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ISSUE 06

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Not "feel-good" news. Hope — real hope — no matter how messy it may be.

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WHO MAKES THE GOODNEWSPAPER? Editor-in-Chief Branden Harvey - @brandenharvey

Cheers to Too Much Good News

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Community & Communications Lead Megan Burns — @meganburnsyou

I've been thinking a lot about why good news so-often goes unreported in the world. Of course, when we started work-

But because news is supposed to be "new," this might not be interesting enough to share via traditional news outlets.

Creative Strategist Sammi Harvey - @sammiharveyco

ing on the idea for the Goodnewspaper at the end of 2016,

Now that the Goodnewspaper is more than a year and

we understood that one of the primary reasons we feel like

a half old, we’re beginning to wrestle with this ourselves.

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there’s so much bad news in the world is simply that our

It probably won’t surprise you to hear the teen birth rate

Joanna Dee - @joannadee

brains have an internal negativity bias. We remember bad

continued to fall in 2018 (and it’s projected to do the same

news more easily than good news. And because of that, me-

in 2019). But should we share again? Should we just have

dia outlets often just focus on the more-memorable stories

each issue of the Goodnewspaper be an update on how

— even if they make us sad and cynical.

the good news from previous issues has continued to

But over the last few months of working on this par-

get better?

ticular issue of the Goodnewspaper, I think I came

That's not the plan. All this to say: This issue is filled

to understand another reason good news too often

with new kinds of stories, a few old kinds of stories, as well

goes underreported.

as plenty of action steps on how we can all become a part

It's because good news is constantly happening. There's

of those stories to make sure that they're still good news

so much good news out there that it actually doesn't qual-

next year. Ultimately I can't imagine a better problem to

ify as "new" enough for it to be news.

have than the Goodnewspaper team having a conversation

Here's an example: In Issue 02 of the Goodnewspaper

over whether we can fit in a story we've already reported

(which is still available at shop.goodgoodgood.co) we

on that's continued to get better alongside a story of some-

celebrated that the teen birth rate has dropped to a record

thing new and good that's happening in the world. Here’s

low in the United States as of 2017, plummeting a full 9

to another year of having too much good news.

percent from 2016. And that the teen birth rate has been falling for a long time in the U.S. — a whopping 67 percent

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Good News From the 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections Even when politics feel divisive and frustrating, progress is a reason to celebrate.

In the 2018 U.S. midterm elections, voter turnout was at an all-time high. Compare

This High School Volleyball Team Donated New Equipment to Their Rival Team Who Lost Everything In the California Fires

114 million ballots cast in the most recent election to 83 million in 2014. Those elected are among the most diverse groups of legislature the United States has ever had,

The Camp Fire in California destroyed the

moving the country closer to an elector-

town of Paradise in less than a day. Un-

ate that represents the demographics of

fortunately, members of the Paradise Ad-

its people.

ventist Academy volleyball team lost their

A record number of women now serve

uniforms in the flames. But when they

in Congress — women now make up about

arrived to a semifinal match, they were

a quarter of its voting membership. Ilhan

greeted with new equipment purchased

Omar is the first Muslim Congresswom-

opponents. Members of the Forest Lake

This Company Wants to Help Girls In Developing Countries Manage Menstruation and Stay In School — All Through A Pair of Panties

Christian High School volleyball team,

More than 8 million girls in Sub-Saha-

cess to feminine hygiene products. Instead,

ley is the first black woman to represent

the school where the tournament was

ran Africa miss one week of school every

they use mud, rags, or leaves to stop bleed-

her state in Congress. And Debra Haaland

hosted, arranged for entrance fees for the

month to manage their menstrual cycle.

ing — causing discomfort and even infec-

and Sharice Davids are the first Native

game to be used toward donations for the

Sadly, many girls drop out altogether once

tion. Khana aims to design a period-proof

Congresswomen elected to Congress. We

fire victims.

they start their period. The people behind

panty to help these girls stay in school. For

know when women, people of color, and

When the Paradise team arrived in No-

the company Khana want to change that.

every pair you buy, a period-proof pair is

any other underrepresented groups of peo-

vember last year, they discovered new

The company's co-founder, Shayna Fowl-

given to a girl in need. And get this — Kha-

ple win, we all win.

uniforms, knee pads, socks, and a room

er, moved to East Africa as a young adult

na manufactures 100 percent of the peri-

full of goods for their families. Amazing-

and met a 16-year-old girl, Esther, whose

od-proof panties in Uganda, creating jobs

WHAT'S THIS? THIS IS THE GOOD BAR.

ly, the Forest Lake students raised more

inability to manage menstruation kept her

in the communities where the product will

than $16,000 for the Paradise community.

from an education. It was Esther’s story

be used.

And at the end of the game, the fire victims

that moved Shayna to found Khana and

The group launched their Kickstarter in

were served dinner and the Paradise coach

launch a buy one-get one period-proof

October 2018 and met their $75,000 goal

was presented with $300 gift cards for

panty initiative.

in November. Production of the panties

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through coordination on the part of their

each player and their family.

Many women in Uganda don’t have ac-

an to wear a hijab and the first woman of color to represent her state. Ayanna Press-

started in November.

