We are living a story of change. Around the world, there is a movement of ordinary people making a difference every day.
Solutions exist everywhere to create a world where sustainability and profits are compatible; inclusive democracy is restored; citizens from all over the world have access to education, healthcare, and appropriate food; men and women have the same rights; and climate change is controlled.
Every year on the same day, Sparknews gathers 50 leading newspapers from around the world to share and publish a special edition dedicated to 60 concrete and inspiring solutions to global issues, on subjects like education, energy, healthcare, agriculture, water, technology, and urbanism.
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Farmers’ best friend: ‘Uber tractors’
For small-scale farmers in Nigeria, especially in the northern parts of the country, getting tractors to use on their farmlands to boost their yield has always been difficult. Many farmers cannot afford to buy one due to the high cost, while the country's federal...
Zero electricity air-con made of plastic bottles
Bangladesh is predicted to be among South Asian countries most affected by a rise in global average temperatures in the coming decades. Its rural population, which stands at more than 60%, is especially vulnerable to this. Unlike the urban population, people in rural...
Turning on street lights step by step
Engineers in Las Vegas, Nevada, are testing a new system to illuminate the streets of the city. As if by magic, these solar-powered streetlights can switch themselves on and off when people pass nearby. The aim of this invention? To reduce both pollution and...
Solar panels clearly in sync with surroundings
In historic centres and buildings throughout Europe, obtaining permission to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) roof can be a complicated process. Aesthetic landscape constraints are often so strict that the limitations become prohibitive, unless the solar cells are...
Purrfecting your energy-saving ways
Cats have more hidden talents than just starring in YouTube videos and Instagram photos. They might also be able to teach us to conserve energy. At least that is what a group of researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia believe. They are leading a...
Light to study by at night, thanks to a school bag
Little Michel Koutouan's grades have been improving lately and he readily gives credit to his specially-invented solar backpack. There is no electricity at his home in Songon, a village in the south-eastern region of the Ivory Coast, which makes it hard for him to...
Want to help a good cause? It’s simple
Egyptians in many areas, especially those in underprivileged villages, have been deprived of water resources for many years. They often resort to buying from water vendors who roam areas where there are shortages. To find a solution to this crisis, a group of young...
Cooking their way to independence
Ms Jihey Lee was a successful marketer at an IT company when she decided to give it all up in 2008 and set up a social enterprise helping marginalised women. She opened a restaurant in a small corner of Sangsu-dong, Mapo-gu in South Korea, convinced the food business...
Body art – from scars of violence
Ms Evguenia Zakhar, 33, is not just any tattoo artist. Every Monday, in her studio in Ufa, Russia, she works on the scars of women who have been abused, turning them, for free, into art. Ms Zakhar was inspired by the work of Brazilian tattoo artist Flavia Carvalho....