| Abu Dhabi | Seawater greenhouse grows crops in desert |
| Afghanistan | Childrens' bank turns street children into entrepreneurs, From Bangladesh to Afghanistan, BRAC shares lessons in helping the poorest, Hope for world peace grows from Oklahoma City's 1995 tragedy, Linking artisans to markets brings increased sales, Literacy classes transform women's lives in western Afghanistan, Low tech systems improve water, sanitation in remote Afghan communities, Mobile phones allow people to transfer money person to person in Kenya, Afghanistan, One man's promise brings hope to remote Central Asian villages, Peace would be the best present for Afghan women |
| Angola | Canadian students reach out to provide first library in Angolan town |
| Argentina | Bank of the South: locally-led South American development, Cheap and simple community-based measures save childrens' lives worldwide, Mobile activism: three billion mobile phones and counting |
| Australia | Award-winning buildings draw on nature's technology, Gift, and teacher's wish, links remote Nepal villages with the world, Indigenously-driven health success stories in Australia acclaimed internationally |
| Bangladesh | 'Barefoot researchers' make a difference in rural Bangladesh, 'Blue revolution' enriches diets of millions around the world, A new model to improve nutrition, reduce poverty, and make money, Award-winning business brings efficient stoves, kilns to small industries in South India, Bangladesh program to enhance girls' access to education inspires other countries, Creating economic and social development from below, From Bangladesh to Afghanistan, BRAC shares lessons in helping the poorest, Grameen Shakti, empowerment through renewable energy, Low tech early warning system saves thousands of lives in Bangladesh, Micro-insurance helps poor families cope, Microcredit helps the very poor become self-sustaining all over the world, Mobile phone powers internet cafe in Bangladesh, Mobile phones bring access to health information in Bangladesh, Model national Vitamin A supplementation campaign reaches 19 million Bangladeshi children, More than a million treadle pumps create new lives for small farmers in Bangladesh, New rice variety survives flooding, Solar-powered boats bring education, sustainable energy to poor communities, The story of how Oral Rehydration Solution was created, Village Phone creates businesses, affordable telecommunications |
| Belgium | Gift, and teacher's wish, links remote Nepal villages with the world, Grassroots environmental heroes from around the world win largest prize |
| Benin | Benin is an ongoing success story in eliminating endemic river blindness, Benin soap-producing co-operative wins prize for rural creativity, Micro-insurance helps poor families cope, Research initiative to provide new rice varieties to small farmers comes to Africa |
| Bhutan | Bhutan’s yak herders prefer solar power to kerosene and firewood |
| Bolivia | Bank of the South: locally-led South American development, Farmer's mail improves life for Bolivian vegetable farmers, Old US hospital equipment, vital supplies bring new life in developing countries |
| Botswana | Botswana court rules San can return home to Kalahari, Solar power hearing aid battery offers hope for deaf in developing world |
| Brazil | Award-winning business brings efficient stoves, kilns to small industries in South India, Bank of the South: locally-led South American development, Brazil, South Africa bring together investors and NGOs, Brazilian city of Curitiba may be most livable city in the world, Land reform creates food security in Brazil, Participatory democracy builds trust in poor suburb in northern Brazil |
| Bulgaria | Communist rural under-development seen as ecotourism advantage |
| Burkina Faso | Low cost meningitis vaccine to be introduced in 2009, Research initiative to provide new rice varieties to small farmers comes to Africa, Vita-Goat supports local food security |
| Burma | Back Packer Health Worker Team brings health care to remote Burma, More than a million treadle pumps create new lives for small farmers in Bangladesh, Providing free health care for people crossing from Burma into Thailand |
| Cambodia | Linking bike donors and kids in war-ravaged areas, More than a million treadle pumps create new lives for small farmers in Bangladesh, Village Leap helps Cambodians join global village, World Heritage Convention preserves and restores historic sites worldwide |
| Cameroon | A virtual community for sustainable development in Central Africa, Community-directed interventions are most effective form of health care delivery, study shows, Honouring African teachers' creativity in agricultural education |
| Canada | Arctic, desert dwellers share stories at unique Mali festival, Canadian students reach out to provide first library in Angolan town, Canadian website brings gifts to city's homeless, Philippines women recycle juice box containers into fashion bags, Shared love of music links Canadian choir, Mozambique village, Telemedicine brings improved health care to remote part of Canada, Young girl's Ladybug Foundation brings hope, support to Canada's homeless |
| Central African Republic | Creative grantmaking by US foundation lets travellers give back to developing world |
| Chad | Vita-Goat supports local food security |
| Chile | Seaweed absorbs aquaculture industry wastes, preserves biodiversity |
| China | Award-winning business brings efficient stoves, kilns to small industries in South India, Chinese environmentalist creates nature reserves, brings fresh water, Linking citizens and decision makers builds sustainable security, New stove burns crop waste, transforms rural life in China |
