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Close up African students getting drinking water direct from a faucet

Society Africa

1. June 2025

Investing in Clean Water for 100 Million People

Through the many projects it financed since 2015, the African Development Bank Group helped give access to potable water and sanitation to 96.2 million Africans, train 4 million people, provide access to education to 2.5 million, and create more than 5 million jobs.

Society

Children participating in play-based learning at a preschool in Serbia

Society The World

19. May 2025

It Pays Off to Invest in Early Childhood Education

Countries across Europe and Central Asia have invested in early childhood education, a smart way to eliminate extreme poverty, leading to an impressive increase in preschool enrollment among children between the ages of 3 and 7.

Society

Sushila Gautam, 77 laughs as she becomes nervous before writing her name on the board during a writing practice in a class at the Ujyalo Community learning center in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 3, 2025.

Society Nepal

1. March 2025

Older Women Who Weren’t Sent to School Get a New Chance to Learn

Older women in Nepal are finally getting the chance to learn how to read and write.

Society

Little girl with a bottle of water (Malawi)

Society Malawi

28. February 2025

Country Levels Up in Health, Education and More

Malawi made significant improvements in public health, education, and development in 2024.

Society

Society Uzbekistan

26. February 2025

Steady Commitment to Reduce Poverty, and Improve Equality

The poverty rate in Uzbekistan continues to drop partly thanks to beneficial government programs.

Society

Students at Ramjas College of the University of Delhi, shown in a chemistry lab

Society India

11. December 2024

One Click to Access 13,000 (Free!) Journals

The giant deal struck between India and publishers, the world’s largest of its kind, will allow millions of students, faculty, and researchers to have free access to some 13,000 journals through a single portal.

Society

Society Kenya

20. November 2024

No Child Left Hungry: School Initiative Expected to Cover the Whole Nation

Kenya has launched a program that is expected to ensure every school-going child has a meal by 2030.

Society

Tonga, Niuatoputapu Island, Portrait Of Girls

Society Tonga

17. November 2024

A Promising Future: Less Poverty, More Equality Here

According to a newly released report, the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga has reduced its poverty rate and improved its inequality, and the recommendations contained therein suggest a brighter future for the Oceanian island country.

Society

School girls in Indonesia eating free lunch

Society Indonesia

3. October 2024

Free Lunch to Reduce Hunger, and Improve Education

A free school lunch initiative is proving to be a positive change, providing financial relief for families and improving child nutrition and educational outcomes.

Environment

Le Pavé made seats out of recycled plastic for the Adidas Arena in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games

Environment France

2. September 2024

Greenest Olympics Ever? Recycled Plastics as a Prime Raw Material

When a Paris-based start-up was hired to create podiums and bleacher seats entirely from recycled plastics, not only did it help make the Summer Olympic Games the greenest in history, but it also kicked off France’s economic transformation with new industries focusing on clean technology.