“Without a healthy ocean, life as we know it would not exist.” For Farah Obaidullah of Women4Oceans, gender equality and...
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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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See more“Muhra in Arabic means 'foal', but also new beginnings. It represents what we do here." In a discreet five-story building...
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See morePeople will always love books. While digital media has disrupted other industries, there really is nothing like a physical book...
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See moreHave you heard of ‘shredder workouts’? They’re fast and furious exercises that shred the fat off your body. And they’re...
See moreJuan Gimenez is a technician at Diputació de Barcelona (DiBa). Every day, he has to analyse websites to search for...
See moreCuEmE (Entrepreneurial Culture in the School) is a programme in Barcelona that links schools and local authorities so students can...
See moreSex. It never gets old. Why, then, is the idea of older people having it so hard to think about?...
See moreEveryone needs to feel valued and needed. That’s why psychologist Dr Derenda Schubert created a powerful intergenerational mini-village in Portland, Oregon,...
See moreMillennials may or may not save the world; only time will tell. But forget labelling Gen Y as saviours or slackers,...
See moreIt is a truth universally acknowledged that irate grandmas are not to be messed with. Watch out, then, for the...
See moreIn long-running British soap opera Eastenders, the main square is home to what is known as the 'Bench of Tears',...
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See moreDutch investigative journalist Teun van de Keuken was shocked when he discovered that much of the world’s chocolate production has...
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See moreThe streets of Portugal are being turned into vibrant canvases as ‘wrinkle wall writers’ get to grips with spray cans;...
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See moreWhich 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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See moreSongwriting grannies, robot sidekicks, savvy social media training, wild swimming, hip hop-picking and hen road shows; what does it mean...
See moreEvery night across the world’s former murder capital, young boys and girls study the four elements of hip-hop to transform...
See more“I spend the bulk of my waking life thinking about the news industry and audience engagement. And there’s a particularly...
See moreSomething important is happening in Cleveland: one of America’s poorest cities has a radical plan to remake itself. Anyone who...
See more“I’m not trying to replace the system, but I think the system is missing an essential component, which is the...
See more"We craft furniture that benefits people and planet; gifts that do good." The problem of waste is a global one...
See moreToday, smartphones are as fast as 120,000,000 Apollo 11 computers, which were capable of taking people to the moon. If we...
See moreSince the 1970s, development initiative Sekem has been revitalising the hot, arid sands of a once untouched part of the Egyptian desert, transforming...
See more“The forest is like a mother. She gives us everything we need to live comfortably." Timbaktu Collective is empowering villagers...
See moreThe excellently-named Fishyleaks has been created by the Our Fish campaign to end “rampant” overfishing and illegal, unreported fishing activity...
See more"Pablo Picasso once said: 'Every child is an artist. But the problem is how to remain an artist once we...
See moreIn Democratic Republic of the Congo, poor educational access and poor quality education is linked with the historic instability the...
See more“We are trying to demonstrate that it is possible to build projects that combine sustainable economic activity with social inclusion...
See moreOwing to crime, the neighbourhood of Kalihi in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, has a bad rap. That's where KVIBE (Kalihi Valley Instructional...
See moreInspired by his own story, Stephen Addison created BoxUp Crime to change young people’s lives through the power of boxing....
See more"Because we might not have friends or family in abundance who already work in the creative industries, we're having to...
See more“The peasant way of life is one of the most precious things we have on this planet to shine a...
See moreThe Incredible Edible Network started out in the small market town of Tomorden in the North of England. It was...
See more“Hip Hop Caucus represents the streets, it represents those who have a message to tell and who won’t be quiet,...
See more“We vote not only for ourselves, but for 'all sons and daughters' and every layer and intersection of identity. We...
See moreIn the small Afro-Indigenous community of Cabelo Seco in Brazil, an arts-as-transformation project is addressing the survival and transformation of...
See moreThere’s a growing unease about the use of behavioural advertising: technologies that track and learn about our online behaviour in...
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 more“Gastronomical culture and food heritage is very important. We have a responsibility to acknowledge Bolivian products and work with them...
