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Salus.Coop imagines a world where citizens control their health data. The future of our health depends largely on the...
See moreALGES is improving living conditions of women wounded in the El Salvador civil war through climate-resilient farming. El Salvador...
See moreCitieS-Health is making citizen science people-centred from research questions to solutions. Several citizen science projects have evaluated environmental parameters...
See moreSoftware freedom activism meets environmentalism in Bogotá. Like anybody else, Antonio Vanegas likes to breathe clean air in his...
See moreThe best built-in odour sensor? It’s sitting on your face. Did you know that around the world, odour pollution...
See moreGo online, catch a blood stall, and speed up Alzheimer’s research — by years! Stall Catchers is the game that...
See moreAbleGamers empowers people with disabilities to access video games and fight social isolation. Hate lockdown? Spent the better part...
See more“When you contract your pelvic floor, the bird goes up. When you relax it, the bird goes down.” At...
See moreEnter a safe magical space where you can explore your feelings. Hear the stories of people who’ve been where you...
See moreLove choose-your-own-adventure books? They’re the inspiration for cellphone games that make financial, sexual, and health education accessible to remote communities....
See moreThe Sports Bra Project provides sports bras to those who don’t have access to them, lifting barriers to sports participation....
See moreThe Homeless World Cup harnesses the power of football to put an end to homelessness worldwide. “Football has been...
See more“Equity is not secondary to survival, as some suggest; it is survival.” — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilson,...
See moreA new soap bar is washing pollutants and harmful bacteria off Andean rivers. Rural communities in the Peruvian Andes...
See moreIf COVID left you feeling down in the dumps, send in the clowns! It goes without saying that communities...
See moreLA Green Grounds makes the world more edible one garden at a time, and in doing so turns urban food...
See moreClosed-loop, regenerative, urban agriculture: Good Neighbor Gardens is farming the city and feeding San Diego one garden at a time....
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 moreGet ready to enter a new dimension for medical imaging as the world's only accurate and interactive 3D holograms equip...
See moreA pioneering virtual rehab platform is combining VR, gaming and motion capture to help make therapy fun. Virtual reality...
See moreA drone company saving lives in Ghana and Rwanda has become a lesson in using autonomous drones as a tool for social...
See moreA startup in India is using AI to address the growing urban problems of water loss and pollution, by predicting...
See moreA counter reads: '1,130,106,730' litres served and counting.' That’s over a billion litres of pure drinking water for the most...
See moreImagine going from 30 to 80 years old in ten minutes by slipping on an age simulation suit and going...
See moreHelmets are an effective ‘vaccine’ against head injuries on the road. In Vietnam, these helmets are made by people with...
See moreWhat links Arcade Fire, a marching band in rural Haiti, goats and the circular economy? Régine Chassagne, from the...
See moreCycling Without Age is a movement – literally – that’s creating a sense of freedom, joy and happiness in an...
See moreLet us transport you to central Chile to a small farm tucked way in the coastal hills. This is a story...
See moreThe spirit of Mahatma Gandhi lives on in western India, brightening the futures of underprivileged children thanks to NGO Manav Sadhna....
See moreDo you segregate your wet and dry waste? Most people think it’s extra work, but if you can convert it...
See moreIn the deprived slum locations in West India, Prabhat Education Foundation is replacing despair with hope. The community-based organisation helps children with special...
See moreThis collective online platform can make a difference for rare disease patients and their families. Rare diseases amount to...
See moreWhen does fashion look like magic? When the fibres it’s made from are created not from animals, plants or plastics...
See more"When dreams die, they do not make much noise. When hopes are crushed, the signs are soundless." Sheroes Hangout is...
See more“Where can I get this ingredient? This one costs a fortune and I only need a pinch of it, this...
See moreReady, set… STOP. This team of planners and pickers are putting an end to plastic pollution in South East Asia....
See moreImagine if you could donate clean air to the city simply by buying a ring or set of cufflinks? But...
See moreDúlabio has designed a unique blend of seaweed species that are native to Ireland to dramatically reduce methane and other...
See moreWant a world with cleaner air? Try on this coat for size. Aldo Sollazzo and the team at WEARPURE.tech have created a...
See moreArgentine celebrity chef Narda Lepes has long championed a plant-based diet at Narda Comedor in Buenos Aires and now she’s...
See moreDriven by a firm commitment to create greener cities and a more sustainable future, Urban Green Club designs, manufactures and...
See moreToni Massanés has been wondering what makes things good throughout his career – and has been finding answers at the...
See moreQuite literally raising the bar on anti-knife crime campaigns, Steel Warriors are using surrendered blades in the best possible way. ...
See moreThe simple act of riding a bike helps rural families with limited resources in Mozambique to irrigate their family plots....
See more"Together we can make a significant impact in the fight against shark fishing and their declining populations." Barcelona's Regina Domingo has...
See moreDownload the app, lend your eyes to solve tasks big and small, and help blind and partially sighted people lead...
See moreThe April morning sun beats down on Kontagora, a lively market town in central Nigeria. Generators hum as milling machines...
See more"We envision a world where cities recognise their interdependence with the world’s forests and use their political, economic, and cultural...
See moreToday the food systems must adapt quickly. Farmers, growers, food businesses, cafes and restaurants are being forced to simultaneously and...
See morePeople will always love books. While digital media has disrupted other industries, there really is nothing like a physical book...
See moreJust ten days before this was written, the lives of four twenty-something friends – Simone Policano, Healy Chait, Mimi Aboubaker...
