderloin that provides “economic empowerment” to those living in the streets, preparing them for long-term jobs.
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Society CanadaVillage of Tiny Houses Becomes Home for Veterans Living on the Street
A first-of-its-kind Canadian village of affordable tiny homes in Forest Lawn, Calgary has opened its doors to 11 veterans this month, offering them the support, privacy and security they need to reintegrate into their community at a comfortable pace.
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Animals USAYou Hurt Animals – We Put You in Jail, U.S. Senate Says Unanimously
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act (PACT), which would make several kinds of animal cruelty a federal felony in the United States with a punishment of up to seven years in prison.