Grateful News June 2016

This month’s Grateful News focuses on women farmers in Nepal, an unusually generous restaurant owner, mobile money in Kenya, “green” goats, and young people turning from drugs to clean living…

Women Shake up Farming in Rural Nepal

As Nepali men migrate to find work, women are taking over in the fields. “Most of them don’t see this work as a constraint but as an opportunity to have a say in the community and provide for their families.”  »  Full Story

Restaurant Owner Noticed Someone Digging In Dumpster, So She Wrote Them A Powerful Note

Ashley Jiron, owner of the restaurant in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, noticed someone had rummaged through the dumpsters behind her shop in search of a meal. She decided to do something about it: Invite the person in for a complimentary sandwich, fresh veggies and a glass of water.  » Video and Full Story

Why Does Kenya Lead the World in Mobile Money?

A “mobile money” revolution has swept Kenya, where people can send and receive money on their cell phones. It’s improved commerce and brought basic necessities to poorer areas.  » Full Story

New York Parks Using Goats as Chemical-free Weed Control Alternative

The latest celebrities to grace Brooklyn are a group of eight weed-eating goats, and they are taking up residency through the end of the summer. Goats, which naturally like weeds such as poison ivy and can eat up to 25 pounds a day, are cleaning up Prospect Park with no negative environmental impact.  » Full Story

The Onward March of the New Young Fogey

Young people today are more clean-living than any generation since before the 1960s – wherever you look, Britain’s young people are breaking records for good behaviour and social restraint.  » Full Story