| Colombia | Bank of the South: locally-led South American development, Insight on Conflict recognizes grassroots peacebuilding, Spanish bank offers one-stop shop for migrants' financial needs, Wastepickers without frontiers chart new recycling future |
| Congo | Cooperation between HIV and TB programs can save thousands of lives, German AIDS assistance for the countries of Africa has many faces, New field test advances Ebola diagnoses, Pygmy communities, loggers in Congo use GPS, community radio to protect cultural sites, Using mother tongue improves learning for Ngbaka children in Congo |
| Costa Rica | From fu fu to solar power, Fab Labs let people make what they need, The story of how Oral Rehydration Solution was created |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Centre provides refuge for sick children in poverty-stricken northern Cote D’Ivoire |
| Croatia | Mine detecting plant may offer hope for speedier land mine clearance around the world, World Heritage Convention preserves and restores historic sites worldwide |
| Cuba | Cuba uses cultural image of cigars to market fragrances, Old US hospital equipment, vital supplies bring new life in developing countries |
| Czech Republic | Innovative software connects Ghana's students with educational resources |
| Denmark | Mine detecting plant may offer hope for speedier land mine clearance around the world |
| Dominican Republic | Old US hospital equipment, vital supplies bring new life in developing countries |
| East Timor | Civil society helps shape successful post-conflict justice systems, Hybrid court provides local justice while rebuilding judicial system, Local accountability in Rwanda, East Timor justice systems |
| Ecuador | Bank of the South: locally-led South American development, Grassroots environmental heroes from around the world win largest prize |
| Egypt | Egyptian scientists produce drought-tolerant wheat, Egyptian villagers manage their scarce water resources effectively and equitably, Hope for world peace grows from Oklahoma City's 1995 tragedy, New test a vital tool for fighting endemic kala azar in Mediterranean region, World Heritage Convention preserves and restores historic sites worldwide |
| England | Divine Chocolate gives Ghana's farmers a voice in world cocoa trading, From Kenyan slum to UK university, Sammy Gitau's achievement inspires others, Linking citizens and decision makers builds sustainable security, Shining shoes in London offers escape from homelessness, UK farmers help African farmers work their way out of poverty |
| Environmental protection | Building on local successes in reducing poverty, preserving environment, Crocodile saves community: the Sepik management story, Equator Knowledge Zone highlights community achievement, Innovative loan strategy builds businesses in sensitive ecosystems, Planting hope for the future: Kenya's Green Belt Movement |
| Eritrea | Fuel-efficient traditional stove saves wood in Eritrea, One man's vision brings affordable cataract surgery to the developing world |
| Ethiopia | Award-winning business brings efficient stoves, kilns to small industries in South India, Ethiopia trademarks heritage coffee brands to increase farmers' returns, Ghana website brings new markets to African artisans, Microcredit helps Yibeltal farm land in Ethiopia, More than a million treadle pumps create new lives for small farmers in Bangladesh, People around world meet challenge to plant a billion trees in one year, Research initiative to provide new rice varieties to small farmers comes to Africa, Urban farming brings health for HIV positive families in Ethiopia |
| Finland | Gift, and teacher's wish, links remote Nepal villages with the world |
| France | Linking citizens and decision makers builds sustainable security |
| Gabon | Grandmother's Council shares wisdom with the world |
| Gambia | Unique program empowers communities in 9 African countries |
| Georgia | A thousand people walk to save womens' lives in western Georgia |
| Germany | German AIDS assistance for the countries of Africa has many faces, Sharing environmentally-responsible farming success stories, Women farmers internet sites wins Rural Creativity prize |
| Ghana | 'Mama Doctor' cares for rural animals in Ghana, Changing the world through football, Civil society helps shape successful post-conflict justice systems, Divine Chocolate gives Ghana's farmers a voice in world cocoa trading, First adjustable prescription eyeglasses offer hope for developing world, From fu fu to solar power, Fab Labs let people make what they need, GRACE supports African communities in managing their own health care, Ghana website brings new markets to African artisans, Indigenous knowledge a precious resource in coping with disaster, Innovative software connects Ghana's students with educational resources, Research initiative to provide new rice varieties to small farmers comes to Africa |
| Greece | World Heritage Convention preserves and restores historic sites worldwide |
| Guatemala | Low cost ceramic water filter improves health, creates jobs for rural poor, Old US hospital equipment, vital supplies bring new life in developing countries |
| Guinea | Vita-Goat supports local food security |
| Guinea-Bissau | They bring their own seats to school every morning |
| Guyana | Old US hospital equipment, vital supplies bring new life in developing countries, Pioneering deal offers new hope for preserving tropical forests, global climate, local jobs |
| Haiti | Cooperation between HIV and TB programs can save thousands of lives, Haiti's rural communities get vital communications link, Haitians organize democratically to solve their own problems, Old US hospital equipment, vital supplies bring new life in developing countries, School for success in Haiti |
| Honduras | Old US hospital equipment, vital supplies bring new life in developing countries |
