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Justino Piaguage, president of the Siekopai Nation

Society Ecuador

20. December 2023

Historic Win: Ancestral Land Goes Back to Its People

The Ecuadorian government is giving back a piece of the Siekopai people’s ancestral home, recognizing at last an Indigenous population’s right to possess land declared a protected area.

Activist of feminist group FEMEN holds a banner

Society Spain

19. December 2023

More Protection, Less Violence for Women Here

Over the last two decades, there has been a 30% decline in the number of females assassinated in Spain as the country makes progress to curb violence against women.

Technology USA

18. December 2023

Rock Band Lives On Forever, as Avatars!

The iconic rock band Kiss concluded the last show of its farewell tour by replacing the four members with digital avatars, becoming the first American band to recreate itself digitally and, thus, "live" forever.

Society The Philippines

16. December 2023

Fewer People Here Are Feeling Hungry and Poor

The Philippines is observing a decrease both in families that consider themselves to be poor and a decrease in those who said they have recently experienced involuntary hunger.

Black Mamba member, South Africa, close up

Society South Africa

15. December 2023

These Women Work Hard to Save Rhinos

An all-female anti-poaching unit – the first in South Africa – is saving the country’s emblematic rhino from falling prey to poachers without the use of weapons while having a significant impact on local wildlife conservation.

Society Senegal

14. December 2023

This One Network Is Electrifying a Whole Region

In West Africa, a high-voltage, advanced power network has been installed and is providing continuous electricity to an entire region.

Society South Africa

13. December 2023

Happy Parents, Happy Babies: Moms and Dads Will Have Shared Leave

A high court in South Africa ruled that both parents must have shared parental leave of four months, giving moms and dads the liberty to choose how to divide those precious moments with their newborn or adopted child.

Peruvian women cook with Venezuelan women in community kitchens

Society Peru

12. December 2023

Locals Cook with Migrants to Help Them Feel More Connected

Community Kitchens have become a source of connection and belonging for Venezuelan migrants in Peru.

flood proof homes by Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari

Society Pakistan

10. December 2023

Promising a Million Flood-Proof Homes by 2024

In the wake of the floods that devasted Pakistan in 2022, an architect vowed to build one million flood-resilient homes by 2024, with a third of the target already reached and is calling for a more climate-conscious approach to building as climate change affects a growing…

Society Malaysia

9. December 2023

More Measures Lead to Less Poverty Here

Following the implementation of short-term and medium-term measures to decrease the number of citizens living in hardcore poverty, Malaysia is starting to see positive results, thus encouraging the government to power through.