We're excited to announce the 2023 dates of our annual festival: 12, 13 and 14 October. Mark them in you...
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Projects
Fam Studio helps young minds prepare for uncertain futures through hands-on learning. There are many challenges facing the young...
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“Slow Factory is infiltrating, challenging and enhancing traditional disciplinary education.” Access to good education is vital for a healthy...
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As you know, last month we held Fixing the Future Festival here in Barcelona and it was a blast! There...
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More than 70 international experts, with more than 50 ideas and projects to inspire change, will meet on 16–17 September...
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Innovating within an institution that is over one hundred years old is no easy feat, but that’s what Innovation Partnerships...
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Fixing the Future Festival, held on 16 & 17 of September at CCCB (Barcelona), is an all-encompassing experience, with talks,...
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Artist collective Basurama makes creative use of waste in order to re-think our relationship with unsustainable ways of living. ...
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Climate justice youth activist Shakila Islam has an impressive CV. She is Vice-Chair of the Protiki Jubo Sangshad (Bangladesh Model...
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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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Calling all activists, creatives, educators, organisers, troublemakers, lawyers, collectives and communities sparking just climate action in Spain. We want to...
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To help preserve local heritage and provide formal and financial education, a rural community in Uganda is building its own...
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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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Ice is vital for Alaskan ecosystems and communities. Plus, it’s fun to play with! Fresh Eyes on Ice uses citizen...
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Games for Change is the world’s largest community dedicated to the intersection of games and social impact, empowering game creators...
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Love choose-your-own-adventure books? They’re the inspiration for cellphone games that make financial, sexual, and health education accessible to remote communities....
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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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The 2021 IPCC report is 3,949 pages. Too busy to read it? This card game makes climate education fun. ...
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“Do you remember a time when the sky was filled with birds and bees, and colourful fruit grew from the...
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“It’s not about the process creating a whole bunch of prototypes, it’s about the process actually being a vehicle to...
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“Art need not be fiddling while the world burns. Art can link with science and the full power of human...
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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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The Feira Preta and PretaHub initiatives are turning identity into power and highlighting Brazil’s Black talent to make business a...
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La Caravana Escuela sets up blacksmithing schools in remote communities and sets off a future-fixing chain reaction. At over...
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Kids are running the show in Cotacachi. There’s a rabbit, a princess, a cowboy. Children dancing in circles, a human...
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Plant a seed, build a kite, and connect with the land at Aurora de Las Sierras. Analaura Antúnez and...
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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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The Caribbean Sharks Education Program uses empathy and social media to turn poachers into conservationists. “I spend about 50%...
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We are beyond thrilled to announce that our festival of hope, surprise, and inspiration is back in Barcelona. In fact,...
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In July, we embarked on a wild journey around our planet. We met weekly for our virtual Fixing the Future...
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Imagine the scene: you’re in the Russian Arctic and, suddenly you spot a tall, blonde woman descending from the sky...
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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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Primary school pupils and beach strolling enthusiasts have turned into leading allies for scientists fighting problems in marine ecosystems. ...
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Join us from 6 - 27 July 2021 for our second online edition of ‘Fixing the Future’: Nature talks, a...
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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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One of the most exciting legacy project’s from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games is the Museu do Amanhã, or Museum...
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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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This art collective serves society through the revival of inner city spaces and creates community spirit reflected in urban art....
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The Amsterdam based Black Archives boasts an inspiring mixture of educational resources, cultural projects, and political organisation, highlighting the diversity...
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As Neil Gaiman wrote, ‘a town isn’t a town without a bookstore.’ So, in the age of internet shopping, what’s...
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‘Creative’ and ‘factory’: two words not often seen together. It’s time they were. About a Worker describes itself as...
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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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“Museums that involve citizens are the future.” Jordi Costa is the writer, filmmaker and cultural critic behind the exhibitions at Barcelona’s CCCB, one...
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15 things that have given me joy as Editor of Atlas of the Future Yes, it’s officially time for me...
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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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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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A social enterprise in India is bringing much needed play into children’s lives with low-cost playscapes made from scrap tyres...
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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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Despite artisan know-how stretching back to ancient times, independent clothes makers around the Mediterranean now struggle against powerful global brands...
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Need a distraction? Lots of people are turning to the world’s leading citizen science platform to help scientists without leaving...
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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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A self-trained robotics engineer is sparking creativity and accelerating science learning in Africa – with a strong focus on rural...
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Reopened in November 2020 after a major renovation, Sydney’s Australian Museum brings a focus on climate solutions and First Nations...
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Building on the trust and popularity of museums, this NY-based climate museum bakes action into everything it does, inspiring 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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Most people’s concept of what a museum is needs updating. In response to the challenges of COVID, the digitisation of...
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Resonate unlocks leadership potential of women and girls in East Africa with a training programme dedicated to building self-confidence and leadership....
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Qatar has an extreme climate, fragile ecosystems and a high dependence on non-renewable energy. But that's starting to change thanks...
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What links Arcade Fire, lab-grown chicken burgers, the rare white Arabian oryx, masks made from plastic waste and the circular economy?...
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It's been a rough and challenging year, but the good news is that societal problems can be solved by humanity itself...
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MyOmani hopes to inspire the residents and citizens of Oman by promoting sustainable projects and effective practices for a better...
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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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Let us transport you to central Chile to a small farm tucked way in the coastal hills. This is a story...
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The current face of architecture is not an accurate reflection of what our cities look like. One woman in Detroit...
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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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Take a virtual walk through space and time with a walking audio book that tells a new story of the...
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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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Can words posted to social media suggest where a genocide might happen? This rumour police in Kenya fights misinformation with...
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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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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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“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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Do you segregate your wet and dry waste? Most people think it’s extra work, but if you can convert it...
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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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If you feel that formal education doesn't hold the answers to a sustainable future, take a few tips from Enrol Yourself...
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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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Online exchange and interaction between young people around the world is now a part of our daily lives, but how...
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We've all heard the expression 'Don't judge a book by its cover'. Yet we’re all guilty of doing it. And you...
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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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Join us for a special online edition of 'Fixing the future' from 29 October-10 December 2020, as the future of education...
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David Price wants us to be curious in today's digitally connected world: to learn from hactivists, bloggers, citizen journalists,...
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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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Learn languages with native speakers in conversation sessions that offer hope to refugees who have lost everything. Looking to...
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