| India | 'Vision entrepreneurs' solve blurry vision while making a living, Award-winning business brings efficient stoves, kilns to small industries in South India, Childrens' bank turns street children into entrepreneurs, Empowering communities by sharing ICT success stories, Ending the scourge of black fever in India, From fu fu to solar power, Fab Labs let people make what they need, Getting ready for a second Green Revolution in India, Getting the men involved helps women market guava jelly, Goa laundry offers a new life for Indian victims of sex trafficking, Hope for world peace grows from Oklahoma City's 1995 tragedy, Indian eye care centre crusades against unnecessary blindness in the developing world, Indian fisherwomen develop economic independence, Indian researcher develop simple, accurate leprosy test for use in the field, Indian women beat poverty trap with thriving business in traditional medicines, Indian women farmer film makers win awards, Indian women with a nose for news have big impact, Inexpensive tracking of maternal deaths can help protect maternal health – Indian study, Information kiosks help citizens get information, address grievances in remote areas of India, Jaipur Foot restores dignity, mobility to world's amputees, Low-cost Vietnamese vaccine could pave way for control of cholera worldwide, Micro-insurance helps poor families cope, Mobile activism: three billion mobile phones and counting, Mobile business school brings information to women in drought-stricken area of India, Mumbai NGO focuses on bringing HIV-affected widows back into the work force, New women landowners in India see hope for their children, Northern Ireland provides a model for making peace, Post-earthquake work reaches out to most vulnerable, Preserving unique embroidery art while making a sustainable living, Research initiative to provide new rice varieties to small farmers comes to Africa, SEWA empowers Indian widow in rebuilding her life, community, Saving costs and improving water management in India, Slum dwellers, city managers transform city slums together, Small organizations that challenge conventional thinking win major US award, Solar lamp replaces hazardous kerosene in Indian villages, Tamil Nadu group finds simple way to purify drinking water, Tsunami Survivors Dialogue shares ideas for people-centred recovery, Turning food waste into gas for cooking and electricity, Unique Honey Bee Network promotes rural Indian invention, Vinegar provides simple cervical cancer screening test where Pap smears not available, Win-win partnership for women, consumers and Indian company, Women 'light the dark' for their families and communities |
| Indonesia | A new model to improve nutrition, reduce poverty, and make money, Guerrilla tourism brings hope for new future in Aceh, Pioneering deal offers new hope for preserving tropical forests, global climate, local jobs, Six governments create partnership to preserve Coral Triangle marine resources, Tsunami Survivors Dialogue shares ideas for people-centred recovery |
| Iran | New test a vital tool for fighting endemic kala azar in Mediterranean region, Sand beneath their feet can house refugees |
| Iraq | Northern Ireland provides a model for making peace, Sand beneath their feet can house refugees |
| Ireland | Irish reconciliation brings hope to bereaved Middle East families, Northern Ireland - is the peace process exportable |
| Israel | A shared womens' vision for Middle East peace, Hope for world peace grows from Oklahoma City's 1995 tragedy, Irish reconciliation brings hope to bereaved Middle East families, Israelis working in partnership with Palestinian villages could be model for others, PeaceWorks OneVoice movement engages Israelis, Palestinians |
| Jamaica | Old US hospital equipment, vital supplies bring new life in developing countries |
| Jordan | Hope for world peace grows from Oklahoma City's 1995 tragedy |
| Kenya | 'The Simpsons' dramatically increase Kenyan carvers' earnings, 70 dollars and seven years create 26 jobs in Kenyan village, Centre brings women together in African slum to care for AIDS orphans, Changing the world through football, Cheap and simple community-based measures save childrens' lives worldwide, Fishmongering brings self-help to HIV-positive people in Homa Bay, From Kenyan slum to UK university, Sammy Gitau's achievement inspires others, From fu fu to solar power, Fab Labs let people make what they need, GRACE supports African communities in managing their own health care, German AIDS assistance for the countries of Africa has many faces, Honouring African teachers' creativity in agricultural education, Hope for world peace grows from Oklahoma City's 1995 tragedy, Indigenous knowledge a precious resource in coping with disaster, Kenya women's network focuses on local food sources to support people living with AIDS, Maasai women pioneer steer raising in Kenya, Mobile phone banking serves rural areas, Mobile phones allow people to transfer money person to person in Kenya, Afghanistan, People around world meet challenge to plant a billion trees in one year, Personal Digital Assistants, and open source software, save lives in Africa, Planting hope for the future: Kenya's Green Belt Movement, Refugees are the filmmakers, actors and audience in unique Kenyan film festival, Solar water disinfection saves lives, money in largest Kenyan slum, Using indigenous systems and the community to improve reproductive health in Kenya, Women-run project brings water to 300 families in Kenya |
| Korea | Korean DMZ protects rare species, offers new hope for peace, Vita-Goat supports local food security |
| Lebanon | Northern Ireland provides a model for making peace |
| Lesotho | Growing pineapples in Northern Uganda, Pig from gift catalogue brings hope to woman in Lesotho, School vegetable gardening improves learning, farming in Lesotho |
