Who needs banks anyway?
In the new age of austerity, communities are coming together to finance and run their own projects and services. Loren Berlin | December 2011 Issue With reporting by Karin Wesselink in Beneden-Leeuwen, the Netherlands The organic therapeutic farm Henricus Hoeve in the Dutch town of Beneden-Leeuwen Read More...
Courage in action
Ode to Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International Robin Fasano | December 2011 Issue On a bright morning in Baghdad, Iraq, teacups clank as 20 women in head scarves sit in a circle on a carpeted floor inside a small, white building. They are intently discussing daily life in their Read More...