A franchise network of 'digital' toilets in Nairobi is helping to stem the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable urban slum communities....
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A counter reads: '1,130,106,730' litres served and counting.' That’s over a billion litres of pure drinking water for the most...
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This water on wheels technology proves an idea doesn’t have to be complicated to be useful. Designed in Africa for Africa, Hippo...
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The spirit of Mahatma Gandhi lives on in western India, brightening the futures of underprivileged children thanks to NGO Manav Sadhna....
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Educating girls is fundamental for a sustainable future for East Africa, but only 5 percent of girls graduate. Most spend...
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Being an eco-conscious parent means reducing, reusing and recycling whenever possible, but there’s still the conundrum of what to do...
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Imagine if you could donate clean air to the city simply by buying a ring or set of cufflinks? But...
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Shoes might not grow on trees – but this one grows itself. The Shoe That Grows has a clever design that...
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Like it or not – and the international pharmaceutical industry doesn’t – an Indian drug company is boldly reverse-engineering and...
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“No matter what we look like, where we live, or how much money we have, getting sick reminds us that...
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This is the sort of rapid response the world needs right now. On the Monday of 3 February 2020, something...
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South Korea has pioneered an innovative way of testing for the novel coronavirus – inspired by the drive-through counters at McDonalds...
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Could 3D-printing help to tackle homelessness and provide affordable housing for those who need it most? Rural families in...
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Meet the new magical FutureHero of super-gardening... the black soldier fly. A group of University of Tokyo students have developed...
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A major plastic polluter is giving its garbage a second life by using it to construct much-needed infrastructure. Philippine company San Miguel...
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“The forest is like a mother. She gives us everything we need to live comfortably." Timbaktu Collective is empowering villagers...
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Shipping a container from China to South Africa costs the same amount as transporting it from South Africa to Malawi....
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One person’s toxic e-waste dump is another’s treasure workshop. That's why a Ghana-based architect duo have launched AMP (Agbogbloshie Makerspace...
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Meet Cameroon's protector of the oceans using plastic waste to build eco-canoes. The charismatic Ismaël Essome Ebone is the young entrepreneur...
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Life used to pause with the setting sun in the bleak Azraq refugee camp in Jordan's remote and harsh desert. But...
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In the late 19th century a travelling book salesman had a revolutionary idea – to get women to sell beauty...
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What does the future of business look like? How will developments from big data, artificial intelligence and the internet of things to driverless vehicles, 3D printing and synthetic biology...
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Gum, coins, Lego, batteries; infants and young children will eat the strangest things. Most small toys will pass through a child’s digestive...
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In 2015 roughly 36 million people in the world were living with HIV or AIDS, with about 70% of them...
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The world is on an unsustainable path, but powerful ideas and innovations that could help solve social, economic and environmental...
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Today mankind does incredible things. Thirty years of digital revolution have brought previously unimaginable advances in the way we live...
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In light of this century’s gains in life expectancy, the issue of supporting older people so that they can remain in...
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In Bangladesh, the textile and garment manufacturing sector is fuelled by young workers, many of whom are extremely poor women...
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An estimated 750 million people worldwide drink and cook with water from a contaminated source every day. Providing cheap, clean drinking water for...
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In India the Sundara Fund project has produced over 8,000 bars of soap and impacted more than 6,000 lives. The...
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