| Liberia | Creating million days of work strengthens Liberian democracy, Locally owned community associations help Liberians survive civil war |
| Madagascar | First female governor brings attention to women, children in Madagascar, Madagascar plan to reduce deforestation achieves excellent results, Small organizations that challenge conventional thinking win major US award |
| Malawi | Briquettes provide energy, let forests regenerate in Malawi, Cooperation between HIV and TB programs can save thousands of lives, Fertilizer, seed subsidies bring bumper corn crop in Malawi, GRACE supports African communities in managing their own health care, Recycling paper in Malawi benefits schools, communities and environment, Rural farm supplier dispenses advice with seeds in Malawi, Working together to develop a relevant radio series for Africa |
| Malaysia | Six governments create partnership to preserve Coral Triangle marine resources |
| Mali | Arctic, desert dwellers share stories at unique Mali festival, Changing the world through football, Desert PC, affordable internet, brings information to remote Mali village, Ending slum deadlock to bring health to Mali slums, Ghana website brings new markets to African artisans, Low cost meningitis vaccine to be introduced in 2009, Recycled materials make solar cookers, save trees in Mali, Research initiative to provide new rice varieties to small farmers comes to Africa, South Africa leads project to preserve Timbuktu's cultural treasures, Vita-Goat supports local food security |
| Mauritania | Cooperation helps nomads fight desertification in Mauritania, West African dairy supports nomadic camel herders, provides fresh milk |
| Mexico | Grassroots environmental heroes from around the world win largest prize, Mobile activism: three billion mobile phones and counting, Recycled candy wrappers woven into high fashion bags in Mexico, See a movie, change your life: the Cinepop model, Small organizations that challenge conventional thinking win major US award, World Heritage Convention preserves and restores historic sites worldwide |
| Microcredit | Clothing work in Gaza supports family of 26, Creating economic and social development from below, From Bangladesh to Afghanistan, BRAC shares lessons in helping the poorest, Grameen Shakti, empowerment through renewable energy, Haiti's rural communities get vital communications link, Microcredit creates new futures in Paraguay, Microcredit helps the very poor become self-sustaining all over the world, Mobile business school brings information to women in drought-stricken area of India, Nearby mine encourages refugee self-sufficiency, Paraguayan school brings agricultural education to low income areas, Rebuilding on Pinatubo with ash from 1991 eruption |
| Morocco | A new model to improve nutrition, reduce poverty, and make money, Women 'light the dark' for their families and communities |
| Mozambique | Cross-border cooperation reduces malaria risk in southern Africa, Former Mozambique president wins unique African leadership prize, GRACE supports African communities in managing their own health care, Grassroots environmental heroes from around the world win largest prize, Pumping water is child's play in South African communities, Shared love of music links Canadian choir, Mozambique village, Vita-Goat supports local food security, World Food Program builds small farmer supply base in Mozambique |
| Namibia | Bicycle ambulance provides practical health care transportation in Africa, Young people speaking to young people about HIV in Namibia |
| Nepal | Female health care volunteers save childrens' lives in remote Nepal, Gift, and teacher's wish, links remote Nepal villages with the world, Gravity ropeway brings prosperity to remote Nepalese village, Hope for world peace grows from Oklahoma City's 1995 tragedy, Insight on Conflict recognizes grassroots peacebuilding, Linking the health community to resources and each other in Nepal, Low tech systems improve water, sanitation in remote Afghan communities, More than a million treadle pumps create new lives for small farmers in Bangladesh, Nepal's first composting toilets win converts, nurture gardens, One man's vision brings affordable cataract surgery to the developing world, Reducing brain drain, building local economy in Nepal, Small is beautiful; Nepal pioneers appropriate, affordable technology, Trekking training empowers Nepalese women, Women 'light the dark' for their families and communities, World Heritage Convention preserves and restores historic sites worldwide |
| Netherlands | Book celebrates grassroots contributions to peacebuilding worldwide, Mama Cash womens' fund supports 5500 groups since 1983 |
| New Zealand | Low tech systems improve water, sanitation in remote Afghan communities |
| Nicaragua | Community women turn disaster into development, Kitchen gardens create food security in Nicaragua, Low cost ceramic water filter improves health, creates jobs for rural poor, Micro-insurance helps poor families cope, Old US hospital equipment, vital supplies bring new life in developing countries, Women 'light the dark' for their families and communities |
| Niger | Insight on Conflict recognizes grassroots peacebuilding, Low cost meningitis vaccine to be introduced in 2009 |
| Nigeria | Community-directed interventions are most effective form of health care delivery, study shows, Nigerian NGO works to create 'tropicalized' computer, Research initiative to provide new rice varieties to small farmers comes to Africa, Small organizations that challenge conventional thinking win major US award |
| Pakistan | Bangladesh program to enhance girls' access to education inspires other countries, Good hygiene message from mosques has big impact in Pakistan, Hope for world peace grows from Oklahoma City's 1995 tragedy, Low tech systems improve water, sanitation in remote Afghan communities, Northern Ireland provides a model for making peace, One man's promise brings hope to remote Central Asian villages, Orangi Pilot Project proves poor people in slums can meet own sewage and water needs |
