Food as a Right of Citizenship, Coffee Farmers Fight Climate Change, ‘Dress to Impress’ Initiative
At the cost of less than 2% of the city’s budget, Belo Horizonte cut its infant death rate – widely used as evidence of hunger – by more than...
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Solar Powered Health Care, Helping Rohingya Resume Education, Fuel From Tree Waste
With most remote facilities off-grid, solar power is allowing doctors to perform surgery, deliver babies, and other basic services that require electricity; thanks to 1,600 new school centers, over...
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Informed Consumers Make Sustainable Choices, Filipino Muslims Vote on Autonomy, Recycling in Mogadishu
Research shows that, when educated with clear information about the food’s global impact, individuals make more environmentally-friendly choices; three million Filipino Muslims voted to end a decades-long conflict and...
A Model for Sustainable Energy, Ethiopia Offers Refugees Hope, Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia
Ethiopia allows almost 1 million refugees to live outside of camps, register births, attend schools, and have access to financial services such as bank accounts; thanks to a combination...
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China’s Creative Urban Planning, UK Newspaper Switches to Biodegradable Plastics, Effective Mosquito Repellent
In Asia’s fast-expanding and crowded cities, city planners in China are utilizing unused land under bridges, flyovers, and viaducts; UK newspaper ‘The Guardian’ has replaced its plastic packaging in...
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Fighting Online Trolls, The Future of Toilets, Experiencing Autism Through Virtual Reality
#Jagärhär (#Iamhere) is a Swedish group of about 75,000 people that fight online abuse, supporting and defending those under attack; tiger worms process waste into water and compost, eliminating...
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Adapting to Climate Change, Protection for Women Online, Papua New Guinea Agroforestry
This island Kokota was on the brink of disaster, but in recent years, the island has managed to step back from the brink of ruin and adapt to climate...
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Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration, Argentina Creates Two Large Marine Reserves, Global Vaccination Milestone
Tony Rinaudo’s farmer-managed natural regeneration technique has helped restore 240 million trees over the last 30 years; Argentina will create two large marine parks; and the vaccine alliance Gavi...
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Free Public Transportation in Luxembourg, “Flying Shame”, Solar Power Transforming Communities
Luxembourg’s government seeks to end some of the world’s worst traffic congestion by lifting the fares on public transportation; as a result of the ‘flying shame’ movement in Sweden,...
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Australian Flu Cases Down, Stickers Extend Fruit Shelf Life, Church of England Supports Trans People
Vaccinations in Australia decresed the number of cases by 79.2% compared to 2017; Stixfresh, a Malaysian company announced what could be a game-changer for reducing food waste; and the...
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City Helps Homeless Find Shelter, Lego Pledges $100m for Refugee Kids, 7 Wins Against Plastic in 2018
As temperatures drop in Sweden, Stockholm is using commercial advertisements to help people get to warmth and shelter; Lego has pledged $100 million to the nonprofit behind Sesame Street...
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Peru to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags, Niger Law Protects Refugees, Victoria’s Equal Gender Cabinet
Peru will end the production, distribution, and consumption of single-use plastic bags; a new law in Niger protects people fleeing violence, natural disasters, and famine; and Victoria’s new cabinet...
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New Solar Panel Molecule, Community-Run Credit Unions, Online Game Offers the Migrant Perspective
Researchers have found a way to use iron for the production of solar panels, replacing so-called rare-earth metals; a network of local credit unions is helping marginalized in the...
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Australia Cuts 80% of Plastic Bag Usage, Giving Poachers a Better Live, From Fishing to Beekeeping
Ever since major supermarket chains phased out plastic bags, Australians have used an estimated 1.5 billion fewer bags; an Indonesian NGO is helping poachers stop their illegal trade instead...
