(54) “WaterLight” Converts Saltwater And Urine Into Electricity
The world needs a clean energy revolution because billions of people do not have access to electricity. Colombian renewable energy startup E-Dina had developed a wireless lantern called WaterLight, that produces electrical energy from a renewable natural resource such as saltwater or urine.The portable device needs to be filled with 500 milliliters of seawater – […]
(53) Covid-19 Pandemic Fueling Child Labour : 1 in 10 Children Worldwide Were Engaged In Labour
The unprecedented economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is pushing children into exploitative and dangerous child labour. Many children feel they have no choice but to work to help their families survive, but a rise in child labor is not an inevitable consequence of the pandemic. Governments and donors should prioritize cash allowances to enable […]
(52) More Than 1 Million People Facing Starvation as Madagascar’s Amid Worst Drought in 40 years
People eating termites and clay as UN says acute malnutrition has almost doubled this year in Madagascar, the worst drought in 40 years has left more than a million people facing a year of desperate food shortages. The island will produce less than half its usual harvest in the coming months because of low rains, […]
(51) India Slum Residents Fear COVID Explosion In Cramped Conditions
Densely packed slums like Kirti Nagar sprawl across the capital’s suburbs and are home to tens of thousands of impoverished families for whom securing drinking water is a daily struggle and hygienic living conditions a pipedream. “We are all living at the mercy of God, and if something happens to us, no one is there […]
(50) Wheels to Africa – Sending Bikes to Those Who Need them Most !
Wheels to Africa is a youth engagement project that collects bicycles for needy communities in Africa and provides leadership opportunities for American youth. For the past nine years, teens across the Washington, D.C., area have organized events to collect used bicycles and to raise the money to ship them to Africa. Once in Africa, the […]
(49) The Doctor Who Charges Only 3 Cents to Save Lives.
Dr.Ravindra Kolhe is a doctor and an Indian activist who has spent more than 37 years of his life improving the lives of people living in the tribal areas of Melghat, Maharashtra. Dr.Kolhe is famous across the country of India as an “Rs.1 doctor” as he charges Rs.1 or USD 3 cents for his medical […]
(48) Turning Trash Into Light , 1.1 Billion Are Living In The Dark.
The simple act of filling recycled plastic bottles with water and chlorine has allowed light to enter millions of previously unlit homes around the globe. What’s more, this innovation has saved low-income families up to 40% on electricity bills. Alfredo Moser, a Brazilian mechanic, his invention was very easy to produce — it only required […]
(47) COVID-19 Pandemic Pushes Up to 150 Million More People Into Extreme Poverty
The World Bank has warned up to 150 million people are set to fall into extreme poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the new extreme poor will be in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The pandemic has halted years of progress against global extreme poverty and is expected to rise this year for […]
(46) COVID-19: Ugandans’ Children, Single Mothers Struggle for Survival
With Uganda’s population increasing, demand for accommodation and infrastructure is also on the rise. Construction companies often take advantage of cheap materials, like the stone produced by these workers. But crushing stones by hand is causing serious health concerns among workers as accidents and injuries are very common here. Many has been working here since […]
(45) Yemen: Millions of Children Facing Deadly Hunger, Amidst Aid Shortages and COVID-19.
More than eight million people, nearly half of them children, depend directly on the agency for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), amid ongoing conflict, cholera outbreaks and the COVID-19 pandemic. In the report, the agency alerts for almost 10 million children without proper access to water and sanitation, as well as for 7.8 million children […]