One day while walking around Shinjuku, a major hub for government and business in Tokyo, Japan, I noticed a shelter built by a homeless man. It looked semi-permanent, but more importantly, had solar panels on it. I thought this was very different than the homeless I encountered in my former city of Vancouver, Canada, so I started to investigate homelessness in Japan.

http://www.paxxioneer.com - Celebrate Passions! “You can’t take this job as only a job. It’s a belief….a commitment.” Josephine Lee explained what social wor...

This documentary show the work that is done by Tanzania Street Children (TSC) Sports Academy in Mwanza, Tanzania. Funded and filmed by BT Sports - Supporters...

Ben Myers talks about the importance of disability advocacy at the TEDxOStateU 2015 event at the Oklahoma State University campus on April 10, 2015. Ben Myer...

Originally from Severna Park, Maryland, Bailey is now studying International Relations at Carleton College. In addition to studying, she is also one of six elected board members of Carletonʼs Model United Nations team, an elected student representative of the College Council, a student advisor for the Career Center, and a member of the varsity womenʼs soccer team. This past summer she lived on the Syrian border in Turkey,

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Avoid tipsy tweeting and tanked tweeting, and ideally... 'don't dri...

Closer To China examines how science is transforming China through an exclusive interview with a pioneer of China’s science, the former president of Chinese ...