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See more“Hip Hop Caucus represents the streets, it represents those who have a message to tell and who won’t be quiet,...
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See more“With a collective effort and more awareness we can work against gangsterism. The way I see it, culture is a...
See more“In the 20th century, we learned to read, so we could read to learn. Now, we’re learning to make so...
See more"I really do believe in the community. I really do believe in the genius in every person. And that's not...
See moreIn the small Afro-Indigenous community of Cabelo Seco in Brazil, an arts-as-transformation project is addressing the survival and transformation of...
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See more"It's just as important listening to these stories as it is fairy tales." Today there’s an increasing recognition of the...
See moreGround control to major impact! dashboard.earth wants you to feel good while helping the planet – and be rewarded while...
See moreScience and engineering is the most fascinating story on earth in the hands of the right storyteller. "It’s in the...
See moreCreating opportunities for women is exactly what Raven + Lily is all about. A flagbearer for gender equality and female...
See more"Do you have any family or friends that you’d like to record a message for?" A walk along Market Street in San...
See moreOne face forward, another facing back: you’re looking at Jirondai, the legendary shaman with two faces. He gives his name...
See moreAn anonymous pirate radio DJ is sharing positive ideas, encouraging young East Africans to take action to improve their lives...
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See moreOut of the mouths of babes… come wondrous ideas and fantastical plans. Ever seen a rucksack with wings? How about...
See moreBack in 2011 in Rwanda, 16 years after the genocide against the Tutsi sent shock waves across the world, creative...
See moreA photographer called Jose Martínez took the picture below. He calls it ‘End of discrimination’. Jose is one of the...
See moreImagine being able to grow and make almost anything. That’s what this ‘Fab’ global initiative is all about – a...
See moreOn paper it looks weird: A three day congress dedicated to technology and innovation taking place in the heart of...
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See morePriya is a ‘rape survivor superhero’. Together these three words are shattering taboos in India, thanks to the powerful comic...
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See moreGirl bikers, transgender activists, divorcee entrepreneurs and female cricket journalists; this digital platform shows you a different side of Pakistan....
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See moreBrazil’s culture-friendly tax law, a bus trip in India where he met his future wife and a desire to dive...
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See more"These sneakers were designed with silk sourced from the Brazilian producer Hermès uses." So ran the Vogue headline in an article...
See moreGlobal sportswear giant Nike has unveiled a hijab designed for female Muslim athletes... and the press went wild. After sparking a flurry of...
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See moreOur W.I.S.H : Wisdom through Well-being, Inspiring confidence and a creative mind set for the next generation, Shaping the future in...
See moreDo you know what an open source restaurant is? Located in Barcelona's Poblenou’s 22@ neighborhood, Leka is the first of its...
See moreWhat do you get if you cross a community centre, a laboratory, a studio, a gallery, science centre and a...
See moreOpen Motors (formerly OSVehicle) is an example of a distributed 21st century design. Their purpose is to democratise mobility – by enabling...
See moreInnovative outdoor brand Houdini Sportswear is creating sportswear so pure that you can eat it. Based in Sweden, with a passion...
See moreThe world is full of different people and cultures, each with their own unique stories to tell. Getting children to...
See moreKeeping up with the latest fashion can be an expensive business. Constantly buying and throwing away clothes is also really...
See moreDocumentary filmmaker Stalin K Padma is convinced that the lack of diversity in India’s mainstream media results in large swathes...
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See moreCan wool change lives? It can in Buenos Aires, where members of the Villa 31 cooperative turn it into colourful...
See moreHusband and wife team Mark and Mo Constantine were part of a group who co-founded what would become Lush Fresh...
See moreKoullouna is a box of goodness made in Lebanon that supports the local ecosystem. Through a subscription, it aims to connect...
See moreThe charismatic Ismaël Essome Ebone is the young entrepreneur behind Madiba & Nature, the Cameroonian nonprofit which uses plastic waste to build...
See moreA festival in a coastline settlement in Lagos is challenging the notion of art in the white cube. Iwaya Community Art...
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See moreThe Media Trust believes in the power to change lives through, as the name suggests... media. Whether working to help...
See moreCreative resistance Circuito Rolezinho is a new way of thinking about the reality of being young, black and alive in...
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See moreFutureFun – Submitted by you: Circatronic is a retro futuristic steampunk electronic circus with robotic animals – that the WWF...
See moreJust as the Atlas mission is to 'Democratise the Future', littleBits is on a mission to 'Democratise Hardware' by empowering everyone –...
See moreInspired by the thousands of tents typically left behind after music festivals, two twenty-something Dutch entrepreneurs have decided to give...
