“international-affairs” Charts
Giraffe Hero Reforms Education in Bangladesh »
Fazle Abed of Dhaka, Bangladesh left a well-paying job to start and run a non-governmental effort to aid Bangladeshis who…
Giraffe Heroes Clean Up the Environment »
Jim and Karen Claus of Sherwood OR lost their home, four businesses, $1.5 million, and were repeatedly threatened when they…
Giraffe Hero Changes Prisoners' Lives »
Kathy Biedenharn, an heiress and the wife of a successful business executive, earned the disapproval of many peers by surrounding…
Giraffe Heroes: Tim Reid »
Giraffe Heroes: "Tim Reid challenged a $392 million contract to build Navy submarines. An engineer, Reid knew the real cost…
Giraffe Heroes: Kip and Phyllis Keino »
Giraffe Heroes: "When Kip & Phyllis Keino took a dead friend’s children into their farmhouse in Eldoret, Kenya, word got…
Giraffe Heroes Spark Global Volunteering »
Husband and wife Bud Philbrook and Michele Gran of St. Paul MN created and direct Global Volunteers, which sends North…
Giraffe Hero Helps Children Read in Poor, Rural Colombia »
Luis Soriano, a schoolteacher in Colombia, is so dedicated to spreading knowledge that he packs books into his country's bandit-ridden…
Giraffe Hero Cares for Endangered Elephants »
Sangduen Chailert (Lek) has spent her life caring for endangered elephants. As co-founder and director of northern Thailand’s Elephant Nature…
Two Giraffe Heroes Tell the Truth on Heavy Water Spill »
John Socky and Cliff Garner, construction workers at the Savannah River nuclear plant, reported a 200-gallon spill of heavy water,…
Americans Unlikely to Follow Political News, Prefer Sports »
Overall, Americans are significantly more likely to closely follow sports over politics and international affairs. This is especially the case…
Should US Use Military Force To End Syrian War: Breakdown »
Americans 65 and older, Democrats, college graduates, and non-Hispanic whites are more likely to agree with the majority of Americans…
US Opinion on Economic and Diplomatic Efforts in Syria »
In May, 2013, a majority of Americans were not confident in the economic and diplomatic efforts being used to resolve…
US Opinion on Military Action in Syria »
Back in May when this survey was conducted by Gallup, the US public did not believe that military action should…
The Many Issues that Heroes Tackle »
The Giraffe Heroes Project commends heroes who stick their necks out for others. There is a wide diversity of fields…
Heroes Can Be Any Age »
The Giraffe Heroes Project commends heroes who stick their necks out for others. People can be heroes at any age,…