Artist collective Basurama makes creative use of waste in order to re-think our relationship with unsustainable ways of living. ...
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In just a few short years YACAP has grown from a handful of individuals to hundreds of members across the...
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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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In the remote jungle of South Sumatra, Indonesia, conservationist Pungky Nanda Pratama walks for hours to reach every child with...
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Youth activism is on the rise, thanks in part to the actions and visibility of people like Greta Thunberg and...
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To stay ahead in an increasingly automated world, we’ll need to be more human than ever. You’ve probably heard the...
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Soils are the second largest global carbon sink after oceans and great allies against the climate crisis. Yet underground ecosystems...
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Enter a safe magical space where you can explore your feelings. Hear the stories of people who’ve been where you...
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The non-profit Social Skate gets social change rolling on skateboards for vulnerable children and young adults. In the 1980s,...
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“I ended up taking surfing as my coping skill because every time I am in the water, I take the...
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“It’s possible at a neighbourhood or city scale for us to completely overturn how change happens” Imandeep Kaur, CIVIC SQUARE....
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“Equity is not secondary to survival, as some suggest; it is survival.” — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilson,...
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This story starts with a pair of shoes and ends with a hotel chain that empowers women at risk of...
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Few chefs have the vision and skill to sow 223 varieties of native potatoes on their Andean restaurant’s high-altitude farmland,...
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Photographer, journalist and graphic designer Callie Broaddus felt moved to create Reserva: the Youth Land Trust by her professional and...
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Ever felt inspired to take action after seeing a beautiful piece of art? An international non-profit based in Hawaii is...
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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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Europe’s densest neighbourhood, die-hard champion of authenticity and diversity, is starting to tell its own story in its first co-created...
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Occupy space, occupy history: can you hear the land you’re walking on? In Fitzroy, a historical inner suburb of Melbourne,...
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“It is important to tell our stories as refugees, to express ourselves, to be heard.” David Thok Koang, 16 years...
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“We have this big vision that we would like every child to own a hundred books by the age of...
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If not us, then who? When it comes to keeping trees standing, that’s the question the inhabitants of the world’s...
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LA Green Grounds makes the world more edible one garden at a time, and in doing so turns urban food...
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Flowers, vegetables, tea plants, fragrant herbs and fruit trees blossom next to the train platforms used daily by hundreds of...
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Bel Jacobs and other fashion experts talk to students about the ways that fashion can be damaging to human wellbeing...
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Fashion has always set out to be bold and original. But real creativity comes from new, different, underrepresented voices. ...
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An orchestra made up of young people at risk of social exclusion turns rubbish from the largest landfill in Paraguay...
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Young people are unleashing their creative brilliance by creating high end couture from everyday junk. At a time when...
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A new generation needs a new generation of media. Enter GUAP: a media platform that has earned its description...
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Africa’s first space for democratic technology has now produced over twenty 3D printers made from e-waste. Over one billion...
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Imagine being able to grow and make almost anything. Well, you can. That’s what this ‘Fab’ global initiative is...
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The 'Clothing Man' has transformed the culture of giving – and receiving – in India with his treatment of clothing and...
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This fun social video-sharing platform built for young creators makes daily actions easy in the ultimate competition to save the...
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Is there anything sweeter than a library made from ice cream buckets? Yes. One whose facade spells out "books are...
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Many students ponder what they will do after university, but fewer find that passion and follow it to the point...
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A youth network in the Mediterranean is flowing with ideas of how to solve the world’s water challenges. They’re the...
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A museum created in Minecraft is craftily encouraging citizens to fight climate change in virtual worlds – to help solve...
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By now you will know of Extinction Rebellion, the global movement changing climate action. So what's next? "Troublemakers change...
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Environmental activists Zakiya Mckenzie and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley want you to go outside and embrace the countryside, to take in all...
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A new meeting place is weaving a culture of cycling into the fabric of everyday life in Tunisia – with women cyclists...
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We're living in one of the most memorable moments in history. Blavity is the powerful multi-platform, multimedia Black-owned and Black-community serving...
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Home to endangered marine turtles that come to its shores to lay their eggs, Ghana has a rich fauna and...
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These dolls outsell Barbie in Nigeria and so they should. The colourful Queens of Africa help young African girls embrace their...
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Helmets are an effective ‘vaccine’ against head injuries on the road. In Vietnam, these helmets are made by people with...
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What links Arcade Fire, a marching band in rural Haiti, goats and the circular economy? Régine Chassagne, from the...
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Not to be confused with a building or wedding venue, Hackney Wick Town Hall is an event that opens up conversations....
