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Back to SearchGetting refugees out of tents
More than 100 million people have been forcibly displaced from their home around the world – fleeing conflict, natural disasters or persecution. Mill…
4 years ago
Using finance to fight homelessness
Bank accounts and clever investment schemes are being used to help improve the lives of homeless people. In the UK, a number of banks have started …
4 years ago
Saving kids with cancer
If your child develops cancer and you live in a wealthy country there’s a really good chance they will survive - more than 80%. If you live elsewhere…
4 years ago
The power of group therapy
Therapy has been helping Boko Haram survivors and street youth in Liberia turn their lives around. In northern Nigeria, a programme called Counsell…
4 years, 1 month ago
Keeping medicines cool
How enzymes and earthen pots could help keep medicines safe. Access to life-saving medicines often relies on a complex system known as the cold-cha…
4 years, 1 month ago
The future of wind power
Could floating wind turbines and kites that generate electricity help fight climate change? There are lots of innovative new ways people are harnes…
4 years, 1 month ago
Getting kids out of institutions
More than five million children live in orphanages or other institutions - the vast majority in low or middle income countries. Staff are often ove…
4 years, 1 month ago
Racing to get kids reading
How a race to write books and a gadget that counts words are helping child literacy. In South Africa 8 out of 10 children struggle to read by the a…
4 years, 1 month ago
The library where the books are people
At the human library you borrow a person you wouldn’t usually meet for a half-hour frank conversation. The volunteers have various book titles from p…
4 years, 2 months ago
Safer cities for women
Street harassment and violence against women in public spaces is a global issue. According to one survey, 84% of women in cities around the world rep…
4 years, 2 months ago