Sam Smith’s song “Lay Me Down (feat. John Legend)” is the official single for this year’s Red Nose Day, taking place on March 13th. Red Nose Day …
Education, Careers That Don’t Exist, and Pathways to Success
What does success look like for you? How will you get there? What will enable you to persevere when the going gets tough? How will …
The Spirit of Salem College: A Glimpse into the Oldest Women’s College in the Nation
You’ve heard of Harvard, Stanford, and maybe even Ohio State University (Go Bucks!), but do you know about the oldest women’s college in the …
Food, Water, Shelter, and… Yarn?
Akello Susan of Uganda hasn’t had an easy life. Orphaned at three, she spent her childhood under the guardianship of her struggling grandmother who …
Clean Water Changes Absolutely Everything
Water. It is one of our most basic needs. Without it, we feel sick. We can get headaches and stomachaches, and, in severe occasions, we can …
Badass Ladies in History: Mary McLeod Bethune
Happy December, Germ readers! It’s time to get excited this Christmas season about all of the amazing things to come as we celebrate the closing of 2014 …
Our Education: Germany’s Tuition Free Universities
Having often considered that I’d like to live in Stockholm, Sweden, one of the (technologically speaking) greenest cities on Earth, I discovered recently — through …
America Takes on Trafficking
The good ole US of A hasn’t gotten a lot right lately, but this past week has proven that the Land of the Free and …
Education Through the Eyes of a Girl
When you educate a girl, she is more likely to vote. When you educate a girl, she has fewer children. When you educate a girl, …