| Palestine | A shared womens' vision for Middle East peace, Clothing work in Gaza supports family of 26, Hope for world peace grows from Oklahoma City's 1995 tragedy, Irish reconciliation brings hope to bereaved Middle East families, Israelis working in partnership with Palestinian villages could be model for others, Northern Ireland provides a model for making peace, PeaceWorks OneVoice movement engages Israelis, Palestinians, Replanting olive trees in Palestine symbolizes hope for a peaceful future |
| Papua New Guinea | Bougainville women worked for peace locally and nationally, Crocodile saves community: the Sepik management story, Self-reliance helped Bougainville survive blockade, Six governments create partnership to preserve Coral Triangle marine resources |
| Paraguay | Bank of the South: locally-led South American development, Microcredit creates new futures in Paraguay, Paraguayan school brings agricultural education to low income areas |
| Peru | Civil society helps shape successful post-conflict justice systems, Micro-hydro electrifies remote South American communities, Peru uses films to spread TB prevention messages (story in Spanish), Peruvian potato project wins world development contest |
| Philippines | Coconut husks will bring light, power to remote Philippines farmers, Empowering communities by sharing ICT success stories, Mobile activism: three billion mobile phones and counting, Mobile phone banking serves rural areas, New rice variety survives flooding, Philippines women recycle juice box containers into fashion bags, Rebuilding on Pinatubo with ash from 1991 eruption, Six governments create partnership to preserve Coral Triangle marine resources, Village Phone creates businesses, affordable telecommunications |
| Poland | A new model to improve nutrition, reduce poverty, and make money, World Heritage Convention preserves and restores historic sites worldwide |
| Puerto Rico | Grassroots environmental heroes from around the world win largest prize |
| Rice | New rice variety survives flooding |
| Romania | Communist rural under-development seen as ecotourism advantage |
| Russia | Grassroots environmental heroes from around the world win largest prize, Small organizations that challenge conventional thinking win major US award |
| Rwanda | Changing the world through football, Cooperation between HIV and TB programs can save thousands of lives, Local accountability in Rwanda, East Timor justice systems, Mobile activism: three billion mobile phones and counting, Providing hope for survivors of genocide: Rwanda's Polyclinic of Hope, Village Phone creates businesses, affordable telecommunications, Women play a key role in rebuilding Rwanda after genocide |
| Senegal | Ground-breaking malaria findings may aid drug, vaccine development, Rehabilitated wind-powered pumps bring water in Senegal, Unique program empowers communities in 9 African countries, Village Phone creates businesses, affordable telecommunications |
| Serbia | Mine detecting plant may offer hope for speedier land mine clearance around the world |
| Sierra Leone | Civil society helps shape successful post-conflict justice systems, Hybrid court provides local justice while rebuilding judicial system, New kind of taxi brings work in Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone blends traditional medicine, cultural tourism, ecological preservation |
| Slovakia | Women 'light the dark' for their families and communities |
| Solomon Islands | Low tech networks build peace in Solomon Islands, Reading club grows into literacy program for 28 Solomon Islands villages, Self-reliance helped Bougainville survive blockade, Six governments create partnership to preserve Coral Triangle marine resources |
| Somalia | Cash relief helped restart regional economy in Somalia, Somalia is the legal state, but unrecognized Somaliland is a real state, says new book, World’s first solar cooker village helps cut deforestation in Somalia |
| Somaliland | Expertise more valued than money in Somaliland rebuilding, Somalia is the legal state, but unrecognized Somaliland is a real state, says new book, Somaliland elders play key role in blending traditional and modern governance |
| South Africa | A new model to improve nutrition, reduce poverty, and make money, Brazil, South Africa bring together investors and NGOs, Bridging the language and digital divide, Changing the world through football, Cooperation between HIV and TB programs can save thousands of lives, Coping with the grief and loss of AIDS: memory projects bring hope to Africa, Cross-border cooperation reduces malaria risk in southern Africa, From fu fu to solar power, Fab Labs let people make what they need, German AIDS assistance for the countries of Africa has many faces, Indigenous knowledge a precious resource in coping with disaster, Korean DMZ protects rare species, offers new hope for peace, Mobile activism: three billion mobile phones and counting, Mobile phone banking serves rural areas, Pumping water is child's play in South African communities, Slum dwellers, city managers transform city slums together, South Africa leads project to preserve Timbuktu's cultural treasures, South African program to clear invasive trees creates jobs, reduces poverty, South African seed sharing festival revives traditional practices, South African study finds breast-feeding cuts risk of HIV transmission to babies, Sowing seeds for healthy hearts in South Africa, Unique South Africa university provides holistic, low-cost education, Using community expertise to solve disputes and problems, Volunteers build home for South African AIDS orphan family, WIZZIT brings banking to South Africa's poor, Working together to develop a relevant radio series for Africa |
