Christian church destroyed by ISIS rebuilt by muslim residents This group of Muslim volunteers are being hailed for their compassionate gesture of solidarity towards an abused Mosul church earlier this week. According to the Facebook group This Is Christian Iraq, young community Muslims volunteered to help rebuild the Monastery of Mar Georges in the Al…
People who are dying are a lot happier than you think Fear of death is a fundamental part of the human experience—we dread the possibility of pain and suffering and lament the day when we may lose our loved ones. Although thinking about dying can cause considerable angst, new research suggests that the actual emotional experiences…
Women recovering from eating disorders can receive free fitted clothes Recovering from an eating disorder is no easy journey – that’s why this nonprofit wants to take some of the burden off of women’s shoulders. The Garment Project is the only organization that helps empower women healing from eating disorders by rebuilding their wardrobe for free. Many people…
A unique project is empowering women in rural Assam Nizara Talukdar, in her mid 30s, is just another village woman in Assam who has grown up in poverty. But the times seem to have changed, as she has started to earn more through her innovative ideas, thanks to the Internet Saathi (Internet Assist) programme being…
150 refugees given dental work in Montréal – for free Over 150 Syrian refugees who have settled in Canada have just been given their first dental consultation since emigrating from overseas – and it was 100% free of charge. Roughly 30 different Montreal dentists and hygienists in Ville Saint-Laurent offered up their services this weekend to…
This 74-year-old lady is using her time, money & energy to educate underprivileged children What do you think you will be doing in your Seventies? At 74 years of age, Snehlata Hooda is busy running and managing a school for the underprivileged children. With over four decades of experience teaching at the Delhi government school,…
When art studio for mentally ill loses funding, money flows in from strangers This art studio has worked wonders on the health of those suffering from mental illness – so when they lost federal funding in 2015, things looked grim. Artbeat Studios is an art studio based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The founder himself, Nigel Bart, was…
Beyoncé launches college scholarship programmes for women Believe it or not, Beyoncé’s sixth solo disc Lemonade – and the HBO visual album that came with it – is already one year old. To mark the occasion Queen Be is going all out by launching a new scholarship programme aimed at sending young women to college in…
This doctor has been feeding 500 abandoned elderly people Dr. Uday Modi has been feeding hundreds of elderly people on a daily basis in Mumbai, absolutely free of cost. He wakes up every morning determined to feed close to 500 senior citizens who are unable to put together a decent meal for themselves due to…
Piles of new art supplies from Michaels It’s not Christmas time but for the duration of this week, 30,000 sick children across North America are waking up in their hospital rooms to receive a mound of free arts and craft supplies courtesy of one of the biggest art supplies chains in the country. …