Society
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Society USARooftop Farms in Big Apple Grow Vegetables with Rainwater, Reduce City Heat
Finding local, organic vegetables in a city full of high-rise buildings is becoming easier and easier: farms set up on the rooftops in the Big Apple - the nickname for New York City - are providing sustainable produce in the United States’ most populous area.
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Society USAFormer Drug Addict Who Lived on the Streets Now Helps Others to Get Tech-Jobs
San Francisco’s homelessness crises prompted Vietnam veteran Del Seymour to start a social enterprise in his neighborhood of Tenderloin that provides “economic empowerment” to those living in the streets, preparing them for long-term jobs.
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Society CanadaVillage of Tiny Houses Becomes Home for Veterans Living on the Street
A first-of-its-kind Canadian village of affordable tiny homes in Forest Lawn, Calgary has opened its doors to 11 veterans this month, offering them the support, privacy and security they need to reintegrate into their community at a comfortable pace.
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Animals USAYou Hurt Animals – We Put You in Jail, U.S. Senate Says Unanimously
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act (PACT), which would make several kinds of animal cruelty a federal felony in the United States with a punishment of up to seven years in prison.
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Society USA“Stay with Us – If You Spent More Than Ten Years in Prison”, Local Hosts Offer Ex-Prisoners
An initiative in the United States is matching prison inmates due for release with community hosts and mentors in Alameda County, California, to help them re-integrate to life in the outside world while providing them with a spare space for six months.
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Society KenyaToo Little Rain? No Need to Worry for Farmers with Digital Insurance Scheme
Farmers in central Kenya are tackling farming issues caused by a warming climate by joining a new credit scheme that provides farmers with credit vouchers and security for their loans, paying them down if the farmers’ harvests are damaged due to extreme weather.
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