| Southeast Asia | 'Blue revolution' enriches diets of millions around the world |
| Spain | Spanish bank offers one-stop shop for migrants' financial needs |
| Sri Lanka | A 'net protecting our dreams': the Womens Bank of Sri Lanka, Childrens' bank turns street children into entrepreneurs, Community women turn disaster into development, Elephant dung paper helps save Thai elephants and their keepers, From Bangladesh to Afghanistan, BRAC shares lessons in helping the poorest, Insight on Conflict recognizes grassroots peacebuilding, Low cost ceramic water filter improves health, creates jobs for rural poor, Sri Lanka is close to eliminating malaria as a deadly scourge, Tsunami Survivors Dialogue shares ideas for people-centred recovery |
| Stories about Agriculture | 'Blue revolution' enriches diets of millions around the world, 'Mama Doctor' cares for rural animals in Ghana, Buffalo replace tractors, chemical fertilizer on Thai farms, Building on local successes in reducing poverty, preserving environment, Cooperation helps nomads fight desertification in Mauritania, Eating locally to support local farmers, improve health, and protect the environment, Egyptian scientists produce drought-tolerant wheat, Egyptian villagers manage their scarce water resources effectively and equitably, Empowering communities by sharing ICT success stories, Ethiopia trademarks heritage coffee brands to increase farmers' returns, Farmer's mail improves life for Bolivian vegetable farmers, Fertilizer, seed subsidies bring bumper corn crop in Malawi, Getting ready for a second Green Revolution in India, Gift of a goat from US schoolchildren leads to Ugandan village’s first college graduate, Growing pineapples in Northern Uganda, High-yield pigeon pea hybrid brings hope to more than a billion people in the developing world, Honouring African teachers' creativity in agricultural education, Indian women farmer film makers win awards, Kenya women's network focuses on local food sources to support people living with AIDS, Kitchen gardens create food security in Nicaragua, Land reform creates food security in Brazil, Livestock and watermelons help pastoralists and farmers live peacefully in north Sudan, Maasai women pioneer steer raising in Kenya, Madagascar plan to reduce deforestation achieves excellent results, Microcredit helps Yibeltal farm land in Ethiopia, Mine detecting plant may offer hope for speedier land mine clearance around the world, Mobile business school brings information to women in drought-stricken area of India, More than a million treadle pumps create new lives for small farmers in Bangladesh, Nepal's first composting toilets win converts, nurture gardens, New rice variety survives flooding, New stove burns crop waste, transforms rural life in China, New women landowners in India see hope for their children, Organic land management spreads around the globe, Paraguayan school brings agricultural education to low income areas, Peruvian potato project wins world development contest, Rehabilitated wind-powered pumps bring water in Senegal, Replanting olive trees in Palestine symbolizes hope for a peaceful future, Research initiative to provide new rice varieties to small farmers comes to Africa, Rural farm supplier dispenses advice with seeds in Malawi, School vegetable gardening improves learning, farming in Lesotho, Seawater greenhouse grows crops in desert, Sharing environmentally-responsible farming success stories, Solar-powered boats bring education, sustainable energy to poor communities, South African seed sharing festival revives traditional practices, Sowing seeds for healthy hearts in South Africa, Tanzanian farmers share their knowledge, UK farmers help African farmers work their way out of poverty, Urban farming brings health for HIV positive families in Ethiopia, Vita-Goat supports local food security, West African dairy supports nomadic camel herders, provides fresh milk, Women farmers internet sites wins Rural Creativity prize, World Food Program builds small farmer supply base in Mozambique |
| Stories about Community Capacity | 'Barefoot researchers' make a difference in rural Bangladesh, Bougainville women worked for peace locally and nationally, Centre brings women together in African slum to care for AIDS orphans, Community-directed interventions are most effective form of health care delivery, study shows, Cooperation helps nomads fight desertification in Mauritania, Crocodile saves community: the Sepik management story, Eating locally to support local farmers, improve health, and protect the environment, Egyptian villagers manage their scarce water resources effectively and equitably, Ending slum deadlock to bring health to Mali slums, From Bangladesh to Afghanistan, BRAC shares lessons in helping the poorest, From fu fu to solar power, Fab Labs let people make what they need, Grassroots environmental heroes from around the world win largest prize, Grassroots public health initiatives eliminate dreaded guinea worm disease, Gravity ropeway brings prosperity to remote Nepalese village, Haitians organize democratically to solve their own problems, Homeless World Cup changes lives, attitudes about homelessness, Indian women with a nose for news have big impact, Indigenous knowledge a precious resource in coping with disaster, Indigenously-driven health success stories in Australia acclaimed internationally, Livestock and watermelons help pastoralists and farmers live peacefully in north Sudan, Locally owned community associations help Liberians survive civil war, Low tech early warning system saves thousands of lives in Bangladesh, Low tech networks build peace in Solomon Islands, Maasai warriors run London marathon to bring water