Moctar Dembele from Burkina Faso, and Gerard Niyondiko from Burundi, have invented a soap that repels mosquitos! Their invention, titled “Fasoaop” is made from shea butter, lemongrass oil, and other secret ingredients. “After using the soap, it leaves on the skin a scent that repels mosquitoes,” said Niyondiko. “In addition,Continue Reading
Damian Aspinall, a British conservationist, raised a young gorilla named Kwibi since he was an infant at Howletts Wild Animal Park in England. When Kwibi reached the age of 5, Damian released him into the wild in Gabon, West Africa. Damian’s “Aspinall Foundation” has been releasing captive gorillas back intoContinue Reading
Cheing Chut, a pastor in Sudan had a heavy weight on his shoulders. He knew he had to protect his family and his congregation from the violence against Christians in Sudan. Cheing sent his family to the U.S. for protection, while he stayed behind to protect his congregation. Things gotContinue Reading
Back in November of 2012, Good World News reported on a neat charity called “Free the Children” which is the brainchild of Craig Kielburger. This charity is proud to honor award winning actress, Natalie Portman, as their ambassador! In her ambassador role, she will support education for girls in Kenya.Continue Reading
Zambia has become the latest African country to ban hunting of lions and leopards. Individuals once thought that hunting would bring a lot of money to the country, but the $2 million received from hunting is virtually insignificant to the millions they receive from tourism. ‘Tourists come to Zambia toContinue Reading
Could Kelvin Doe be the next Tony Stark, aka Ironman? Kelvin is a 15 year old self taught prodigy from Sierra Leone. “I love inventing”, Kevin says. He goes through trash and discarded materials, finds broken parts, and makes his own inventions. The electrical grid in Sierra Leone can beContinue Reading
Serena and Venus headed to Africa this week to inspire kids in Nigeria. They went to a private club on Ikoyi Island to play tennis with some of the locals. Hopefully they’ll make it to some of the more rural areas to play with the kids as well! The twoContinue Reading
Maud Chifamba is showing that with enough determination, you can accomplish ANYTHING. At the age of 14, she is the youngest person to attend university in not only Zimbabwe, but all of southern Africa! It wasn’t easy getting to this point. Born on November 19th 1997, she was raised inContinue Reading
Emmanuelle Chriqui, aka “Sloan” (for all of you Entourage fans), is showing the world that there is a very large heart along with that big smile of hers. She has taken many steps to help stop the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since the “Second Congo War”Continue Reading
Standing at 7 ft 6 inches, Yao Ming, the former NBA star from China is a rarity with respect to height. Yao Ming is now protecting another increasingly rare population – rhinos and elephants. He is using his fame and big heart to convince his fellow Chinese citizens and theContinue Reading