by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
According to a 2015 report from the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.8 billion people around the world use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces. While tap water is unsafe, water purification systems and bottled water are not affordable for everyone...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
Módulo Sanitario is a program run by Horizonte de Máxima that seeks to resolve the sanitation needs of families living in informal settlements, and contribute to their health and hygiene. They have already improved the lives of 61 households at the moment. According...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
A new centre, Self-Help Group Centre will be set up to organise enrichment programmes for students and parenting workshops that are “race neutral” for the different races to bond, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday. The centre will be run...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) will continue to give subsidies to poor Chinese families, including children, even as it puts greater focus on providing services such as helping parents find jobs, supporting the children’s education, and providing...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
According to the United Nations, 10 per cent of the world’s population lacks access to safe drinking water. Every day, approximately 3,000 children die from diarrheal diseases linked to contaminated water. To combat this problem, French engineer Jean-Paul Augereau...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
FoodCloud was a college project set up by Aoibheann O’Brien and Iseult Ward. It later became a tech start-up that connected businesses who had surplus food with charities who needed food. Five years on 8,300 tonnes of food, more than 18 million meals, have been...
