25 stories that remind you that there is good in the world (26 photos)
In a world full of heartbreaking events, it is useful to take a little time to relax, relax and read the good news. Here are the headlines you want to see. They warm the soul and give hope for the best.
1. Teresa Kachindamoto ended 850 child marriages in Malawi in three years
In Africa, there are "marriage initiation camps" where 10-year-old girls lose their virginity and learn to "please a man." Having become a leader, Teresa decided to eradicate this tradition. With the support of Malawi's president and first lady, Kachindamoto banned child marriage and took her mission national and international. In 2017, Malawi introduced a law banning marriages under 18 years of age.
2. 20-year-old medical student Malon Mukwende wrote a manual on diagnosing skin diseases on black and dark skin.
3. The father told his daughter: “Don’t tell anyone that your dad is a janitor, they will laugh at you.”
And the daughter posted this photo on her page on the social network and wrote: “My dad is a janitor. I’m proud of him. I love you very much, dad.”
4. A girl with Down syndrome was not hired
Collette Divitto, 30, has turned her passion for baking into a thriving business called Collettey's. Her cookies are sold in stores in Massachusetts, California and Connecticut.
Now she herself employs people with disabilities.
5. A 9-year-old Mexican girl with autism was bullied at school and called “weird.” It turned out that her IQ is higher than that of Einstein and Stephen Hawking
At the age of 3, Adhara Perez from Mexico City was diagnosed with autism. Her illness may cause difficulties in social interaction.
During testing, it turned out that the girl’s IQ was 162 points (Einstein and Stephen Hawking had about 160 points).
At the age of 8, the girl graduated from high school and within two years received degrees in systems engineering and industrial engineering.
6. An 8-year-old boy raised more than $110,000 to help a waiter.
Every weekend, 8-year-old Kaizen Hunter eats breakfast with his family at the Waffle House in Little Rock, North Carolina. His favorite waiter is Devonte Gardner, father of two daughters.
When the boy learned that Devonte walked to work, he decided to start a GoFundMe page with the help of his mother. Kaizen hoped to raise about $5,000 to buy Devont a car. The page quickly raised more than $115,000. This was enough for the waiter and his family to move from the motel to an apartment.
7. A college graduate posed for a photo with her parents in the field where they worked to pay for her education.
8. A nurse adopted a girl who had not been visited in the hospital for six months.
Gisele was born at 29 weeks. Doctors diagnosed her with neonatal abstinence syndrome. During pregnancy, her mother used drugs. For five months, the baby was never visited by relatives. Nurse Liz Smith adopted Giselle and found the happiness of motherhood.
9. Instead of arresting a teenager who sneaked into a gym, a Chicago police officer bought him a membership.
Valenti bought a membership for $150 and gave it to the guy.
10. The owners of a gas station took in an abandoned dog and gave him a job.
11. Brazilian couple planted 2.7 million trees in 20 years
12. Billy Joel never sells front row tickets at his concerts.
He wants to see real fans right in front of him, and not bored rich people who came to have fun. And before the start of the performance, the musician’s people walk around the gallery and offer fans a free seat in the first row.
13. A woman took an elderly dog that looked like her childhood puppy and realized that it was the same dog.
At the age of 10, Nicole was given a puppy named Chloe. "I just loved her to death. She was my best friend," the woman says.
Some time passed, and due to sad circumstances, Chloe had to be taken to a local shelter. Years have passed. Nicole grew up, got married, gave birth to a daughter.
One day she came across a message about an elderly dog named Chloe who needed a home. The woman took the dog.
“She ran up to me and started licking my face,” Nicole said. Appearance, character, nickname - all this convinced the American that this was really her favorite. Documents and electronic identifier confirmed the guesses.
14. A man learns how to do hair and makeup to help his elderly wife.
15. A tattoo artist brings joy and fun into the hospital everyday life of young patients
In 2016, New Zealand artist Benjamin Lloyd painted temporary tattoos for patients at a children's hospital in Auckland.
16. A girl takes a photo of her father, who just received his diploma.
17. Auto mechanic became a doctor at age 51
Carl Allamby always dreamed of becoming a doctor. But his childhood was difficult. For days, even weeks, his family of eight went without power, gas or water in their East Cleveland, Ohio, home.
After graduating from school, Karl opened an auto repair shop. He worked on cars for 25 years, but did not forget about his dream. In 2015, he entered medical school.
The man gives advice: “If you want, go to the goal.”
18. Taxi driver gave his kidney to a passenger
Bill Sumiel suffered from kidney failure for more than ten years. On the way home from dialysis, he told taxi driver Tim Letts that he needed a kidney transplant. Retired military man Tim considered this meeting to be God's providence and became a donor.
19. 60 years have passed, but he still looks at her with loving eyes
20. The beauty queen gave a crown to a classmate with Down syndrome
21. Friends who were predicted to die by doctors in infancy repeated their childhood photo at graduation
22. The mother of a blind law student received an honorary degree for reading lecture notes out loud for four years.
23. A 23-year-old Canadian broke a world record by planting 23,060 trees in 24 hours.
To date, Antoine Moses has planted more than 1.3 million trees.
24. Over the course of 6 years, this boy visited 23 families and finally found parents
Elaine Newkirk's family welcomed Kareem into their home when he was 6 years old. Then his behavior was very bad: he shouted at people and fought. But this did not put Elaine off. She was patient and showed the child what true love was.
Three years later, Karima became a sweet and caring child.
25. Elderly owners of a laundromat in Taiwan create fashionable looks from forgotten items.