Throughout the developing world, one kind of disease remains more common than any other: worms. In fact, according to The Huffington Post, recent figures have suggested that nearly every person residing in a developing country has some form of worm infection, due to the abundance of worm larva in soil all over the world. While […]
Mali has signed an agreement with Oslo-based renewable energy specialist Scatec Solar to build West Africa’s first industrial-scale solar plant. The plant will be built near the southwestern city of Segou and has a life expectancy of 25 years. According to Scatec Solar’s website, the company is “an integrated independent power producer, aiming to make […]
The recent collapse of the Chinese stock markets has been tumultuous. Millions of Chinese middle-class citizens were caught up in the fervor; many of the stock-buyers have been Chinese without high school diplomas. Many observers in the west had feared that the meteoric growth of the stock markets in China was unsustainable. In 2014, the […]
Most vaccines are heat-sensitive and must remain in a cool, controlled environment. However, this is easier said than done when the vaccines must be transported over a great distance, arriving at a remote location with frequent power outages or no electrical grid at all. Introducing the direct-drive solar refrigerators: a solar-powered fridge that keeps vaccines […]
Raising money for charity is a mission that many organizations and movements have, but it is their techniques what makes them different. Fashion Project has the mission to raise as much money as possible in order to donate it to charity and humanitarian causes. They achieve this through the creation of a community that donates […]
The economies of African nations are growing at levels never before seen, but so is the continent’s youth population. As a result, job creation is at a critical point. For Africa to maintain its current growth trajectory, it’s estimated that 400 million people under 25 will need viable employment by 2050. Unemployment isn’t a concern […]
This past weekend, many international leaders and education advocates met in Oslo to discuss strategies on how to meet the Millennium Goal of education, as well as discuss the price to educate the world. Among the attendees were UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon, Malala Yousafzai and former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. A high-level panel offered […]
From 1990 to 2011, over 2 billion people gained access to an improved water source—that’s a hugely improved standard of living for more children, families and communities worldwide. However, not all water is clean drinking water, which is exactly what Celsius Global Solutions aimed to fix with the Jompy Water Boiler. The Jompy Water Boiler […]
As of 2013, around 738 million people across the world do not have access to clean drinking water. Of these people, an approximate 8 million die as a consequence of this inaccessibility. Water is the paramount need for all human being. Sanitation of this water is vital for preventing many water-borne diseases that can potentially […]
In the 1990s, Medellín, Colombia had the highest murder rate in the world. The city set out to transform itself and lift its poorest sectors out of extreme poverty through architecture, the revitalization of public spaces, education and improved transportation. Medellín’s new transportation systems are a major component of the city’s transformative project. The Metro […]
