Celebrating a few of the many positive stories from 2013. For loads more positive news stories check out Positive News Stories | Inspiration for a Change - http://positivenews.org.uk

1. Celebrating a few of the
many positive stories from 2013

2. Madiba says goodbye
Image: newagebd.com

3. Image: forbes.com
And The World celebrates
his contribution to Humanity

4. Pope Francis is elected

5. Image: mirror.co.uk
A Spiritual Leader
who reaches out to us all

6. Andy Murray
1st British Wimbledon Men’s Singles winner
for 77 years
Image: telegraph.co.uk

7. Image: radiotimes.com
And first Scottish Winner since 1896

8. Chris Froome – First Kenyan
to win the Tour de France

9. Image: onlinenewsunitedkingdom.com
And the second ever Brit

10. Child death rates reduced
by almost half since 1990

11. UNICEF report shows that
significant progress
is being made to end child poverty
Image: eastlondonlines.co.uk

12. Gay marriage laws appearing worldwide
Image: © Flickr member Elinor and Liz

13. Image: thedatereport.com
Including the UK

14. Olinguito - New “teddy bear” species
discovered in Ecuador
Image: bbc.co.uk

15. Image: smithsonianscience.org
Olinguito no longer incognito

16. 9 year old Asean Johnson’s
impassioned speech
helps save his school
Image: blackyouthproject.com

17. Image: MSNBC.com
The next President Johnson?

18. 80% of countries have increased
gender equality since 2006
Image: heartdiseasearoundtheworld.wordpress.com

19. Image: usatoday.com
The gender gap narrows

20. Uruguayans trade-in guns…
Image: smartplanet.com

21. For Bicycles

22. Rwanda elects a parliament
with 64% of seats held by women
Image: twofortheroad.blogs.nytimes.com

23. The highest
percentage
in the
world!

24. UN Secretary General (the one on the left)
declares first ever
International Day of Happiness
Image: m.ibtimes.co.uk

25. Image: pantsonfiretour.wordpress.com
First celebrated on 20th March 2013

26. Wishing everybody a happy
and positive festive season
John, Julie, Isobel, Jack, John and Ben xxx

27. Lots of the stories were found on:
Positive News | Inspiration for a change:
http://positivenews.org.uk/
For the YouTube version with musical
accompaniment go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3wl64AygVY