11 Centuries After the Murder of a Poet, Afghan Women Are Fighting for the Right to Write
Afghan women continue to face oppression, but are now being given the opportunity through a nonprofit organization to tell their own stories
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How to Grow Food in the Sahara Desert
Refugee camp resident Taleb Brahim, an engineer, developed a method to grow barley fodder for livestock on nothing but sand and water
Yoga Behind Bars: How to Reduce Stress and Create Harmony in Prison
Phrases like 'open up your chests,' 'now, cobra' and 'exhale as you transition to crescent lunge' take on a whole new meaning in Argentine jails
15-year-old Azeri Invents Way to Make Electricity From Rain
In the 9th grade, Reyhan Jamalova 's father asked a question; she, a friend and their physics tutors did the math and Azerbaijan provided seed money
Bangladesh's School of Hope for Autistic Children
The mission of the Unique Gift Foundation: to give ASD children the confidence to perform day-to-day tasks by themselves
Junking Not in the Philippines: Making Furniture From Plastic
To stop the island nation from continuing to add plastic to the oceans, Wilhelmina Garcia finally found something people actually want
To Save the Planet: Don't Buy Clothes, Rent Them
Clothing manufacturers produce more emissions than all planes and ships combined. Tale Me of Brussels noticed the pointlessness of buying maternity clothes, for instance
A Brazilian Unimpressed by 'Ecological Toilets' Invents an Alternative to Flushing
Inspired by fasting and a toilet, as one is, a Brazilian invents Piipee, which taps nature and baking soda to neutralize the smell and color of urine
Organics Among the Original Ways to Empower Women in Burkina Faso
La Saisonnière is devoted to helping women climb out of poverty through attaining skills, including micro-gardening
Saving Newborns in Uganda With a Pediatrician in Your Phone
What is a midwife to do if there's no doctor and a baby's in trouble? The PRISMS app was designed to mimic a pediatrician and send diagnoses and care suggestions by SMS
Do Your Kids Grow? Here's a Shoe That Grows Too
Donors have distributed 140,000 pairs to children in 97 countries
How to Convert Dead Fruit Trees Into Fuel Without Ruining the Planet
How a Tunisian family managed to turn a blight into briquettes and make money while about it
Purifying Water Using a Ceramic Pot in Uganda
When the well is contaminated: The Purifaaya pot, made by Spouts of Water, is 99.9% effective and its water is potable, say Ugandan authorities
It Takes a Russian Village to Build a Blockchain
How one Russian farmer stopped relying on the government and started his own currency
Harvesting the Wind: Community Wind Farms in France
Locally generated, community oriented, wind energy is gaining popularity in France - thanks to a farmer and an artist
Dammed to Hell: Crowd-sourcing a Rescue for Rivers
The Italian project AMBER mobilizes people across the European Union in order to save their river systems, and their futures
Turning Invasive Sea Squirts Into Gold by Farming Their Farts
The naked mollusks can be cultivated for their flammable emissions, a.k.a. biogas, and can then be humanely dispatched to produce fertilizer
Israeli Company Invents Plastic Packaging You Can Compost
Even if the TIPA film is tossed into the landfill as opposed to lovingly composted under optimal conditions, it will still vanish, unlike plastic that will stay with our children's children's children
Beyond the Bean: Turning Coffee Grounds Into Protein Powder
When you make coffee, you're using only 0.2% of the bean's biomass. You can grow mushrooms on the coffee waste and produce umami-flavored protein while about it
Next-gen Disposable Cutlery: Making Edible Spoons in India
Narayaana Peespaty is changing the way we think about the way we eat. Why have disposable cutlery when you could just eat it?
Opinion Our Responsibility Is to Invest in People and Build a Fair Globalization That Works for All
For Impact Journalism Day 2018, the UN Secretary-General examines the path towards global achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals: Identifying and sharing positive initiatives led by citizens, social entrepreneurs, governments and international organizations gives us hope, and can help us overcome challenges and reach our global objectives together
Opinion Lifting the Poor Beyond Microfinancing
Small business means small chance of success, and staying small doesn't mean staying safe: Help needs to aim higher in order to boost whole communities
Impact Journalism Day 2016 In War-torn Iraq, a Photojournalist Teaches Children to Tell Their Own Stories
'Until now, the story is almost always told by us, by a foreigner. I would like to see the story told by those that lived the story.'
