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Topic : world-health-organization

Shoo! Go play outside

May 13th, 2009

By Laura Elizabeth May
Green Right Now

Grandparents.com has launched a campaign to get grandparents and grandchildren off the couch and outside. The goal of the “Go Play Outside” campaign is to have 1 million hours of play logged by the end of the summer.

Chic, green kids’ clothing Lemlem now available at J. Crew

April 8th, 2009

By Melissa Segrest
Green Right Now

You might have seen Liya Kabede on fashion magazine covers or runway shows.

Perhaps you’ve heard that she was a goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization, working to bring attention to health issues in developing countries. She started her own foundation in 2006 to add to that support.