Tag: Community

"We're running a business, but ultimately we're here to help the community."

Written by Jasmina Schmidt, 26-03-2019

From reusable sanitary towels to energy-efficient cookstoves and educational programmes for kids: we interview the founder of "Initiative Uganda" about how a 2000 USD loan and a business boot camp helped his organisation go from strength to strength. Read on

Responsibility

New Language From a New Local: Chatterbox Trains UK Refugees in Language Instruction

Written by Ana Galán Herranz, 16-01-2018

Chatterbox, a social venture based in the UK, is training refugees to become language teachers. Read on

Green New Deal

Well Bread: How a Loaf Is Building a Healthier, Fairer Food System

Written by Annalisa Dorigo, 10-05-2016

A grassroots community is using one key ingredient to help improve the diets of local residents, stimulate local economies and create fair trade deals between farmer and retailer: bread! Take a look at how the Bread Matters team is going against the grain to revolutionise the food system. Read on

Green Living

From Soiled Nappies to Just Plain Soil

Written by Maaike Reynaert, 01-02-2016

Used baby nappies. Anyone dealing with them most likely just wants to get rid of them – the sooner the better. What a waste! What if the piles garbage each baby creates per year could be turned into 1000 kilograms of healthy soil instead? The team behind the Dycle project is looking to make this a reality. Read on

Responsibility

It's Time to Flex Your Citizen Muscle

Written by Terri Kafyeke, 27-01-2016

Do you want to change the world? The Citizen Muscle Boot Camp is a fun virtual course that helps you become a more engaged citizen, so you can in turn help make the world a better place. Read on

Responsibility

What Goz Around Comes Around

Written by Terri Kafyeke, 14-01-2016

GozAround connects people wishing to volunteer with their neighbours in need and local organisations. Users gets points and badges for time spent helping others, and these points can be exchanged for a favour or turned into donations to a charity. Read on

Urbanity

Ciclogreen Rewards Commuters for Cycling Instead of Driving

Written by Terri Kafyeke, 17-12-2015

A Spanish start-up created a website through which users accumulate points for every kilometre biked or walked. The points can be redeemed for discounts and gifts in local businesses, giving users an extra incentive to choose sustainable mobility solutions. Read on

Urbanity

Citizen-led Walking Tour Tells Stories of your Community

Written by Louisa Wong, 12-06-2015

How much do you know about your community? Apart from sharing your favourite grocery stores or cafes, could you tell stories of some of the historical buildings or trace back some forgotten history stories of people's work or lives in your neighbourhood? Read on

Development

10 Litres of Pure Drinking Water for Indian Rupee ₹ 1

Written by Ajay Pal Singh Chabba, 11-07-2014

A vending machine supplying drinking water sounds like nothing extraordinary, right! Read on

Urbanity

Documenting Urbanisation Through a Global Lens

Written by Anna Rees, 07-05-2013

The travelling exhibition, People Building Better Cities: Participation and Inclusive Urbanization, will visit 10 countries over the course of the year aiming to promote dialogue on inclusive urbanisation and climate change. Read on

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Content tagged with Community

"We're running a business, but ultimately we're here to help the community."

New Language From a New Local: Chatterbox Trains UK Refugees in Language Instruction

Well Bread: How a Loaf Is Building a Healthier, Fairer Food System

From Soiled Nappies to Just Plain Soil

It's Time to Flex Your Citizen Muscle

What Goz Around Comes Around

Ciclogreen Rewards Commuters for Cycling Instead of Driving

Citizen-led Walking Tour Tells Stories of your Community

10 Litres of Pure Drinking Water for Indian Rupee ₹ 1

Documenting Urbanisation Through a Global Lens