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A Global AIDS Relief Initiative Was Reauthorized and Extended Through 2023 The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS end of last year. The initiative, which began in 2003 under President George W. Bush, has taken on the effort of eradicating HIV/AIDS worldwide. When the program began in 2003, only 50,000 people in

A Whale Species Population In Alaska Has Grown by Nearly 15 Times Since the '70s

In November, the U.S. Congress passed

From 2013 to 2016, baby mortality rates

Since 1978, Craig George has counted

a bill to reauthorize the program and its

have dropped in the U.K. Perinatal deaths

bowhead whales for an eight-week stretch

mandates through 2023, and the bill went

(stillborns and neonatal deaths combined)

each year from mid-April to June. During

into effect when President Donald Trump

have dropped from 6.04 to 5.64 per 1,000,

that period, whales migrate past Point

signed it into law in December 2018. The

representing about 300 fewer baby deaths

Barrow, the northernmost point of all U.S.

reauthorization extends the program in

altogether. There were 200 fewer still-

territories and where George stations

its current state, with one only major ad-

births, and 100 fewer neonatal deaths (de-

himself with the group he works with, the

dition being the expansion of funding

fined as a baby that dies within four weeks

North Slope Borough. Since George and

through PEPFAR to faith-based organ-

of birth). The stillbirth rate for twins has

his colleagues started counting the whales

izations. Support for the program has

almost halved since 2014, and neonatal

more than 30 years ago, he estimates there

been wide-reaching and bipartisan — an

deaths among twins has reduced by almost

are now up to 15,000 whales, compared to

example of politicians meeting across

a third in the same period.

1,200 the first year the North Slope Bor-

(ART) — now the program supports up to 14 million people through the treatment.

the aisle to support a humanitarian effort that saves lives.

The MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortali-

ough started counting.

ty Surveillance Report — the fourth of its

Commercial whaling surged from the

kind — recommends renewed efforts to

years 1848 to 1915, and amazingly some

improve healthcare for mothers and ba-

of the whales alive today might have been

bies through public health initiatives that

alive during that time and dodged whal-

reduce the impact of known risk factors

ers — it’s possible the animal can live up to

for stillbirths and neonatal deaths, such as

200 years. Whalers wiped out about 1,000

smoking and obesity.

whales during that period, but the species

— LENA WAITHE

The Number of Babies In the U.K. Surviving Birth Has Dramatically Increased

Africa had access to antiretrovial therapy

THE ONLY WAY YOU REALLY SEE CHANGE IS BY HELPING CREATE IT.

Relief (PEPFAR) was reauthorized at the

seems to be recovering.

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Director Guillermo Del Toro Took A Year Off to Do Good

For the First Time In 25 Years, New York City Went A Weekend Without a Single Shooting

After completing work on his film “The

This Teacher In India Started Bussing Students to School So They Don't Drop Out

Shape of Water,” Oscar-winning director

Students at Baarali Government Higher

Guillermo Del Toro stepped out of the pub-

Primary School in India started dropping

lic eye and took off the year 2018 to stand

out of school when parents began fearing

by his dying father’s side and give back to

for their children’s safety because they

aspiring filmmakers in Mexico, where Del

had to trek a mud path through the forest

Toro was born and grew up.

to get to school each day, almost four miles

“I have used the time immediate to the

Bill Gates Wants to Reinvent the Toilet

Oscars to activate two scholarships for

For the billions of people worldwide with-

that the school risked shutting down al-

young Mexican filmmakers and activat-

out access to safe sanitation, a new ap-

together. Rajaram, the science and math

From Friday, October 12 through Sunday,

ed an animation centre that will open

proach to the toilet could change lives. Bill

teacher at the school, decided to take mat-

October 14 last year, not a single shooting

next year and helped with the local cine-

and Melinda Gates launched the Reinvent

ters into his own hands and purchase a bus

was reported in New York City’s five bor-

matheque in my home town,” he told film

the Toilet Challenge to do just that. They

that he would use to drive the students to

oughs, according to police. This was the

magazine Empire. “I thought that the mo-

called on global innovators, development

and from school.

first time of such an occurrence in at least

mentum needed to be used in that way.”

banks, corporate partners, sanitation util-

Rajaram got a license to drive the bus

round-trip. So many students dropped out

25 years. In a city of at least 8.6 million

After a year off to spend time with his

ities, and governments to work togeth-

and even spends his own money on car in-

people, the achievement was extraordi-

family and support the community that

er to create a toilet that removes germs

surance and gas. Once he started offering

nary. The weekend came after a historical-

helped shape him, Del Toro will return back

from human waste, recovers resources

rides for the students, the school’s student

ly low number of shootings in September

to filmmaking when he directs, writes, and

(such as energy, clean water, and nutri-

population almost doubled.

and after eight consecutive quarters of de-

produces a stop-motion musical of “Pinoc-

ents), operates “off the grid,” operates at a

clining shootings.

chio,” set to release on Netflix.

low cost, and promotes sustainability and

NYPD’s chief of crime-control strate-

local economies.

gies, Lori Pollock, said to CNN in October

Since the initiative’s inception in 2011,

2018 the city was trending toward another

the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has

“record-setting” year of fewer than 97,000

invested at least $200 million to drive re-

crimes and attributed the decline in shoot-

search, development, and production of

ings in part to cooperation with federal au-

the “next generation toilet.” Gates said at

thorities in prosecuting domestic violence

an expo his foundation hosted that a new

offenders for weapons possession. The ef-

approach to waste could save at least half a

forts have worked — in 1990 the city expe-

million lives plus $233 billion annually in

rienced a jaw-dropping 2,245 homicides,

costs linked to diseases caused by unsafe

compared to 287 in 2018.

water, sanitation, and hygiene.

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Want to invest in the future? Join Gates in throwing your money into toilets. It's a great investment because you're putting money toward new tech that will save lives and help lift communities from poverty.

