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Solar Sister is bringing solar lighting to hard-to-reach communities in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. Women are disproportionately impacted by...
See moreALGES is improving living conditions of women wounded in the El Salvador civil war through climate-resilient farming. El Salvador...
See moreResolve Trash2Cash is a women-led micro enterprise that transforms attitudes to waste and recycling. Waste has one of the...
See moreIndigenous Peoples in Mesoamerica are coming together to influence international politics and advocate for their rights in the climate change...
See moreRun by refugees, Talking Hands is the Italian design & fashion studio where art and storytelling create employment opportunities, tear...
See moreAt the opposite end of poverty tourism you can find Unseen Tours, a social enterprise that supports vulnerably housed individuals...
See moreTo stay ahead in an increasingly automated world, we’ll need to be more human than ever. You’ve probably heard the...
See more“Our city is a place we built with our own hands to live in peace.” In Turbaco, a 20-minute...
See moreCitieS-Health is making citizen science people-centred from research questions to solutions. Several citizen science projects have evaluated environmental parameters...
See moreCommunities around the world have been experiencing the effects of changes in their environment for decades. LICCI is putting them...
See more“Your eyes will be of no help. So close them, sharpen your hearing and your blade… And embark on an...
See moreThe community-powered organisation keeps over 8 thousand Black women gamers safe online and advocates for diversity, inclusion and equity in...
See moreAbleGamers empowers people with disabilities to access video games and fight social isolation. Hate lockdown? Spent the better part...
See moreThe Homeless World Cup harnesses the power of football to put an end to homelessness worldwide. “Football has been...
See moreThe non-profit Social Skate gets social change rolling on skateboards for vulnerable children and young adults. In the 1980s,...
See more“It’s not about the process creating a whole bunch of prototypes, it’s about the process actually being a vehicle to...
See more“It’s possible at a neighbourhood or city scale for us to completely overturn how change happens” Imandeep Kaur, CIVIC SQUARE....
See moreCan you imagine a world where affordable housing would be defined according to average income, not market forces? Where neighbourhoods...
See more“Equity is not secondary to survival, as some suggest; it is survival.” — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilson,...
See moreBarcelona’s street vendors launched a fashion brand that’s all about “doing things right.” Six years ago, Barcelona’s street sellers...
See moreThe Feira Preta and PretaHub initiatives are turning identity into power and highlighting Brazil’s Black talent to make business a...
See moreIn the Brazilian Amazon, tiny native seeds are saving forests, communities, and the climate. Any gardener will tell you...
See more“We’re the street plants that’ll resist even when you suffocate them with concrete.” There’s a neighbourhood in Colombia that uses...
See moreThis story starts with a pair of shoes and ends with a hotel chain that empowers women at risk of...
See moreSitting comfortably? For the 1 billion people around the world who live with a disability, wearing standard clothing can mean...
See moreIf the endangered European pond turtle still survives in Catalonia it is thanks to the Emys Foundation (Fundació Emys), which...
See moreImagine the scene: you’re in the Russian Arctic and, suddenly you spot a tall, blonde woman descending from the sky...
See moreFew chefs have the vision and skill to sow 223 varieties of native potatoes on their Andean restaurant’s high-altitude farmland,...
See morePhotographer, journalist and graphic designer Callie Broaddus felt moved to create Reserva: the Youth Land Trust by her professional and...
See moreThe line dividing humans and other animals is often exaggerated. Meet the lawyers trying to redraw it. “I became...
See morePrimary school pupils and beach strolling enthusiasts have turned into leading allies for scientists fighting problems in marine ecosystems. ...
See moreBeetime connects socially engaged art with natural beekeeping practices to bring together community, scientists and artists in their southern Spanish...
See moreLittle Amal is a little girl on a BIG journey. The giant puppet of a nine-year-old Syrian girl is journeying...
See moreEurope’s densest neighbourhood, die-hard champion of authenticity and diversity, is starting to tell its own story in its first co-created...
See moreOccupy space, occupy history: can you hear the land you’re walking on? In Fitzroy, a historical inner suburb of Melbourne,...
See more“It is important to tell our stories as refugees, to express ourselves, to be heard.” David Thok Koang, 16 years...
See more“We have this big vision that we would like every child to own a hundred books by the age of...
See moreIt’s bold, colourful, and sometimes illegal; it makes big statements and spreads joy; it redefines our streets even when it...
See moreIf not us, then who? When it comes to keeping trees standing, that’s the question the inhabitants of the world’s...
See moreThe Amsterdam based Black Archives boasts an inspiring mixture of educational resources, cultural projects, and political organisation, highlighting the diversity...
See moreLA Green Grounds makes the world more edible one garden at a time, and in doing so turns urban food...
See moreThe Source farms in harmony with the land, its flora and fauna, and its local community. In the Saint...
See moreClosed-loop, regenerative, urban agriculture: Good Neighbor Gardens is farming the city and feeding San Diego one garden at a time....
See moreJustdiggit unites with the collective power of the smallholder farmers and local communities in Africa, teaching powerful restorative agricultural techniques...
See moreSafi Organic’s decentralized production of organic fertiliser is helping hundreds of farmers to improve crop yields while also teaching the...
See moreThe Bambara groundnut has been farmed for centuries, but if you don’t live in sub-Saharan Africa it is nearly impossible...
See moreFlowers, vegetables, tea plants, fragrant herbs and fruit trees blossom next to the train platforms used daily by hundreds of...
See moreIf we use local products, we benefit our farmers, ranchers and artisans. This is precisely what’s at the core of...
See moreFarah Liz Pallaro knows from experience that a career in fashion and wellbeing often don’t go hand-in-hand. That’s why she...