to their tiny Tanzanian village, Mobile activism: three billion mobile phones and counting, Mobile business school brings information to women in drought-stricken area of India, Orangi Pilot Project proves poor people in slums can meet own sewage and water needs, People around world meet challenge to plant a billion trees in one year, Post-earthquake work reaches out to most vulnerable, Pygmy communities, loggers in Congo use GPS, community radio to protect cultural sites, Refugees are the filmmakers, actors and audience in unique Kenyan film festival, Self-reliance helped Bougainville survive blockade, Slum dwellers, city managers transform city slums together, Solar water disinfection saves lives, money in largest Kenyan slum, Somalia is the legal state, but unrecognized Somaliland is a real state, says new book, Tamil Nadu group finds simple way to purify drinking water, Teaching and overcoming fear about HIV are both vital jobs in Swaziland, Together we create community: the Mothers Centres International Network, Unique program empowers communities in 9 African countries, Women 'light the dark' for their families and communities, Working together to develop a relevant radio series for Africa |
| Stories about Education | Gift of a goat from US schoolchildren leads to Ugandan village’s first college graduate |
| Stories about Governance | Benin is an ongoing success story in eliminating endemic river blindness, Brazilian city of Curitiba may be most livable city in the world, Cross-border cooperation reduces malaria risk in southern Africa, Effective Tanzanian health care management decreases child death rates by 40 per cent, Facilitating south-south sharing on water governance, Former Mozambique president wins unique African leadership prize, Haitians organize democratically to solve their own problems, Information kiosks help citizens get information, address grievances in remote areas of India, Madagascar plan to reduce deforestation achieves excellent results, Model national Vitamin A supplementation campaign reaches 19 million Bangladeshi children, Participatory democracy builds trust in poor suburb in northern Brazil, Planting hope for the future: Kenya's Green Belt Movement, Six governments create partnership to preserve Coral Triangle marine resources, Small organizations that challenge conventional thinking win major US award, Somalia is the legal state, but unrecognized Somaliland is a real state, says new book, Somaliland elders play key role in blending traditional and modern governance, Sri Lanka is close to eliminating malaria as a deadly scourge, UN shares south-south achievements, Using community expertise to solve disputes and problems, World Heritage Convention preserves and restores historic sites worldwide, Young mothers bring safe water to Ukraine |
| Stories about Health | A new model to improve nutrition, reduce poverty, and make money, A thousand people walk to save womens' lives in western Georgia, Affordable menstrual pads keep girls in school, create jobs, Award-winning buildings draw on nature's technology, Back Packer Health Worker Team brings health care to remote Burma, Benin is an ongoing success story in eliminating endemic river blindness, Bicycle ambulance provides practical health care transportation in Africa, Centre brings women together in African slum to care for AIDS orphans, Centre provides refuge for sick children in poverty-stricken northern Cote D’Ivoire, Cheap and simple community-based measures save childrens' lives worldwide, Cheaper, simpler way to administer rabies vaccine could benefit developing countries, Community-directed interventions are most effective form of health care delivery, study shows, Cooperation between HIV and TB programs can save thousands of lives, Coping with the grief and loss of AIDS: memory projects bring hope to Africa, Cross-border cooperation reduces malaria risk in southern Africa, Effective Tanzanian health care management decreases child death rates by 40 per cent, Ending slum deadlock to bring health to Mali slums, Ending the scourge of black fever in India, Female health care volunteers save childrens' lives in remote Nepal, First adjustable prescription eyeglasses offer hope for developing world, Fishmongering brings self-help to HIV-positive people in Homa Bay, From Bangladesh to Afghanistan, BRAC shares lessons in helping the poorest, Fuel-efficient traditional stove saves wood in Eritrea, GRACE supports African communities in managing their own health care, German AIDS assistance for the countries of Africa has many faces, Good hygiene message from mosques has big impact in Pakistan, Grameen Shakti, empowerment through renewable energy, Grassroots public health initiatives eliminate dreaded guinea worm disease, Ground-breaking malaria findings may aid drug, vaccine development, Hedge funds do business against malaria, Indian eye care centre crusades against unnecessary blindness in the developing world, Indian researcher develop simple, accurate leprosy test for use in the field, Indigenously-driven health success stories in Australia acclaimed internationally, Inexpensive tracking of maternal deaths can help protect maternal health – Indian study, International coalition makes hospital and health care safe, sustainable, healthy for all, Jaipur Foot restores dignity, mobility to world's amputees, Kenya women's network focuses on local food sources to support people living with AIDS, Linking the health community to resources and each other in Nepal, Lions, elephants, theatre - Seka changes minds in eastern Zambia, Low cost ceramic water filter improves health, creates jobs for rural poor, Low cost meningitis vaccine to be introduced in 2009, Low-cost Vietnamese vaccine could pave way for control of cholera worldwide, Malaria Vaccine Initiative works to provide hope for saving