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CAN WE OVERCOME APATHY? YES, BUT ONLY IF WE HAVE HOPE. —JANE GOODALL

Mobile Phones Are Helping Farmers Grow Bigger Harvests

Teen Drinking Has Dropped Significantly Across Europe

More than 200 million farmers don’t have banks. With no

According to the World Health Organization, teenage

bank, there’s no place to safely store savings since storing

drinking has declined across Europe, most significantly

money at home is risky. The popular solution? Don’t save at

in Britain. In 2002, half of teenage boys in England drank

all, and spend as you earn. But farmers make most of their

weekly, but now that figure is down to one in 10, according

money during harvest and spend the most money during

to a report from the organization. Europe has the highest

planting time. Without saving money from harvest season,

level of alcohol consumption in the world — and it’s

they can’t afford the highest quality seeds and fertilizers

costing. More than 10 percent of all deaths in 2016 in the

This App Helped Teens With Concussions Heal

region were attributed to alcohol consumption.

After Jane McGonigal suffered a concussion, she worked

With no savings, farmers are unable to scale their busi-

“More should be done to ensure that adolescents are

with researchers to create a mobile health app called

nesses. While many rural farmers don’t have banks, more

effectively protected from the harms caused by alcohol,"

SuperBetter to help ease concussion symptoms. Gener-

than half of unbanked farmers do have mobile phones. A

WHO report leader Jo Inchley said to CNN.

ally, concussion patients are discouraged from reading,

company based in the West African country of Mali want-

There’s been a shift, but drinking among young people

watching TV, or using mobile devices to help their brains

ed to take advantage of that fact to help farmers. They cre-

is still a problem. Across Europe, 28 percent of 15-year-

heal. But a study revealed that teenagers who used the

ated MyAgro, a layaway system that worked with 45,000

olds said they started drinking at age 13 or younger, but it’s

app in conjunction with medical care improved concus-

farmers in Mali and Sengal in 2018 alone.

certainly an improvement from 46 percent in 2002.

sion symptoms and optimism more than with standard

Karen Tyrell, executive director of external affairs at the

treatment alone.

when it’s time to purchase.

App users set a specific goal, adding money little by little throughout the year. Once they’ve saved enough, they

U.K.-based charity Addaction, said the decline in teenage

The app works as a gamified symptoms journal. The

can use their savings to order seeds and fertilizers they

drinking hasn’t been a result of policy or marketing

app rewrites frustrating symptoms into a heroic narrative.

wouldn’t normally be able to access. The thing that makes

changes in the alcohol industry, but instead from the

For example, symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, or

MyAgro different than a traditional bank is it automatical-

increasing prevalence of social media.

feelings of confusion are presented as “bad guys,” while

ly triggers a delivery of seeds and fertilizers that are most

"In the age of Instagram the idea of losing control is

medical recommendations such as sleep, sunglasses, or

likely to thrive in the farmer’s ecosystem. The company

often not an appealing one to a group of kids whose every

a concussion management plan are presented as “power

also trains farmers how to microdose, a way of using fewer

success and misstep can be shared in seconds,” Tyrell

ups.” The app also has a social aspect, where patients’ allies

seeds and fertilizer, and reports that users see harvests up

told CNN.

can join their network and can exchange resilience points,

to 50 percent larger. And larger harvests could mean the

achievements, comments, and personalized emails in re-

difference between being able to afford to send children to

sponse to activity.

school or having enough food to feed a family.

And where teenagers are drinking less, we hope to see decreases in drunken driving and alcohol-related disease.

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Mothers Against Drunk Driving is one of the most impactful organizations in the world of safe driving. You can learn more about how to join the important work they do (whether or not you're a mom) at madd.org.

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Playtime Is For Kids Just Like You Bella was born in 2012 with hearing loss and the need for a coch-

sells anatomically accurate dolls that have devices to aid in

lear implant before she turned one. She always had a fascination

hearing, sight, diabetes, mobility, and gastroenterology. The

with dolls, and for years her parents searched for one that looked

company also offers superhero and princess dolls with the

like her. Think about it: Most young children have dolls that

option to add medical devices.

look like them — with similar skin, hair, or eye color — but

Dolls help children engage their imagination, creativity,

Bella’s parents wanted her to have a relatable doll that made

social skills, and empathy. And according to Just Like You,

her feel included in her community, would help her understand

having a doll that looks like you promotes inclusion, reduces

her devices better, and would increase her self-confidence.

loneliness, increases device compliance and care, educates

But it simply didn't exist, so after two years of searching,

the community, and most importantly provides hours of fun.

Bella's mother, Jade Chislett, created Just Like You dolls.

Just Like You dolls bring diversity and representation

Just Like You is a small family-owned business based in

to the toy industry and joy to young children worldwide

Australia. After launching, the company soon expanded its

who now can enjoy playtime with a toy that looks just

line to include devices other than cochlear implants and now

like them.

Violence Against Women Is Decreasing In Tajikistan The central Asian country of Tajikistan experiences ap-

ing relationship counseling for women, couples, and ex-

olence Against Women and Girls, which works to collect

palling levels of violence against women. But a pilot pro-

tended families; and second, by offering training in setting

evidence about the scale and impact of violence against

ject called Zindagii Shoista (which translates to “Living

up small businesses. After 18 months of the project — cou-

women and girls and brainstorm ways to stop it. The ini-

with Dignity”) helped reduce levels of violence against

pled with follow-up mentoring from local mediators — the

tiative funds 14 projects across Africa and Asia, including

women by half in the villages it targeted.

percentage of men who said they were violent dropped

couples’ counseling and school play time.

