The Globalist

An man from the slums of India makes his living by doing the dangerous work of painting high-rise towers in Kolkata.

Hidden within Palestine’s contested West Bank, one man brings joy through music to the local people.

Civil strife has forced a craftsman from the mountains of Peru to live off what he can create with his hands.

An enterprising Ghanaian man works with a team of locals to produce stunning bicycles from bamboo.

An innovative start-up in Egypt provides a means for local farmers to use clean solar energy on their farms.

A Fair Trade certified gold mine in Bolivia offers a sustainable solution to a typically exploitative industry.

An Iranian farmer has devised a way to both help nomads move their herds, and protect his farmland.

A father and son leap to fill a needed role in the emerging market of Myanmar.

After the devastating earthquake in 2011, one Haitian civil engineer took it upon herself to rebuild Haiti the right way.

Poland leads the charge on female entrepreneurship, with more than one-third of its companies run by women.