Violence, Child Brides & Taboos: #15Girls Rewrite Their Future
This past month NPR has been doing a segment called #15girls where they look at what it means to be a 15 year old girl around the world. They focused on things like access to education, society's view of girls, and marriage (yes, there are still...
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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio & POINT Join for Flagship Event
On Friday, October 23rd, POINT HQ was elated to find itself at the Columbus Ronald McDonald House for an evening of service! For the flagship event of our partnership, we led a fun Bingo Night for any and all interested residents; allow me first to...
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Will We Be the First Generation in History to See It?
A few weeks ago, the POINT blog talked about the Global Goals and how they actually might be possible to achieve. The first goal was Ending Poverty, and we learned that the Millennium Goal of cutting global poverty in half by 2015 was not only...
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Startups from Developing Countries are Fixing 4 Major Problems
Where there are problems, there are opportunities. And there is no shortage of problems in developing countries. There are some pretty amazing people out there solving some of the developing world's biggest needs using tech.
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Why the 17 Global Goals For 2030 Are Actually Not Impossible
If you follow POINT on Twitter, you probably saw a number of mentions about the Global Goals which were recently graveled by the United Nations. If you missed it, let’s catch you up:
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#62MillionGirls
Michelle Obama sees herself - and her daughters - in them: the 62 million girls worldwide without the opportunity for education. That is why our FLOTUS "simply cannot walk away from them," and strives to bring them the equal opportunity to learn.
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Slavery Still Exists
This week a news station in Denver, Colorado, featured a 3-part story on sex slavery. In the past three years, they have rescued over 250 children and teens in Denver alone.
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133 Billion is Too Much
133 billion pounds. That is the amount of food that is wasted in America every year. Thrown out. Trashed. Dumped. It's so much food wasted, it could fill the Sears Tower (AKA Willis Tower, now) 44 times!
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Pope Francis Reminds U.S. of True American Dream on Whirlwind Visit
Of the 265 before him, only three have visited stateside, two of which have visited Washington. Pope Francis’ 6-day, 3-city visit to the United States last week brought with it a refocusing on the communities and families by which America was...
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Environment Can Have $10K Impact On Your Health
If you want to live like you’re $10,000 wealthier, or thrive as if you’re seven years younger, you may want to hold off on that white picket fence and leave the trees alone.
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Refugees Entering U.S. Raises Common Questions
There has been a lot of talk lately about the Refugee Crisis in Europe, but sometimes news stories don’t really answer all the questions people have. Amid all those questions and soundbites, it’s time for a crash course of questions you may...
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Please Help: Seeking Refuge
Imagine yourself in a country filled with fear that is perpetuated by a corrupt government which is divided into violent factions. Your life and safety are threatened everyday, so you pack up your family and flee.
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