The country is the poorest of the former Soviet Un-

from 48 percent to just 5 percent. Women’s earnings in-

The World Health Organization estimates one in three

ion republics. Less than half of girls complete secondary

creased fourfold and their savings tenfold. The economic

women worldwide experience physical or sexual abuse

school, and arranged or early marriages are common.

aspect of the project in Tajikistan was essential — finan-

in their lifetime, most likely from an intimate partner.

Before the project began in 2016, research showed that

cial problems are a significant component to relationship

Women are also more likely to be killed by a partner.

roughly 60 percent of women in the country had experi-

violence. Increasing women’s earning power eases money

The Living with Dignity project helps to reimagine a

enced physical, sexual, or emotional violence in the pre-

stresses and increases women’s independence.

day when women can live and work in a world without

vious 12 months. Depression and suicide were common.

The project worked through two efforts: first, by offer-

The project was funded through a 2014 initiative from

relationship violence.

the British government, called What Works to Prevent Vi-

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A Realistic Look at Terrorism Conflicts in the Middle East have lessened in intensity, the Islamic State is losing control, and countries have upped their counterterrorism measures.

Despite certain hotspots seeing increased threats of terPHOTO BY JOSHUA BROWN

rorism, there's ultimately a downward trend that reflects increased efforts in countering terrorism around the globe.

All in all, conflicts in the Middle East have lessened in intensity, the Islamic State is losing control, and countries

According to The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP),

year for terrorism, 60 percent of deaths occurred in just

terrorism has continued to decline since its alarming peak

three countries — Iraq, Nigeria, and Afghanistan. The

Terrorism relies on fear and intimidation, especially as

in 2014, when the Islamic State and other extremist groups

45,000 terrorism-related deaths in that year were still less

it relates to political terror. While governments, militar-

such as Boko Haram rose in power. Because of the increas-

than the deaths related to drug overdoses in the United

ies, and law enforcement and intelligence agencies work

ing accessibility to global news, it might seem like there

States alone, according to the Centers for Disease Control

diligently to tackle this complex problem, you don't have

hasn’t been much improvement. But we want to paint a

and Prevention. The U.S. was for the most part unaffect-

to sit idly by. The best way in your everyday life to com-

picture of what’s improved over recent years, why you can

ed by the 2014 surge in terrorist attacks — just 27 of the

bat the fear terrorist groups aim to spread is to recognize

be hopeful, and how you can help corners of the globe most

45,000 deaths occurred in the United States — but terror-

that while terrorism has been a growing problem in recent

affected by terrorist violence.

ism still shook up American politics. A 2016 Pew poll found

years, efforts to prevent and combat it have increased just

voters thought terrorism should get more time than any

as resolutely. There are people doing good, brave work to

other subject in the presidential debates.

fight evil. You can join in on the fight by celebrating even

Deaths from terrorism have fallen for the third consecutive year, mirroring a decline in terrorist attacks over the

have upped their counterterrorism measures.

same period. This isn’t to say terrorism isn’t still a problem

The decline of terrorism since 2014 is largely attributed

the smallest wins and improvements and calling attention

— deaths are substantially higher than they were a decade

to a dramatic downturn of the Islamic State. The group has

to the important work being done to reduce the impact of

ago and three times as high as 2001. Nearly 70 countries

lost much of its territory and resources in Syria and Iraq,

terrorism worldwide.

experienced at least one death related to terrorism in 2017.

but affiliate groups are emerging in other regions, most no-

But terrorism isn't taking over the world. Though there

tably Northern Africa and Southeast Asia.

was a surge of terrorist attacks in recent years, most at-

In other regions, the threat of far-right political terror-

tacks still occur in the Middle East and Africa, and even

ism is on the rise. There were 47 attacks globally in 2017

those regions saw decline in 2017. The number of victims

related to far-right extremism. The majority of these at-

in that year dropped by 44 percent.

tacks were carried out by lone actors with white nationalist

A close look reveals that while 2014 was a remarkable

or anti-Muslim beliefs.

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Customers Bought Out A Doughnut Shop Every Morning So the Owner Could Be Nepal Is On Track With His Sick Wife to Be the First Country to Double Its Tiger Population A community of doughnut lovers in Seal Beach rallied

around a local business owner and his family last year.

John and Stella Chhan came to Orange County as refugees

from Cambodia in the 1970s and opened Donut City on Pacific Coast Highway, where they’ve served doughnuts side by side for more than 30 years while raising two sons.

But Stella had a brain aneurysm and was no longer able

After a century of decline, less than 4,000 tigers now ex-

to work by John’s side. Business had to continue, so he still

ist in the wild. But officials from the small Asian country

had to open the store at 4:30 a.m. each day, selling 50 dozen

Nepal announced in September the nation’s tiger popula-

doughnuts, along with bagels, muffins, and croissants. As

tion has doubled since 2009, up to 235 tigers from 121 nine

soon as all the doughnuts sold out at their shop, he rushed

years ago. There are 13 countries in the world home to ti-

to her side at the Costa Mesa, Calif. rehab center where

gers, and all 13 nations have committed to doubling their

she was recovering.

tiger populations by 2022.