See moreCalling all doctors, nurses, engineers and designers: coronavirus wants you! Ventilators are essential for taking care of people struggling to breathe...
See more“No matter what we look like, where we live, or how much money we have, getting sick reminds us that...
See moreSouth Korea has pioneered an innovative way of testing for the novel coronavirus – inspired by the drive-through counters at McDonalds...
See more“We have to work together to stop this pandemic. All of us have to stay safe and have to use...
See moreAs doctors limit face-to-face appointments to align with social distancing rules to slow the spread of the coronavirus, tools that help...
See moreCould 3D-printing help to tackle homelessness and provide affordable housing for those who need it most? Rural families in...
See moreDino Impagliazzo dices onions like a master chef and makes a mean vegetable soup – but most of his loyal...
See moreDog detectives are using their pooch powers of perception to save ailing citrus groves from a devastating crop disease that causes mottled...
See moreHave you heard of ‘shredder workouts’? They’re fast and furious exercises that shred the fat off your body. And they’re...
See moreJuan Gimenez is a technician at Diputació de Barcelona (DiBa). Every day, he has to analyse websites to search for...
See moreDecades ago, a man bought an old stone mill to feed his family with traditional cereals. One day, his daughter...
See moreNow your baby can look like an eco-friendly sumo wrestler, but, more importantly, provide an alternative to disposable diapers. 17...
See moreSex. It never gets old. Why, then, is the idea of older people having it so hard to think about?...
See moreMeet the new magical FutureHero of super-gardening... the black soldier fly. A group of University of Tokyo students have developed...
See moreCaring for one another is, well, caring, but it can be hard and it can be lonely. You need to...
See moreFertility apps aren’t just for women. Now men can test their sperm count on a smartphone, making medical testing easy,...
See moreMeet Basma and Jad, the Muppets addressing the devastating impacts of crisis and displacement on children. American educational children’s television...
See moreEveryone needs to feel valued and needed. That’s why psychologist Dr Derenda Schubert created a powerful intergenerational mini-village in Portland, Oregon,...
See moreClearly not pretending to be human, Intuition Robotics' ElliQ is an AI-powered companion that is half tablet, half robot and...
See moreMillennials may or may not save the world; only time will tell. But forget labelling Gen Y as saviours or slackers,...
See moreIt is a truth universally acknowledged that irate grandmas are not to be messed with. Watch out, then, for the...
See moreIn long-running British soap opera Eastenders, the main square is home to what is known as the 'Bench of Tears',...
See moreIs it possible to bring divided communities together through food? Soil Association believes it is. And it’s bringing bunting, garden...
See moreThe aptly-named Songs & Smiles brings music, fun and friendship to children aged 0-4, their grown-ups, and older adults in...
See moreThe streets of Portugal are being turned into vibrant canvases as ‘wrinkle wall writers’ get to grips with spray cans;...
See moreWhich came first: the chicken or this eggscellent idea? Ok, that was rhetorical. It's the chicken, obviously. Now for a real question:...
See moreFlorence is a 95 year old partially sighted widow who used to be a keen tennis player. The RAF veteran was...
See moreColombia’s diverse geography – from towering Andean mountain ranges, to vast flooding wetlands and thick Amazonian jungle – has made...
See moreCrack open the sherry, gin and Pimms, because Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ is on the sound system; Hetty has donned her...
See moreSomething important is happening in Cleveland: one of America’s poorest cities has a radical plan to remake itself. Anyone who...
See more“I’m not trying to replace the system, but I think the system is missing an essential component, which is the...
See moreDystopian science fiction movie Ready Player One (2018) showcased a futuristic world where it’s possible to live life in virtual reality, meeting...
See moreWhen you think about climate change, you’re likely to experience a range of emotions. Some of us naturally feel inspired...
See more“Small Food Bakery is a journey to try and build a localised, non commodity food system, perhaps masquerading as a...
See moreExcited by biofertilisers? Want to know about biodynamic vines, Catalonian chickens and compost tea – or get down and dirty...
See moreA lack of wheelchair accessibility makes it hard for disabled people to maintain independence. That’s why a group of ten...
See moreShipping a container from China to South Africa costs the same amount as transporting it from South Africa to Malawi....
See moreImagine being stuck in a room you can’t escape. You hear voices: “Do it!” “Stop it!” Light shoots out of...
See moreGirl bikers, transgender activists, divorcee entrepreneurs and female cricket journalists; this digital platform shows you a different side of Pakistan....
See moreNoelia Morales wants to help evolve how society perceives breast cancer, femininity and beauty. Born out of personal necessity, her...
See moreOatly is milk from oats grown in Sweden. But it’s not just a tasty and healthy alternative to cow's milk,...
See moreIn the extreme north of India, the harsh mountain area of the Trans-Himalaya is experiencing acute water shortages; the desert's...
See moreEvery year in Senegal thousands of tonnes of fruit are thrown away due to the lack of initiatives for processing...
See moreHappiful is a monthly UK magazine that aims to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable society. Their first mission is...
See moreVienna-based Helioz aims to solve the problem of the lack of access to safe drinking water in the Global South, through...
See moreLocated in Bermondsey, London inside an old school and made from recycled salvage from a local theatre company, decommissioned bio...
See moreAlthough farming still seems like an un-cool career option to many young people, Mmabatho Morudi wants to change the face of agriculture: "It’s...
See moreTrying to find the perfect love match is never easy. We might trawl through Tinder or OKCupid, looking for the...
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