See moreSubmitted by: Skateistan Universe Awareness (UNAWE) believes that learning about our cosmos and space can help expand children’s worldview and...
See moreSubmitted by: Skateistan Since 2002, Tony Hawk Foundation has been helping youth and their communities connect with their local leaders to...
See moreSubmitted by: Skateistan Waves for Change uses surfing to help children and young adults cope with the emotional and psychological stress...
See moreSubmitted by: Skateistan Khrousar Thmey ('New Family' in Cambodian) is a school for children who are deaf or blind living in...
See moreStreet HeArt Africa brings life to walls in underprivileged communities. "We use our art as a way to connect people and...
See moreSubmitted by you: Did you know that bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world? After harvesting...
See moreAtlas of the Future has partnered with Red Bull Amaphiko to share each other's stories. The global platform enables, connects and inspires social...
See moreBy now we all know that indestructible plastic is bad for the planet. A massive amount ends up in our oceans...
See moreWhen it comes to climate change, a self-described "walking billboard for the glaciers" wants to prove that anyone can make a...
See moreIf Antoni Gaudí were around today he would surely relish the advances 3D printing technologies are bringing to architecture, art...
See moreIf there’s one political topic that has dominated our collective social consciousness in the last decade, it’s terrorism. Terrorism and...
See moreProviding pure creativity in a digital world, Barcelona-based creative symposium OFFF is more than a design festival with unbridled Fs. It's a...
See moreA UK publication is on a mission to convey that it’s ok for men to talk about sensitive things and...
See moreDesign education is being given a radical redesign by extreme experience designer – and Atlas FutureHero – Nelly Ben Hayoun. The...
See moreOver the last decade Fab Lab Barcelona has helped people around the world to locally conceptualise, design, develop and fabricate, with a...
See moreFilming movies wastes huge amounts of energy. That's why the Academy Award-nominated Hive Lighting wants to help Hollywood turn the lights of...
See moreNow you are welcome to download a virtual van Gogh without having to pay an arm, a leg or an ear for...
See moreTrainee pilots get flight simulators and now medical students get 3D printed artificial organs that can be poked, prodded and...
See moreTwo Afghan refugees are raising global awareness of a neglected topic: landmines. There are 110 million landmines worldwide – and every day ten...
See moreWhat if your business didn’t have to buy any lamps or lights and could just pay for the light you...
See more'Forthright: Stronger than a weapon' – straight forward, direct – is a book and ongoing project that follows different artists in...
See moreOver twenty years ago, a little known carpet tile company called Interface embarked on its plush path to sustainability. Its destination...
See morePlastic bottle pavilions and urban-mined glasses; Polli-Brick and Eco-Morph and the waste that it slashes; upcycled film theatres and recycled...
See moreSubmitted by you: The impetus for Stories Behind The Fog is to challenge a single-minded view of homelessness by rendering its...
See moreWhat 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...
See moreSubmitted by you: To shine a spotlight on the lack of data, on 14 September 2016, the United Nations Secretary...
See moreSubmitted by you: Travel around India and you’ll spot Nishant Bioenergy’s earth stoves in restaurants, hostels, kitchens, corporate canteens, religious places, dhaba (roadside...
See moreThe late great comedian Bill Hicks said that we have, “just a single choice, between fear and love.” Too often,...
See moreFrom plant pots to art installations, the humble plastic bottle has been recycled in a wide variety of ways. However,...
See moreBakey's have come up with an edible alternative to the 120 billion pieces of disposable plastic knives, forks and spoons...
See moreWhen a young South African woman and her childhood friends created social startup Rethaka with the aim of making a small impact on the world,...
See moreSubmitted by you: The UnSchool is an experimental knowledge lab for creative rebels and change agents that teaches the 'Disruptive...
See moreNearly one quarter of the world’s population live in off-grid communities. Without access to electricity, households grind to a halt after sunset. Work is limited,...
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See moreGames are everywhere, from the daily commute and at work, to in the pub over a pint. They forge friendships,...
See moreFew things are as wasteful as a mobile phone. Designed to be discarded, even the latest model can seem outdated...
See moreWith Quantino electric vehicles, a Liechtenstein-based company want to prove that its nanoFlowcell® technology can free mobility from its dependence on fossil fuels and current...
See moreDubai wants to be the world leader in 3D printing – and the 'City of Gold' has a mega-plan. Their 'Office of the...
See moreTania Hadjithomas Mehanna knows that wonderful things happen in the resilient and energetic Lebanon – and that they deserve to be heard of....
See moreThe Earth's atmosphere contains mostly unexploited freshwater and Fontus is an attempt to discover these resources. The self-filling water bottle is...
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