Customers caught on and set out to sell out all of the

This increase in the population raises hope for the global

doughnuts early each day so John could return to his wife.

recovery of the endangered big cat species, whose biggest

They spread the word through newsletters, the neigh-

threats are habitat loss and poaching. The effort to increase

borhood social media site Nextdoor, and word of mouth

the tiger population is hugely thanks to law enforcement

— urging customers to purchase doughnuts by the dozen.

agencies, conservation partners, and local communities

According to the latest updates, Stella is recovering well.

committed to protecting the big cat.

DEATHS FROM PLANE CRASHES IN THE 21ST CENTURY CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE RARE

THE PRICE OF SOLAR ENERGY CONTINUES TO DROP LOWER AND LOWER

THE PERCENT OF CHILDREN WHO ARE MALNOURISHED HAS CONTINUED TO DROP SINCE 1990

Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Our World in Data

World Health Organization

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A Syrian Refugee's Falafel Shop Is "The Nicest Place in America"

WHEN YOU BREAK BREAD, YOU BREAK HATE.

Yassin Terou fled his home country of war-stricken Syria

The business has also developed into a hub for chari-

seven years ago. He’s since opened a falafel shop in down-

table works. When fires ripped through the nearby town

town Knoxville, Tennessee, which was awarded Reader’s

of Gatlinburg, killing 14 and damaging or destroying up

Digest Nicest Place in America accolade last year.

to 2,500 homes and businesses, Terou woke up the next

It wasn’t easy for Terou to move to the U.S. — not everyone was welcoming because he was a refugee and

day and jumped into action, renting a moving van that employees, customers, and friends loaded with

didn’t speak English well. But he told

water, food, and other supplies to deliver

ABC News he learned to “handle hate

to victims.

with love.”

They’ve also held fundraisers for

A year ago at a Christmas gather-

community causes, such as Bridge

ing in downtown Knoxville a man

Refugee Services, by donating a

was yelling that immigrants were

percentage of every falafel sold.

preventing him from getting a job.

When he won an award for his

Terou introduced himself to the

charitable work, he donated the

man, offered to buy him dinner, and

$1,000 prize to Seeds of Abraham,

even offered him a job.

a local nonprofit that connects youth

“I always invite anyone who hates us to the store,” Terou told Reader’s Digest. “I want them to know us more. When you break bread, you break hate.”

from different faiths.

Terou’s extraordinary kindness is changing Knoxville for the better. Knoxville mayor Madeline Rogero told ABC

In many places around the world, strangers aren’t wel-

News she believes Terou has "really torn down people's

come. But at Terou’s restaurant, all people are welcome.

perceptions" of refugees and Muslims in the "heart of Ap-

Many of the employees at the shop are also refugees,

palachia."

immigrants, or Muslims. He’s also hired ex-convicts,

Most recently, Terou offered free meals to anyone af-

people struggling with drug addiction, and women flee-

fected by the longest government shutdown in U.S. histo-

ing dangerous situations. At the front of his store, a sign

ry. He announced the news on the restaurant's Facebook

reads: “All sizes, all colors, all ages, all sexes, all cultures, all

page, ending with the hashtag #weallneedloveplusfalafel.

religions, all types, all beliefs, all people, safe here at Yassin’s Falafel House."

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Help fight the stigma associated with refugees. Refugees are people fleeing war and conflict in their home countries. By humanizing refugees, you have the power to spread empathy.

Help show your new neighbors that they're welcome.

You can ask local refugee resettlement organizations or your local government if there are any welcome parties (maybe at the airport!) you can attend.

Volunteer with a local organization supporting refugees (find out where at therefugeecenter.org) to help people settle into their new cities. You can help them learn their bus routes, navigate job searches, and share a meal.

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Food and Farming Are Giving Young An ICU Nurse Drove People In Atlanta A Fresh Start at Life Through Wildfires to Save Lives Abiodun Henderson observed two needs in Atlanta: Farmers needed labor, and community members needed

money. And she knew she could meet two needs with just

After Allyn Pierce helped evacuate patients from the

one operation. In 2016 she won a $10,000 fellowship and

hospital where he works in Paradise, Calif., during the

designed a pilot program to teach previously incarcerat-

Camp Fire that leveled the town — the deadliest and most

ed young people farming and gardening skills and the ba-

destructive fire in California’s history — he got in his Toy-

sics of entrepreneurship. The pilot grew into what is now

ota Tundra with two colleagues to drive to safety. They

Gangstas to Growers.

were gridlocked, and cars around them started burning.

Henderson is a veteran restaurant employee who

He thought he might not make it out alive and even re-

waited tables at fine dining restaurants throughout the

corded a goodbye message for his family. Much of his

south. She understands the power of food in healing re-

truck burned.

lationships and communities and wondered how it could

A typical day in the program starts with yoga and ends

“I just kept thinking, ‘I’m going to die in melting plas-

play a part to release Atlanta’s most vulnerable from

with seminars from food industry experts, environmental

tic,’” Pierce told the New York Times. But instead of con-

generational poverty.

activists, nutritionists, or criminal justice advocates. Dur-

tinuing on to safety, his truck held up enough to turn back

Black people are fives times as likely than white people

ing the day, trainees learn from black growers who owned

around and return to danger in Paradise.

to be incarcerated before their 21st birthday, and a crim-

and operated their own gardens and farms located in

“We're terrible at burning to death, but we're amazing

inal record drastically reduces the likelihood of being of-

southwest Atlanta. They also participate in group therapy.

at taking care of people,” he said. Doctors, nurses, para-

fered a job. In a state where ex-convicts are more likely

“I was so used to seeing death that I didn’t know how

medics, and police officers started a triage center in the

than not to reoffend within three years, Henderson want-

it’d feel to see something grow,” said group member Der-

hospital parking lot and treated about two dozen people.

ed to provide opportunities for these young people looking

riontae Trent to Politico. “To see plants grow full of life,

Shortly later, the hospital caught fire, so they relocated to

for a fresh start.

from something I control, it’s probably the best feeling in

the hospital’s helipad about 200 meters away. Eventually

the world.”

authorities cleared a path, and everyone made it out safely.

