The Maine Community Foundation has awarded more than $77,000 in grants to community groups in the western part of the state. Among the recipients: a group that will use the money to build a new playground in Skowhegan, reports the Bangor Daily News. The project is being called "The Playground on the Mountain," and it's part of a larger effort to improve the area's infrastructure. The Daily News has more on the project here.
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Amit Kataria, who lost his lower limbs to polio, has launched his social enterprise, Rural Organisation for Social Empowerment (ROSE) to create employment for at least one member of every household in Haryana, North Central India.