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A group of activists led by a 'Water Warrior' are on a mission to improve the lives of Detroiters by...
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One of Detroit’s most blighted inner city blocks is being transformed into an eco-village, led by a powerhouse resident with...
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In this storybook sisterhood, a diverse range of phenomenal women mirror characters from books to inspire girls to read for...
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Testing is not a motivator. But immersing yourself in a paper on civil movements, a climate change project or a...
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As Wales entered its first lockdown, Mymuna Soleman set up a virtual space for difficult conversations. She just never expected...
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The creative producers behind WADUP are making podcasts with teens across the world. Meet generation podcast. "Our ultimate goal...
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Two women are changing the narrative on Yemen by creating groundbreaking and authentic local artistic content in an extreme environment....
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"Hope is sprouting in the margins, from the grassroots.” – Rhiannon White The stage is set… but not as you know...
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Meet the people bringing the magic of music to youth in Palestine. In Bethlehem’s refugee camps, it can be hard...
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“The way you get a better world is, you don’t put up with substandard anything.” – Joe Strummer, The Clash...
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“Thanks to the confinement we have witnessed a profusion of creative people using social networks for the production and distribution...
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Beauty is being created in black and white just a few metres away from the Syrian border in an area...
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Backflipping for freedom in Gaza, the Camps Breakerz Crew aren’t letting rubble-strewn pavements stop them dancing in the street. Meet the...
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"I marvel at the talent of youth in impossible situations and their potential to move things.”– Martin Fernando Jakobsen Can...
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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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On the banks of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad in western India, a small school is making a big noise...
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In the deprived slum locations in West India, Prabhat Education Foundation is replacing despair with hope. The community-based organisation helps children with special...
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Everything in nature is connected. That's why Berkley's Center for Ecoliteracy is cultivating education for sustainable living – encouraging sustainable practices and food...
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In the state of Lousiana, the coastline abutting the Gulf of Mexico is disappearing at an alarming rate, due in...
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Pupils have been swinging from the trees at Summerhill School for a century. Founded back in 1921, the oldest and probably most...
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"Whoever you are, wherever you are, you only have to know one thing. You can learn anything." That's the motto...
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How can we make cutting-edge science and STEM discoveries available to younger audiences? It's important for the scientist of the...
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The London Interdisciplinary School is a really interesting new university in the UK, led by a group of academics, entrepreneurs...
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This is what happens when two punks from Doncaster decide to open a school, which becomes a beacon for social...
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New Roads School in California's Santa Monica is an independent school that gives away almost half of its income in the...
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Did you know that we can enable African students to learn vital IT skills in addition to offsetting tonnes of...
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This collective online platform can make a difference for rare disease patients and their families. Rare diseases amount to...
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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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Colèchi’s mission includes working to dismantle bad practices, change mindsets and confronting sustainability and fashion’s relationship with the planet. ...
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Pathways for Promise, an initiative within the Asian University for Women, is providing free education to talented women from among Bangladeshi garment...
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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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“Storytelling is the most powerful tool that we can give to kids." Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cineastas del Futuro...
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Driven by a firm commitment to create greener cities and a more sustainable future, Urban Green Club designs, manufactures and...
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Quite literally raising the bar on anti-knife crime campaigns, Steel Warriors are using surrendered blades in the best possible way. ...
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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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Are you helping to build a fair fashion sector?Are you a fashion-lover working on ways to reimagine how we produce what we...
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Currently only 30% of roles in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are held by women. In...
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When it comes to our fruit and vegetables, we’re used to supermarket perfection, but a misshapen carrot or heart-shaped potato...
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Games can transform how we live, work and play. This UN programme proves how people of all backgrounds and ages can show...
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"It's time to change the conversation about climate change from polar bears to people.” – Dominique Browning Forget Thunderbirds, these moms...
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If life gives you good lemons, pass them to your neighbour... Globally over one third of all the food we...
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A powerful mini-computer ‘teaching assistant’ is revolutionising Latin American education and can help bridge the pedagogical divide between the world’s...
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Rape threats, racist slurs and being followed home are just some of the things that women and girls are subjected...
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A coral reef restoration project run by a community of women on a tiny island off Kenya’s south-east coast is...
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Today, the number of girls who opt for technical or scientific studies is much lower than boys. TecnoGirl wants to...
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CuEmE (Entrepreneurial Culture in the School) is a programme in Barcelona that links schools and local authorities so students can...
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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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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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"Why should we study for a future we don’t have?" On 20 August 2018, a 15-year-old girl walked out of...
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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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