Students at the Rhode Island School of Design are designing a dining hall for a village school in Pommerin, Tanzania. The project happened by accident when interior architecture major Laura Sussman was volunteering in Tanzania. While she was working in Pommerin, a small village a full-day’s drive from Dar Es Salaam, the head of the village’s …

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We’ve reported in the past how the daily deal darling Groupon has its roots in a charity fundraising platform. Now that Groupon is focused on good deals and not good causes, a few social entrepreneurs are taking the daily deal trend in a pro-social direction. Meet Philanthroper. The new “deal” site launched yesterday to “make doing good …

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Sometimes wonderful opportunities present themselves. Unfortunately, a lack of funds could impede the path to a life-changing experience. Emily Murray, a Correspondent from Australia, provides various avenues young people can explore to afford their dreams. So, you’ve found an incredible opportunity – but how are you going to afford it? Don’t panic! There are many …

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Videos of people taking the ice bucket challenge are everywhere on social media, but Madusha Erandi, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Sri Lanka, asks whether other causes aren’t equally deserving of the awareness and money being raised. As all of us know by now that the Ice Bucket challenge has been viral on social media and …

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