lives, MalariaEngage hopes social networking will bring funds to African researchers, Mapping malaria risk in Africa leads to more effective malaria control, Measles deaths drop by 91% in Africa, Medical excellence and loving care among conflicts, poverty and epidemics in Northern Uganda, Micro-hydro electrifies remote South American communities, Mobile phones bring access to health information in Bangladesh, Model national Vitamin A supplementation campaign reaches 19 million Bangladeshi children, Mumbai NGO focuses on bringing HIV-affected widows back into the work force, Nepal's first composting toilets win converts, nurture gardens, New field test advances Ebola diagnoses, New test a vital tool for fighting endemic kala azar in Mediterranean region, Old US hospital equipment, vital supplies bring new life in developing countries, One man's promise brings hope to remote Central Asian villages, One man's vision brings affordable cataract surgery to the developing world, Orangi Pilot Project proves poor people in slums can meet own sewage and water needs, Personal Digital Assistants, and open source software, save lives in Africa, Peru uses films to spread TB prevention messages (story in Spanish), Providing free health care for people crossing from Burma into Thailand, Providing hope for survivors of genocide: Rwanda's Polyclinic of Hope, Quick tests detect contagious diseases in remote, rugged parts of the world, SEWA empowers Indian widow in rebuilding her life, community, Sharing books that help people take the lead in their health care, Solar power hearing aid battery offers hope for deaf in developing world, Solar water disinfection saves lives, money in largest Kenyan slum, South African study finds breast-feeding cuts risk of HIV transmission to babies, Sowing seeds for healthy hearts in South Africa, Sri Lanka is close to eliminating malaria as a deadly scourge, Study shows Chagas drug efficacy and gives new way to assess effects in humans, Successful Tanzanian trachoma treatment offers hope for nomadic communities, Teaching and overcoming fear about HIV are both vital jobs in Swaziland, Telemedicine brings improved health care to remote part of Canada, The story of how Oral Rehydration Solution was created, Uganda's AIDS support organization celebrates 20 years of building hope, Unite for Sight - volunteer-driven eye care in North America and four continents, Urban farming brings health for HIV positive families in Ethiopia, Using indigenous systems and the community to improve reproductive health in Kenya, Village Leap helps Cambodians join global village, Vinegar provides simple cervical cancer screening test where Pap smears not available, Win-win partnership for women, consumers and Indian company, Young mothers bring safe water to Ukraine, Young people speaking to young people about HIV in Namibia |
| Stories about Money | 'Vision entrepreneurs' solve blurry vision while making a living, 70 dollars and seven years create 26 jobs in Kenyan village, A 'net protecting our dreams': the Womens Bank of Sri Lanka, A new model to improve nutrition, reduce poverty, and make money, Aboriginal traditions guide Oregon's tribes in serving whole community, Alaskan native philanthropy closes gap for many state students, Award-winning business brings efficient stoves, kilns to small industries in South India, Bank of the South: locally-led South American development, Brazil, South Africa bring together investors and NGOs, Cash relief helped restart regional economy in Somalia, Centre provides refuge for sick children in poverty-stricken northern Cote D’Ivoire, Changing the world a loan at a time, Childrens' bank turns street children into entrepreneurs, Clothing work in Gaza supports family of 26, Creating economic and social development from below, Creative grantmaking by US foundation lets travellers give back to developing world, Divine Chocolate gives Ghana's farmers a voice in world cocoa trading, Ethiopia trademarks heritage coffee brands to increase farmers' returns, Expertise more valued than money in Somaliland rebuilding, Getting the men involved helps women market guava jelly, Hedge funds do business against malaria, Indian fisherwomen develop economic independence, Innovative loan strategy builds businesses in sensitive ecosystems, Mama Cash womens' fund supports 5500 groups since 1983, Micro-insurance helps poor families cope, Microcredit creates new futures in Paraguay, Microcredit helps Yibeltal farm land in Ethiopia, Microcredit helps the very poor become self-sustaining all over the world, Migrants sent home over $300 billion in 2006, Migrants' remittances exceed all other forms of international aid combined, Mobile business school brings information to women in drought-stricken area of India, Mobile phone banking serves rural areas, Mobile phones allow people to transfer money person to person in Kenya, Afghanistan, Philippines women recycle juice box containers into fashion bags, Pioneering deal offers new hope for preserving tropical forests, global climate, local jobs, Reducing brain drain, building local economy in Nepal, Rehabilitated wind-powered pumps bring water in Senegal, Saving for one's own rickshaw in Zaire, See a movie, change your life: the Cinepop model, Shining shoes in London offers escape from homelessness, Spanish bank offers one-stop shop for migrants' financial needs, WIZZIT brings banking to South Africa's poor, Win-win partnership for women, consumers and Indian company |
| Stories about Peace | A shared womens' vision for Middle East peace, Book celebrates grassroots contributions to peacebuilding worldwide, Bougainville women worked for peace locally and nationally, Film tells the story of kidnapped Ugandan child soldier who became world boxing champion, Hope for world peace grows from Oklahoma City's 1995 tragedy, |