Deara Okonkwo, 18, will be the first to tell you she’s “ambitious.” At age 17, when most American teens are just finishing high school, Deara graduated from a prestigious university with a degree in English and a …

Brady Baldwin may be one of the busiest teens you’ll ever meet: A junior in high school, he’s in the International Baccalaureate Program and 4-H; he’s an Eagle Scout, a recipient of the Hornaday Medal …

Every year, more than 300 million pieces of electronics - computers, cell phones, all kinds of gadgets - are SCRAPPED.
Whether they’re burned or dumped, they leak harmful toxins into the environment, contaminating our water, land and air.
Alex Lin, 14, installed the first ever e-waste receptacle in …

 
Instant Grant Program from Steve Lambert on Vimeo.
Where do artists get financial support?  Often, they apply for grants that take months to get approved.
Some students in New York decided there could be a better way …

A star athlete at his school, Bo Palmer of Vancouver, Canada has seen his share of accolades.  
But his recent awards are for Triple-S, an organization he started to support students in sports.
The idea is simple: round up athletic gear that people …

Unable to afford school fees, William Kamkwamba, 14, dropped out of secondary school in Malawi and taught himself to make a windmill from scratch.
His invention generated more than just clean energy for his village (which never had power), …

Purpose: 
To spread peace, kindness and joy… especially to strangers.
Background:
We all know about the power of simple kindness. But there’s power too in random kindness. That’s kindness shown to people when they least expect it, and …

Purpose:
To use specially trained rats to detect and remove landmines, which harm or kill one person every 20 minutes.
Background:
More than 70 million landmines are still in the ground in at least 60 countries, posing great …

How to convey the vision and idealism of Global Youth Fund?
Perhaps this promo video – with its quiet but powerfully eloquent message – is a great place to start.  Enjoy!
Directed by Marc Webb

This is the story that started it all.
I produced this 14-minute story on photojournalist Dan Eldon in 1997.  One thing led to another and I found myself embarking on a round-the-world trip to produce the …