By 2025 Henderson hopes to train 500 young formerly incarcerated Atlantans with the help of private funders

Participants earn $15 per hour for their work and can

When Toyota heard about Pierce's brave work, they

and the revenue generated from homemade hot sauce

earn extra money by helping Henderson cook, bottle, and

generously offered to replace his fire-scorched truck. Sad-

sales. She hopes to introduce similar programs in other

sell hot sauce. Participants of her pilot have continued to

ly, the Camp Fire took the lives on 44 people. But thanks

major American cities, introducing young black people to

make and sell the hot sauce, while others now work in oth-

to the brave work by Pierce and other heroes, many more

the possibilities that can come through food and farming.

er fields, such as construction.

lives were saved.

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Grow in your empathy for those who are incarcerated by listening to the podcast Ear Hustle. Ear Hustle shares the stories of life inside prison, directly from those who are living in it.

Donate to organizations doing important work in the worlds of criminal justice and prison reform, such as Innocence Project, Equal Justice Initiative, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and Books to Prisoners.

Support legislation centered around criminal justice reform. The United States has a lot of room for growth in how it treats those entering the criminal justice system.

Call your representative to tell them this matters to you.

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G O O D N E W S I N H I S TO RY

Good News In History: Catherine the Great Got the Smallpox Vaccine to Prove Its Safety to Her Subjects

A devastating smallpox outbreak killed an estimated 400,000 people across Europe in the 18th century, including several reigning monarchs. Of those who contracted the disease at the time, about 30

pire. Thanks to Catherine’s willingness to

percent died and one-third went blind.

demonstrate the safety and effectiveness

Before he became the Russian Emper-

of inoculation, millions of lives were saved.

or, Peter III caught the airborne virus and

In the same period, a doctor named Ed-

was left scarred and disfigured. His wife,

ward Jenner discovered a safer and more

Catherine the Great, managed to dodge

reliable technique than inoculation, which

the disease but was deeply affected by the

led to the first modern vaccine. He in-

toll it took on her husband. Catherine be-

duced immunity into patients by exposing

came Empress of Russia after her husband

them to smallpox’s related but harmless

was overthrown and took action because

disease, cowpox.

she feared for the safety of her son and her subjects.

His findings on vaccinations were initially met with opposition, but Jenner’s

The earliest method to prevent small-

vaccination technique gradually replaced

pox was inoculation (also known as vario-

inoculation, which was later prohibited

lation), which worked by provoking a mild

in Europe. Smallpox vaccinations were

form of the disease in a healthy person.

made compulsory in England and Wales

Catherine invited Dr. Thomas Dimsdale

30 years after he died. Because of Jenner’s

from Scotland to perform inoculation on

innovation and commitment to scientific

herself, her son, and her court to set an ex-

breakthrough, we now have the many vac-

ample to the Russian people that the pro-

cines that stemmed from his initial work

cedure was safe.

in the second half of the 18th century.

The doctor was unsure whether small-

Together, Russia’s longest-ruling fe-

pox would behave the same in Russia as it

male leader and Jenner helped kickstart

did in Western Europe, so he encouraged

a method that created smallpox immu-

the Empress to allow commoners to try

nity. The last naturally occurring case

the procedure first, but she insisted. Her

was diagnosed more than 40 years ago,

decision to be inoculated was controver-

and the World Health Organization cer-

sial, but it was a success. She developed a

tified that the disease was globally erad-

mild case that lasted just over two weeks

icated in 1980. We have Jenner — and

and then was healthy.

those who came after him — to thank for

She sought to have her entire empire inoculated. Catherine is quoted as saying, "My objective was, through my example, to save from death the multitude of my subjects who, not knowing the value of this technique, and frightened of it, were left in danger."

By 1800, about 2 million inoculations were administered in the Russian Em-

the accessibility to life-saving vaccines available today.

M A R I E KO N D O F O R G O O D

How to Get Rid of All Your Stuff That Doesn’t Spark Joy

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CLOTHES

KOMONO

1. If your clothes are name-brand and in good condition, it

This category covers all your miscellaneous items.

might be worth selling on Poshmark or thredUP. You won’t

1. For tech items, make sure you’ve cleared them of any

get as much money as you initially spent, but hey, you were

data or accounts. Many stores have trade-in or buy-back

going to donate it anyway. Decide if the few bucks you’ll

programs, which can be especially useful if you want to

make are worth the trouble of shipping. You can also take

upgrade to something new. You can also try eBay, Craig-

clothing all at once to a consignment or resale shop in your

slist, or even selling to a friend or family member through

town. You can even donate the money you make to a spe-

Instagram or Facebook. FYI, you can’t simply throw away

cific charity of your choosing.

most tech items. In fact, at least half of U.S. states require

2. Host a clothing swap. Invite friends to bring their un-

you to properly recycle old electronics because of their

wanted clothing over and swap your unwanted items.

toxic substances. But some schools or libraries might

Everyone leaves with new-to-them clothing at no cost!

accept a donation, otherwise a quick Google search will

Donate whatever is leftover.

