Meet the Giant Rats That Are Sniffing out Landmines
APOPO, an international nonprofit, has trained Gambian pouched rats to sniff out landmines in countries across the world. These rats
From Tina Rosenberg / New York Times: In many parts of the world, not owning one’s own land is more directly correlated to poverty than other factors such as illiteracy, but land reform is controversial, difficult, and expensive. A new program called Landesa is having success in India through a non-confiscatory model that gives families tennis-court size plots.
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APOPO, an international nonprofit, has trained Gambian pouched rats to sniff out landmines in countries across the world. These rats
Two climate coalitions led by BIPOC have strengthened their communities by empowering diverse stakeholders to address social inequities. The coalitions
Proximity Designs brings low-cost, high-impact products and services to farmers in Myanmar using human-centered design principles. Debbie Aung Din of Proximity
The World Health Organization estimates that $200 billion worth of productivity is lost every year due to untreated poor eyesight.
The United States can outsource certain kinds of “microwork,” such as accurately digitizing large swaths of information, to developing countries
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