YA Author Shamim Sarif Partners with Headwaters Relief Organization to Combat Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is prevalent worldwide, even in more developed countries such as the United States. Around 4 million people are trafficked each year—with 50% of trafficking victims being children—taken for forced labor or sexual exploitation. Areas that have recently suffered a natural disaster are especially vulnerable to human traffickers, and this hidden aftermath caught the […]

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#IAmHoldingYourHand

If you have at all ventured into the vast world of comedy podcasts, I have to believe that at some point you’ve come across the McElroys — partly due to the sheer number of podcasts to which they’re attached, but that’s not to deny their quality and popularity. Brothers Justin, Travis, and Griffin create the […]

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Stand Tall International: An Interview with Charity Co-Founder Masha Balovlenkov

Welcome back, Germ readers! Recently, Germ had the great honor of interviewing Masha Balovlenkov, co-founder of the non-profit organization Stand Tall International. Through her team’s amazing work at the non-profit, several young lives in Tanzania and abroad are receiving life-changing surgeries and funds for schooling within their communities. So, I won’t waste any more time; […]

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How to Vintage Thrift Shop

Thrift stores may be your destination for decade-inspired outfits, but have you thought about shopping there often? Second hand stores are where you find treasures and where you get the opportunity to shop green. These stores discourage people from throwing away their unwanted items. Instead, they encourage people to donate them so others can reuse […]

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