lead you to how best to recycle your old phone or laptop in

3. Donate your clothing. But: Remember that donation

your area.

centers aren’t your trash can for damaged clothes. What-

2. For other household items such as tools, furniture, and

ever you can’t donate because of stains, rips, or other dam-

kitchen equipment, again, you can try to sell it first be-

age, try to fix, repurpose, or recycle. Old t-shirts can be

fore deciding to donate. Toys can be donated to children’s

used as rags, and sometimes animal shelters can use your

hospitals, doctor’s offices, daycares, and churches. Your

warm clothing. Madewell will take any brand of old jeans

area probably has a service to pick up large items that

and offer a discount on a new pair, then Habitat for Hu-

you can’t transport yourself. Dolly is a service that will

manity will use the old pair as insulation for homes.

facilitate the move of large items for donations or even

4. Moving forward, skip over stores like H&M, Forever 21,

Craigslist transactions.

and Zara. Fast fashion harms the environment and even the people who make the clothes. Instead, focus on buy-

SENTIMENTAL ITEMS

ing used clothing, buying higher quality garments that are

1. First, see if someone else in your family might want the

made to last, and, ultimately, buying less.

sentimental item, particularly if it’s a family heirloom.

BOOKS & PAPER

2. You can refashion many old sentimental items to better suit your taste. Stones from jewelry can be reset into mod-

1. Paper can, of course, be recycled. To prevent accumulating

ern rings, earrings, or necklaces. You can sand and repaint

If you’re anything like us, then everyone you know

too much paper in the future, switch all your bills to e-bills,

old furniture or even modernize it with new hardware.

Marie Kondo’d their home after her show, “Tidy-

cancel any unwanted subscriptions, and make an effort to

ing Up with Marie Kondo” (based on her best-sell-

cancel mailing lists. DMA Choice will remove you from en-

ing book), debuted on Netflix in January. Since then,

tire categories of junk mail for just $2. OptOutPrescreen.com

Americans

is an FTC-recommended service that will opt you out of

While donating, repurposing, or recycling your old items

credit card and insurance offers.

might take a little extra work, it’s worth it for the sense of

The guiding principle of Kondo’s method is to rid your

2. Similarly to clothing, you can sell or donate books you

responsibility and sustainability in ridding your home of

home of anything that doesn’t spark joy. She recommends

no longer want online or at a used bookstore in your town.

clutter instead of filling a landfill or mindlessly donating

tackling clutter in a specific order: first, clothing, then

If you want to donate your books, you could check if any

full trash bags. That extra effort might just mean your item

books and paper, komono (miscellany), and finally sen-

local schools are taking donations. Operation Paperbook

ends up in the right hands and can now spark joy for some-

timental items. With many of us accumulating piles of

ships books to overseas troops, and some organizations

one else. Now that you've tidied up your home, you have

things to get rid of, we want to highlight some responsible

(such as Inside Books Projects in Austin, Texas) sends

more free headspace. Go and use that for good.

ways you can tidy your home while minimizing waste and

books to people living inside prisons.

have

been

decluttering

their

homes

en masse.

giving back.

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APPS THAT DO GOOD

A P P S T H AT D O G O O D

Doing good is quite literally at our fingertips. Here at Good Good Good, we know that sometimes the littlest efforts add up to effect big change. These apps offer simple, quick, and convenient ways to take action in your everyday life — to make goodness a little more accessible for you, for others, and for the planet.

Be My Eyes Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance through a live video call. Sighted volunteers lend their eyes to solve tasks big and small — such as checking expiry dates, distinguishing colors, reading instructions or even navigating new surroundings — to help blind and low-vision people lead more independent lives. The app is available in more than 150 countries and more than 180 languages.

OLIO More than one-third of food is thrown away. And in developed countries, more than half of food waste occurs in the home.

You have the power to change that. Olio is a free app that connects neighbors with each other and with local shops so surplus food and other items can be shared, not thrown away. To add a listing, simply snap

PHOTO BY CHARLES DELUVIO

a photo and upload a description and pickup details. Getting food through the app is free.

A P P S T H AT D O G O O D

GiveTide

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ACLU Mobile Justice

Ground

The ACLU Mobile Justice app allows us-

Ground claims it’s the only news app you’ll

ers to record and report interactions with

ever need. The app integrates breaking

law enforcement and provides tips and

news from more than 30,000 sources,

guidelines for interacting with officers.

both mainstream and independent, all in

Footage and reports submitted through

Good On You

the app are automatically sent to the user’s

one place. Ground works differently because news stories are verified by users

GiveTide is a free mobile fundraising app

local ACLU affiliate, where it is reviewed.

Good On You is a free app providing trust-

who are closest to the action, so you get

for donors and nonprofits. Users can con-

Users also have the option to broadcast

ed ethical ratings on clothing brands so

the most up-to-date information. You can

nect their daily debit or credit card and

their location when they begin to record,

users can shop with a conscience. You can

get eyewitness updates and post your own

opt-in to round up their spare change and

alerting nearby app users that a police en-

find out how your favorite brands are rated

photo, video, or story of what’s happening

donate that money to any charity in the U.S.

counter is being recorded nearby. The app

on how they treat people, the planet, and

around you.

For example, if a movie costs you $11.89,

is currently available for 18 U.S. states.

animals. Then discover new ethical brands

the app would take the 11 cents to round it

that do better, and make a difference when

up to $12, and you give the 11 cents to char-

you shop — by reducing waste and pollu-

ity. You can team up with friends and fam-

Think Dirty

ily to multiply your donations and share

Ethical Barcode

tion, empowering garment workers, and protecting animals.

