Finding God on the 'Roof of the World'

Obstacles

Latest Stories

  • Obstacles
    15 October 2018
    The island nation of Kiribati is sinking right before our eyes
    A tiny Pacific island chain, decades away from being swallowed by the ocean, is fighting for its survival.
  • Your moment
    12 October 2018
    Drunk philanthropy is the new drunk texting
    In this article, we’ll show you how you can turn your drunkest nights into precious acts of philanthropy. Drunk texting and drunk shopping are fine, but drunk philanthropy is even better.
  • Solutions
    11 October 2018
    Alternative rites of passage to replace inhumane female genital mutilation traditions
  • Solutions
    10 October 2018
    Treating depression does much more than just help those suffering from it
    Treating depression not only helps those suffering, it also increases economic productivity and makes development interventions in impoverished areas more effective. Motivated by this, StrongMinds is treating depression at scale through cost-effective and innovative methods.
  • Solutions
    9 October 2018
    These artists transformed a former prison into a colorful home for refugees
  • Solutions
    8 October 2018
    Technology may save six billion male chicks a year from the grinder

Zero Waste Challenge

  • Zero Waste challenge
    28 June 2018
    Day 30: Zero waste- A new hope
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.
  • Zero Waste challenge
    27 June 2018
    Day 29: Check your privilege
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.
  • Zero Waste challenge
    26 June 2018
    Day 28: Tour de Waste
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.
  • Zero Waste challenge
    25 June 2018
    Day 27: S(h)ave the planet
  • Zero Waste challenge
    24 June 2018
    Day 26: Let's get (zero) wasted
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.
  • Zero Waste challenge
    23 June 2018
    Day 25: Total wipeout
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.
  • Zero Waste challenge
    22 June 2018
    Day 24: Stitch, please
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.
  • Zero Waste challenge
    21 June 2018
    Day 23: Having a (Plastic) whale of a time
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.
  • Zero Waste challenge
    20 June 2018
    Day 22: Iceberg iceberg baby
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.
  • Zero Waste challenge
    19 June 2018
    Day 21: Fly me to the moon(cup)
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.
  • Zero Waste challenge
    18 June 2018
    Day 20: Wining, dining and zero-wasting
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.
  • Zero Waste challenge
    17 June 2018
    Day 19: I will always scrub you
    Jas (The Ginger) and Morgana (The Vegan) are undertaking the Zero Waste Challenge: finding ways to refuse, reuse, reduce, and recycle as much as possible in their lives, and ask you to join them on their journey.

Toilet break: 3-minute reads for your special time

  • Your moment
    26 September 2018
    This teen got her high school to ban abstinence only sex education
  • Solutions
    9 October 2018
    These artists transformed a former prison into a colorful home for refugees
  • Solutions
    2 October 2018
    Mushrooms aren’t just for psychedelic trips, they can clean the planet too
  • Solutions
    24 September 2018
    Meet Jeanne D'Arc Girubuntu, Rwanda's first female pro cyclist
  • Your moment
    31 August 2018
    5 documentaries to convince that one climate change denier relative