Think Remarkable

Liza Kimbo is approaching the healthcare deficit in Kenya with a truly remarkable solution. It’s called LiveWell.

LiveWell is a chain of retail healthcare facilities headquartered in Nairobi, offering premium healthcare at a reasonable price, provided by respected, trustworthy physicians. This unique, for-profit model will help sustain a 501(c)3 that will in turn subsidize healthcare to those who simply cannot afford it.

Liza was born in Nairobi and has travelled all over the world. She came to the States for an undergraduate degree in finance and completed advanced studies in...

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Every year, I make my pilgrimage to the Farm Aid benefit concert to participate in a tradition of amazing live music and to provide support to family farmers and sustainable agricultural systems in America. The 23rd Annual Farm Aid concert, held on September 20th at the Comcast Center outside of Boston, did not disappoint. In addition to performances by Farm Aid Board of Directors Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, concert-goers were treated to an all-star lineup including The Pretenders, Jerry Lee Lewis, Arlo Guthrie, moe, Kenny Chesney, Jakob Dylan and...

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Every girl knows that girlfriends are essential for sanity. They listen, they understand, and most importantly they know what its like! Lynn Gordon, contributing author to The Big Moo, takes the helping hand of a girlfriend a step further. Gordon runs the nonprofit GirlSource, which is made up of young women who help…well…their girlfriends!

The women train San Franciscan low-income teens for their future, teaching them such things as how to build a website, digitally edit photos, creative writing and leadership skills. The all-female-support system is working like a charm: most...

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Recently, the Department of Energy took its own advice to go green – and installed 205 kilowatts of photovoltaic solar panels in its Washington, D.C. headquarters. The panels cover about 1/3 an acre of the roof space and produces 230 watts of electricity at peak sunlight. Over 30 years from now, the project will be the equivalent of planting 180 acres of trees.

Yes, that’s right, the government is catching on with the concept of green building, hence earning a cool rep amongst the architectural community and green-minded folks alike. Though this environmental upgrade isn’t...

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