Rosa Hilda Ramos

Rosa Hilda Ramos

Skyrocketing energy costs in the last four years have devastated Puerto Rico’s economy. Unemployment is at a staggering 16.2 percent. In the face of the crisis, environmental activist Rosa Hilda Ramos searched for a solution. She met with experts in producing oil from...
Stephen Shames

Stephen Shames

The life of a child in Uganda can be bleak: More than a million orphans are living with AIDS; millions have been affected by a 20-year war, including tens of thousands of child soldiers; and many live in extreme poverty, with one-third of Ugandans living on $1 a day....
Ellen Moir

Ellen Moir

With half of all teachers leaving the profession within their first five years, Ellen Moir, a lifelong educator, knew that new teachers everywhere were being inadequately prepared and poorly supported – leaving students and strapped school districts to pay the price....