Ethical Barcode allows users to scan a

your fundraising goals through email, text,

Think Dirty is a product-comparison app

barcode at the grocery store and find out

and social media.

for personal care, skincare, and house-

information about who manufactured the

hold products. After a quick barcode scan

Aloe Bud

DEED

or search, the app shows you how the

product and what the company stands for.

The app shows you brand ratings and cer-

products ranks on three potential health

DEED is an app that connects you with

tifications from more than 20 nonprofits

impacts: carcinogenicity, developmental

volunteer opportunities in your area on

so you can rest assured you are supporting

Aloe Bud is the all-in-one “self-care pock-

and reproductive toxicity, and allergenic-

a daily basis. Discover causes you're pas-

a company that shares your values.

et companion.” It gently brings awareness

ity and immunotoxicity. If a product is

sionate about and get involved with the tap

to self-care activities, using encouraging

“dirty,” the app recommends a similar, saf-

of a button. Users can use advanced search

push notifications, rather than guilt or

er “clean” product.

tools to find a volunteer opportunity at a

Libby

shame. The app provides daily check-ins

time and place that’s convenient. Nonprof-

and reflections — from staying hydrat-

its can post their volunteer opportunities,

Libby allows users to borrow ebooks and

conduct background checks, and search a

audiobooks from their local library for

database of their supporters through the

free. You can sign in using your library

ed to maintaining connections to re-

Charity Miles

flecting on interactions to taking screen breaks. The free app brings awareness

Charity Miles allows users to walk, run, or

app’s dashboard. At this time, the app only

card and download for offline reading (or

to physical, mental and emotional needs

bike for a cause. Users simply download

services New York City and Los Ange-

stream to save space). And if you prefer

throughout the day using unobtrusive

the free app, pick a charity, and get moving.

les, but there are plans to expand to other

reading on your Kindle, Libby can send

push notifications.

There are more than 40 charities available,

cities soon.

your library books there, too. Downloading

so you can pick one you feel most passion-

books through Libby allows you to learn on

ate about. For every mile you move, you

the go, reduce waste, support your local li-

help earn money for the charity from the

brary, and save your money.

app’s corporate sponsorship pool, or you could be sponsored by friends and family.

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P E AC E B U I L D I N G

Can We Tell History Through the Lens of Peacebuilding and Not War?

and structures in the world’s most peace-

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WELL-FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT

HIGH LEVELS OF HUMAN CAPITAL

Delivers high-quality public and civil ser-

A skilled human capital base reflects the

vices, engenders trust and participation,

extent to which societies educate citizens

demonstrates political stability and up-

and promote the development of knowl-

holds the rule of law

edge, thereby improving economic productivity, care for the young, political par-

ful countries to understand just what it

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takes to build peace. Peacebuilders can

EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES

To bring peace to the frontlines, we first

then use their framework to transform

Equity in access to resources such as edu-

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need a proper understanding of what

their communities and build and sustain

cation, health and, to a lesser extent, equi-

ACCEPTANCE OF THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS

peacemakers do and how they do it.

positive peace.

ty in income distribution

There isn't currently a working definition for "peacebuilding" in dictionaries.

And Charles Allen, director of partnerships for The Institute of Economics and

THESE ARE THE EIGHT PILLARS OF POSITIVE PEACE AS DEFINED BY IEP:

ticipation and social capital.

Formal laws that guarantee basic human rights and freedoms and the informal so-

3

cial and cultural norms that relate to be-

FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION

haviors of citizens

Free and independent media disseminates

Peace (IEP), says we can't properly center

information in a way that leads to greater

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peacemaking in our rhetoric unless we es-

knowledge and helps individuals, business

LOW LEVELS OF CORRUPTION

tablish a formal, recognized definition for

and civil society make better decisions.

it. According to Allen, conflict remains the

In societies with high levels of corruption, resources are inefficiently allocated, often

anchor points for telling stories of world

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history, while peace is simply a brief res-

GOOD RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBORS

services and civil unrest. Low corrup-

pite between wars. But peace is on purpose

Peaceful relations with other countries

tion can enhance confidence and trust

— it's not just a derivative of decreased

are as important as good relations between

in institutions.

conflict.

groups within a country. Countries with

leading to a lack of funding for essential

That's the difference between "negative

positive external relations are more peace-

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peace" — the mere absence of violence —

ful and tend to be more politically stable,

SOUND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

and "positive peace" — the deliberate crea-

have better functioning governments, are

The strength of economic conditions as

tion of an environment optimal for human

regionally integrated and have lower levels

well as the formal institutions that sup-

flourishing. Peace is commonly framed as

of organized internal conflict.

port the operation of the private sector.

passive, but the institute aims to dissolve

Business competitiveness and economic

the dichotomy of war and peace, which dis-

productivity are both associated with the most peaceful countries.

regards the conscious act of building peace.

IEP identifies attitudes, institutions,

PHOTO BY TORI NEFORES

HOW TO SUPPORT PEACEBUILDING GO OD

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Spend some time on VisionOfHumanity.org, a guide to global peace and development for people who want to see change. It's a great resource for understanding peacebuilding and is full of good news.

Donate to organizations whose stated goals include preventing and resolving conflicts. You can actually find a list of 100 organizations doing unique work to build peace at allianceforpeacebuilding.org.

The impacts of climate change are one of the leading causes of instability in developing countries. By being intentional about fighting climate change on a personal and policy level, you help build long-term peace.

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