Impact Journalism Day 2016 A Different School of Thought
Cairo nonprofit Educate-Me believes there is far more to education than the core curriculum, which is why it asks children what they really want to learn.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Baku Project Proves One for the Books
A mini-library in the Azerbaijan capital encourages everyone to pick up a book, even if they never return it.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 The Hypnotist Will See You Now
Already being used as a pain management tool, Swiss experts say hypnosis may be just what the doctor ordered.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Look Who’s Talking: The App That Deciphers Babies’ Cries
Infant Crying Translator offers help for stressed parents who can’t interpret their infant’s wailing.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Got a Problem? Ask Sister Maya
Bangladeshi women searching for answers to taboo subjects in their conservative society are getting help courtesy of a groundbreaking digital platform.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Offshoot of Arab Spring Looks Out for Morocco's Future Leaders
The TIZI initiative aims to get young people interested in politics and, ultimately, nurture potential leaders.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Getting Prisoners Their Day in Court
With her Geneva-based nonprofit International Bridges to Justice, Karen Tse is taking action against misjustice and torture, and providing legal representation for even the poorest of detainees.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Website's Trump Card for Confused Voters
Launched as a digital platform in 2012, Voxe.org is now working in 15 different countries to help electorates understand what different politicians are promising. Its biggest test will come this fall in the United States.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Saudi Women Find Their Voices Online
The streets remain conservative, but the information superhighway allows Saudi women to showcase their skills.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 This Charity Gives to Other Charities
The Russian giving sector lags badly behind its Western counterpart, which is why one foundation is trying to increase the number of professionals working in the field.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Enlightening in a Bottle
Closing the Cycle takes the glass that litters Mexican streets and recycles it into jewelry and even tables, while simultaneously providing training and raising environmental awareness.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Take This Idea With a Grain of Salt
Aisa Mijeno wants to illuminate the Philippines' 7,000-plus islands with her salt-powered sustainable lighting. Pass the SALt lamp.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Accommodating Germans Offer Refugees a Warm Welcome
An enterprising organization dubbed 'Airbnb for refugees' has found homes for nearly 300 people.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Homeless Athenians Hail Their Beautiful Launderette
The Ithaca Laundry is taking homeless people’s clothes for a spin, using a modified van containing washing machines and dryers.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Blowing Away Those Bad Hair Days
The Israeli Women’s Courtyard provides free hair care to disadvantaged women of all backgrounds, along with therapy, legal assistance and vocational training.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Combating Hunger One Click at a Time
ShareTheMeal is a German app that asks users to donate 50 cents when they sit down to eat. In less than a year, over 500,000 donors have signed up for a finger-clickin' good idea.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 How a Down-and-out Ad Man Created a New Model for Social Awareness in Buenos Aires
A visit to a hardscrabble Buenos Aires neighborhood proved an unlikely source of inspiration for a bankrupt adman. Now La Cava is at the heart of everything he does.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Making Light Work of Dirty Water
A near-death experience inspired Martin Wesian to devise a low-cost UV solution that makes water drinkable.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Recycling to Peddle Something New: Turning Social Exclusion Into Sustainability in Latin America
A group of young people with learning difficulties are overcoming social exclusion by making recycled goods in the Honduran capital. It’s all thanks to the Ark of Hope nonprofit, established by dedicated parents.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Transforming Transgender Health Treatment
Asia's first transgender health clinic opened in Bangkok late last year. Doctors have been surprised to discover that a quarter of their clients are transgender men.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 SMS Counseling for When People Aren’t LOL
U.S. teens receive and send about 30 text messages a day, which prompted nonprofit Crisis Text Line to consider a new way of offering a helping hand.
Impact Journalism Day 2016 Tool Takes Baby Steps to Stop Unwanted Pregnancies
Calculateur 28 allows women to keep track of their menstrual cycles either manually or via their phone. Its creator says it can radically improve family planning in Africa.
