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Profiling world changers, eco-warriors, peace makers
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Cristal Logothetis<br />
Ron Finley<br />
Carina Hoang<br />
Alex Cearns<br />
Maggie Dent<br />
Easing the burden for<br />
Syrian refugee families<br />
Shocked at the horrors<br />
of the Syrian refugee<br />
crisis, a young American<br />
mother is easing the<br />
burden for scores of<br />
refugee families by<br />
donating thousands of<br />
baby carriers to people<br />
fleeing their war-ravaged<br />
homes. Through her now<br />
burgeoning charity Carry<br />
the Future, Cristal has<br />
not only helped refugees<br />
but also been personally<br />
transformed from a<br />
cynic to someone who is<br />
continually amazed by<br />
people’s genuine desire<br />
to do good in the world.<br />
The Gangsta Gardener<br />
‘Gangsta Gardener’<br />
Ron Finley is leading<br />
a movement in which<br />
people across the<br />
globe are transforming<br />
abandoned blocks,<br />
roadside verges and<br />
unloved pieces of vacant<br />
dirt into gardens and<br />
vegetable patches.<br />
The craze is not only<br />
beautifying forgotten<br />
areas but bringing<br />
people together,<br />
providing fresh produce<br />
in areas dominated by<br />
fast food and reminding<br />
people that they have<br />
the power to shape their<br />
own future.<br />
A refugee’s tale of flight,<br />
courage and triumph<br />
Carina Hoang fled<br />
South Vietnam in<br />
the aftermath of the<br />
Vietnam War, endured<br />
a traumatic escape<br />
from which she barely<br />
survived, and now<br />
returns to the Indonesian<br />
isles to which she once<br />
escaped on an annual<br />
pilgrimage to uncover<br />
the lost graves of other<br />
Vietnamese refugees.<br />
Guided by faith, spiritual<br />
belief and the knowledge<br />
it was so nearly her<br />
laying in an abandoned<br />
grave, her efforts are<br />
bringing desperately<br />
awaited relief to families<br />
yearning to give a proper<br />
burial to long-dead<br />
loved ones.<br />
Using photography to<br />
save animal lives<br />
Pet portrait<br />
photographer Alex<br />
Cearns travels the<br />
globe photographing<br />
rescued animals to raise<br />
money for their care and<br />
promote their protection.<br />
She volunteers 40<br />
percent of her time to<br />
philanthropic causes and<br />
relishes the chance to<br />
present animals in their<br />
best light.<br />
Saving our stressedout<br />
kids<br />
Parenting educator and<br />
author Maggie Dent<br />
has earned the love of<br />
a nation’s parents for<br />
her funny, practical and<br />
insightful advice on how<br />
to raise healthy and<br />
resilient children. What<br />
life path has Maggie<br />
travelled to become<br />
such an advocate for<br />
saving our stressed-out<br />
modern-day kids?<br />
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