Hero

  • Promise Keeper
    Hero | Sep 2010

    Promise Keeper

    Tommy Hilfiger has a new passion: combating global poverty.

  • The Shaman’s Apprentice
    Hero | Aug 2010

    The Shaman’s Apprentice

    Mark Plotkin relies on new technology and ancient medicine to save the Amazon.

  • Building Peace
    Hero | Jul 2010

    Building Peace

    Prosper Ndabishuriye works to rebuild war-torn Burundi house by house.

  • The Health Inspector
    Hero | Jun 2010

    The Health Inspector

    Howard Schiffer helps make sure children around the world take their vitamins.

  • Instruments of Change
    Hero | May 2010

    Instruments of Change

    Bandleader Yoshio Toyama owes his career in jazz to the city of New Orleans. With the Wonderful World Jazz Foundation, he says thank you in a language everyone understands: music.

  • A Natural Remedy
    Hero | Apr 2010

    A Natural Remedy

    Veronique Matthews enlists miniature horses in an effort to alleviate chronic pain.

  • Accelerated Learning
    Hero | Mar 2010

    Accelerated Learning

    Anthony Martin puts kids on the fast track at his Urban Youth Racing School.

  • Building Bridges
    Hero | Feb 2010

    Building Bridges

    Shaun Duvall forges connections between Midwestern farmers and their Mexican employees.

  • Power Play
    Hero | Jan 2010

    Power Play

    Twenty-seven-year-old Jon Azrielant plans to save the world by circling it in an electric car.

  • Teen Spirit
    Hero | Dec 2009

    Teen Spirit

    In between soccer practice, swim meets and dance class, RandomKid founder Talia Leman helps young people around the world organize their own philanthropic efforts.

  • Live and Learn
    Hero | Nov 2009

    Live and Learn

    A Chicago sports photographer and his wife have a novel hobby: educating Cambodian children and lifting them out of poverty.

  • Wonder Bread
    Hero | Oct 2009

    Wonder Bread

    A Massachusetts mom turns a hobby into a national charity that offers hope and support, one loaf at a time.

  • Rock
 the Tote
    Hero | Sep 2009

    Rock
 the Tote

    Lauren Bush’s FEED bags are right on trend-and help kids, to boot.

  • Seattle’s Best
    Hero | Aug 2009

    Seattle’s Best

    Karl Weyrauch’s Coffee Rwanda is helping the war-torn African nation heal, one cup at a time.

  • Child Star
    Hero | Jul 2009

    Child Star

    Eleven-year-old New Yorker Akash Mehta raises money for his peers around the globe.

  • Creature Comforts
    Hero | Jun 2009

    Creature Comforts

    A French aristocrat lovingly restores a Paris curiosity shop.

  • On the Loose
    Hero | May 2009

    On the Loose

    A London grocer unwraps the secret to eco-shopping.

  • Saving Soles
    Hero | Apr 2009

    Saving Soles

    Blake Mycoskie saves the world, step by step.

  • Getting Fresh
    Hero | Mar 2009

    Getting Fresh

    American-born chef Daniel Rose’s unique approach—using seasonal produce and cooking for small groups—has revitalized the city’s dining scene and brought new meaning to springtime in Paris. By Meg Zimbeck / Photograph By Kal Jünemann