See moreNope, we’re not at church – but this anonymous congregation are here to worship all things creative. Working to a...
See moreAs Neil Gaiman wrote, ‘a town isn’t a town without a bookstore.’ So, in the age of internet shopping, what’s...
See more‘Creative’ and ‘factory’: two words not often seen together. It’s time they were. About a Worker describes itself as...
See moreBel Jacobs and other fashion experts talk to students about the ways that fashion can be damaging to human wellbeing...
See moreFashion has always set out to be bold and original. But real creativity comes from new, different, underrepresented voices. ...
See moreFashion Minority Report is a call for measurable change in the offices of fashion brands across the UK. What...
See moreHow should I take care of my winter woollens? Who can finish knitting my cardigan? What’s the best way to...
See moreAn ethical women's enterprise is creating vegan soaps that use plastic-free packaging made from a natural waste material that is...
See moreAn orchestra made up of young people at risk of social exclusion turns rubbish from the largest landfill in Paraguay...
See moreA new generation needs a new generation of media. Enter GUAP: a media platform that has earned its description...
See moreA social enterprise in India is bringing much needed play into children’s lives with low-cost playscapes made from scrap tyres...
See moreImagine being able to grow and make almost anything. Well, you can. That’s what this ‘Fab’ global initiative is...
See moreThe 'Clothing Man' has transformed the culture of giving – and receiving – in India with his treatment of clothing and...
See moreDespite artisan know-how stretching back to ancient times, independent clothes makers around the Mediterranean now struggle against powerful global brands...
See moreIs there anything sweeter than a library made from ice cream buckets? Yes. One whose facade spells out "books are...
See moreA self-trained robotics engineer is sparking creativity and accelerating science learning in Africa – with a strong focus on rural...
See moreThe world is on the move, our climate is changing, a pandemic keeps us apart. So there's never been a...
See moreA pioneering virtual rehab platform is combining VR, gaming and motion capture to help make therapy fun. Virtual reality...
See moreWearables, medical devices, AI and data come together in this lightweight exoskeleton for robot rehab. And it's been tested by former...
See more同志亦凡人中文站 (Queer as Folk) is the most reliable source for queer media on the Chinese internet and go-to place for...
See moreJust one step can be an insurmountable obstacle for wheelchair users. And this is where Wheelmap comes into play: the crowdsourcing...
See moreThe Internet is broken. But we can fix it with an alternative collection of open, fair and safe alternatives. For...
See moreThis is how you grow vegetables in the Sahara – by piping seawater from the Red Sea across the sands to produce...
See moreQatar has an extreme climate, fragile ecosystems and a high dependence on non-renewable energy. But that's starting to change thanks...
See moreBy now you will know of Extinction Rebellion, the global movement changing climate action. So what's next? "Troublemakers change...
See moreA franchise network of 'digital' toilets in Nairobi is helping to stem the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable urban slum communities....
See moreCome rain or shine, knowing weather patterns is pure gold when it comes to food security. But in the tropics, you...
See moreEnvironmental activists Zakiya Mckenzie and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley want you to go outside and embrace the countryside, to take in all...
See moreWe're living in one of the most memorable moments in history. Blavity is the powerful multi-platform, multimedia Black-owned and Black-community serving...
See moreHome to endangered marine turtles that come to its shores to lay their eggs, Ghana has a rich fauna and...
See moreThese dolls outsell Barbie in Nigeria and so they should. The colourful Queens of Africa help young African girls embrace their...
See moreHelmets are an effective ‘vaccine’ against head injuries on the road. In Vietnam, these helmets are made by people with...
See moreBy working directly with Bedouin communities, a wild approach to sustainable tourism in Jordan is creating a real impact on...
See moreWhat links Arcade Fire, a marching band in rural Haiti, goats and the circular economy? Régine Chassagne, from the...
See moreTogether we can fix our broken politics. Sortition Foundation want to create a real democracy of the people, by the people, and for the...
See moreNot to be confused with a building or wedding venue, Hackney Wick Town Hall is an event that opens up conversations....
See moreA group of activists led by a 'Water Warrior' are on a mission to improve the lives of Detroiters by...
See moreOne of Detroit’s most blighted inner city blocks is being transformed into an eco-village, led by a powerhouse resident with...
See moreThe current face of architecture is not an accurate reflection of what our cities look like. One woman in Detroit...
See moreAware that Detroiters of African descent have never lacked creativity or entrepreneurial zeal, one Detroiter wants to provide the one...
See moreIn this storybook sisterhood, a diverse range of phenomenal women mirror characters from books to inspire girls to read for...
See moreAre you ready to speak frankly about gender issues and sexual taboos? Because this virtual art gallery wants you to...
See moreTesting is not a motivator. But immersing yourself in a paper on civil movements, a climate change project or a...
See moreAs Wales entered its first lockdown, Mymuna Soleman set up a virtual space for difficult conversations. She just never expected...
See moreThe creative producers behind WADUP are making podcasts with teens across the world. Meet generation podcast. "Our ultimate goal...
See moreTwo women are changing the narrative on Yemen by creating groundbreaking and authentic local artistic content in an extreme environment....
See more"Hope is sprouting in the margins, from the grassroots.” – Rhiannon White The stage is set… but not as you know...
See moreMeet the people bringing the magic of music to youth in Palestine. In Bethlehem’s refugee camps, it can be hard...
See more“The way you get a better world is, you don’t put up with substandard anything.” – Joe Strummer, The Clash...
See moreIn São Paulo, people are using the Cataki app to swipe right on cleaner streets, protecting the environment, and improving...
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