See moreAn experimental organic farmers’ market set up by a ‘culinary activist’ is breaking down religious and cultural barriers in the...
See moreDescribed as “The Glastonbury of business“ (minus the wellington boots, silent disco and huge clean-up operation), Meaning is an edgy...
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...
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 moreDrawing from their backgrounds in fashion, advertising, the entertainment industries and social organizations (or NGOs), in 2011 four dynamic Paraguayan entrepreneurs cooked up Koga,...
See morePriya is a ‘rape survivor superhero’. Together these three words are shattering taboos in India, thanks to the powerful comic...
See moreA video shows a local football match kicking off in El Madania, Algeria; another takes us to Cotonou, Benin, to...
See moreGirl bikers, transgender activists, divorcee entrepreneurs and female cricket journalists; this digital platform shows you a different side of Pakistan....
See moreTurning the silver screen green and providing a ray of light in South Africa (literally), Sunshine Cinema is not just an...
See moreAs the world's population continues to grow, industry has begun to affect even the most remote of places. As well...
See moreGlobal sportswear giant Nike has unveiled a hijab designed for female Muslim athletes... and the press went wild. After sparking a flurry of...
See moreAre you a creator focused on social change? Or a hub of art-ivists whose work benefits your community? CultureFutures is...
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 more“The goal of the economy should be to meet the needs of all within the means of the planet.” In...
See moreDocumentary filmmaker Stalin K Padma is convinced that the lack of diversity in India’s mainstream media results in large swathes...
See moreWho would have thought at the start of 2017 that Bitcoin would increase 20-fold? Since it became the first decentralised digital currency released...
See moreCan wool change lives? It can in Buenos Aires, where members of the Villa 31 cooperative turn it into colourful...
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See moreEco-warrior and outspoken founder of the world’s first green energy company, Ecotricity, Dale Vince is on a mission to green up...
See moreZaytoun helps to support Palestinian farmers through fair trade instead of aid, sourcing sustainably grown olive oil and other delicacies...
See moreKoullouna is a box of goodness made in Lebanon that supports the local ecosystem. Through a subscription, it aims to connect...
See moreAt its simplest GoodGym is a community of runners that combines getting fit with doing good deeds, building better communities through...
See moreThe Media Trust believes in the power to change lives through, as the name suggests... media. Whether working to help...
See moreHappiful is a monthly UK magazine that aims to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable society. Their first mission is...
See moreWhen you buy local you are ensuring that your favourite shops, artisans and farmers can continue to do what they...
See moreCreative resistance Circuito Rolezinho is a new way of thinking about the reality of being young, black and alive in...
See moreIn a part of the world that is modernising as quickly in some regions as others are being destroyed, it...
See moreLanguage is a tricky thing: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and numerous irregularities and inconsistencies. If that’s not enough, regional differences and...
See moreSubmitted by you: Actual News reimagines the way we find, consume, interact with, pay for and follow up on news...
See moreSubmitted by you: Sending money home to families throughout Indonesia is fraught with issues – finding a physical location, fees, transaction...
See moreSubmitted by you: The Estonians have a long history of trying new things in digital, and blockchain is no exception....
See moreSubmitted by you: Based in Israel, Amos Meiri and the 30+ strong team at Colu are helping people to support...
See moreThe Last Stand is a funny project. But at its heart is a great idea... healing London's divisions. The street...
See moreSubmitted by: Skateistan Since 2002, Tony Hawk Foundation has been helping youth and their communities connect with their local leaders to...
See moreIceland is progressive. It ranks first on the World Economic Forum’s global gender gap index, is the first to legalise abortion...
See moreWe've had vultures with GoPro cameras strapped to their heads and pigeons with backpacks. Always ones to follow the crowd, now it's...
See moreIf there’s one political topic that has dominated our collective social consciousness in the last decade, it’s terrorism. Terrorism and...
See moreFood has always had a special place in human history. From the multi-religious traditions of “breaking bread” with friends and...
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 moreThe Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin was a passionate advocate for women’s right to speak out and influence change, and...
See morePart of a growing movement thinking differently about how to support people living in conflict areas, Refugee Open Ware (ROW3D) works...
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