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Society USA

3. September 2021

Teens Will Now Learn to Fight Fake News – In School!

The state of Illinois, United States, will now be the first to add a media literacy unit to its schools' computer literacy classes, to help teenagers better recognize and fight misinformation on the Internet.

Society Uganda

2. September 2021

Villagers Transform Their Town into a Sustainable City

A community project is rebuilding their destroyed village in Northern Uganda - and shifting their dependence towards solar energy and shea butter.

Society Germany

31. August 2021

“A Real Game-Changer”: Major Sports Campaign for Disabled People Kicks Off

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched a worldwide campaign designed to put an end to discrimination towards disabled people.

Society India

30. August 2021

Young Women Rise Up Against Child Marriage

A group of young women across the Indian state of Rajasthan joined forces to put an end to child marriage by promoting free education for girls, a movement that aims to reach every corner of the country.

Society China

27. August 2021

Saving the Planet, One “Green Meme” At a Time

A new green trend hits the widely popular social networking platform TikTok with memes focusing on environmental issues that younger generations share abundantly, spreading information that could help save the planet.

Society Sierra Leone

23. August 2021

Bye-Bye, Death Row – We Don’t Need You Here

In the wake of a continental movement against capital punishment, Sierra Leone became the 23rd African country to abolish the death penalty, thus getting rid of a cruel relic of its colonial past.

Society Zanzibar

22. August 2021

13 Women Farm Sponges to Protect Their Ocean (and Their Income)

As ocean waters are warming, 13 women from the African island of Zanzibar now turn to sponge farming to earn a living, learning how to swim and even becoming conservationists in an effort to rebalance the ecosystem and prevent overfishing.

Society Congo

20. August 2021

Free Education Helps These Kids Stay Out of Mines

Since free primary school has been introduced in 2019 all across Congo, the enrollment of students has steadily grown, giving kids the education they need and keeping them away from hard work in open-pit mines.

Society Lebanon

18. August 2021

Never Give Up: Citizens Find Local Solutions Amid Food Crisis

Lebanon has a long tradition of importing most of its food, and following the economy crisis of 2019, citizens have learned to reinvent their gastronomic practices, promote local products, and limit any waste.

Society Egypt

17. August 2021

New Online Group Is Saving Thousands of Women from Sextortion

Egyptian women now have a life-saving tool to fight off sextortion in the shape of an online platform designed to help women confront their perpetrators and make sure the intimate images are destroyed.