Force of Nature responds to eco-anxiety through education programmes, consulting and campaigns, asking people to step up rather than shut...
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At the opposite end of poverty tourism you can find Unseen Tours, a social enterprise that supports vulnerably housed individuals...
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Feeling weird about being served by robot staff? What if your humanoid waiter was creating employment opportunities for flesh-and-bone workers...
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The Homeless World Cup harnesses the power of football to put an end to homelessness worldwide. “Football has been...
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Bogotá has a new phone number for men who want to hang up on machismo and prevent domestic violence. ...
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If COVID left you feeling down in the dumps, send in the clowns! It goes without saying that communities...
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Farah Liz Pallaro knows from experience that a career in fashion and wellbeing often don’t go hand-in-hand. That’s why she...
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Cycling Without Age is a movement – literally – that’s creating a sense of freedom, joy and happiness in an...
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Silver Sharers is a sharing scheme with a heart that matches homeowners over-50 in London with flatmates, providing long-term and...
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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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Whether by sharing or by hiding their sexual orientation throughout their lives, LGBT older people often find themselves socially isolated...
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Just ten days before this was written, the lives of four twenty-something friends – Simone Policano, Healy Chait, Mimi Aboubaker...
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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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Dino Impagliazzo dices onions like a master chef and makes a mean vegetable soup – but most of his loyal...
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Have you heard of ‘shredder workouts’? They’re fast and furious exercises that shred the fat off your body. And they’re...
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Sex. It never gets old. Why, then, is the idea of older people having it so hard to think about?...
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Caring for one another is, well, caring, but it can be hard and it can be lonely. You need to...
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Meet Basma and Jad, the Muppets addressing the devastating impacts of crisis and displacement on children. American educational children’s television...
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Everyone needs to feel valued and needed. That’s why psychologist Dr Derenda Schubert created a powerful intergenerational mini-village in Portland, Oregon,...
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Clearly not pretending to be human, Intuition Robotics' ElliQ is an AI-powered companion that is half tablet, half robot and...
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Millennials may or may not save the world; only time will tell. But forget labelling Gen Y as saviours or slackers,...
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that irate grandmas are not to be messed with. Watch out, then, for the...
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In long-running British soap opera Eastenders, the main square is home to what is known as the 'Bench of Tears',...
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Is it possible to bring divided communities together through food? Soil Association believes it is. And it’s bringing bunting, garden...
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The aptly-named Songs & Smiles brings music, fun and friendship to children aged 0-4, their grown-ups, and older adults in...
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A unique media project in Valparaíso, Chile, is challenging stereotypes in an often ageist world of social media, podcasts, blogs and...
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The streets of Portugal are being turned into vibrant canvases as ‘wrinkle wall writers’ get to grips with spray cans;...
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Which came first: the chicken or this eggscellent idea? Ok, that was rhetorical. It's the chicken, obviously. Now for a real question:...
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Florence is a 95 year old partially sighted widow who used to be a keen tennis player. The RAF veteran was...
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Crack open the sherry, gin and Pimms, because Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ is on the sound system; Hetty has donned her...
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Songwriting grannies, robot sidekicks, savvy social media training, wild swimming, hip hop-picking and hen road shows; what does it mean...
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“I’m not trying to replace the system, but I think the system is missing an essential component, which is the...
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