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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.

Society

Japanese pupils with their free school meals

Society Japan

14. July 2024

Free Meals in Many Schools, and More to Come

In an effort to help child-rearing households reduce their financial burdens, 722 Japanese municipalities are offering free school lunches, prompting the government to consider applying a free-of-charge school lunch system nationwide seriously.

Society

Society South Asia

1. July 2024

One Vital Partner, Millions of Lives Improved!

For more than six decades, South Asian countries have benefitted from the support of a vital partner—the World Bank.

Society

Society United States

15. June 2024

The Rise of Free School Meals for Everyone

More and more schools are offering free meals to students regardless of family income across the United States.

Society

Society Asia

14. June 2024

Better Education for Over 7 Million People Across Asia

Projects to improve education opportunities across 21 Asian countries are underway, with 7,441,256 expected beneficiaries.

Society

School children in a school near Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya

Society Kenya

10. June 2024

Impactful Program Improves Reading Skills for Millions of Children

Following a decade-long collaboration, Kenya has been able to improve drastically primary literacy for five million children Grades 1 to 3, a goal not only achieved but surpassed ahead of schedule.

Society

Society Australia

23. May 2024

Billions in Student Debt… Erased!

As part of its upcoming budget, the Australian government is wiping out $3 billion in student debt for more than three million Australian students who will see their loans scaled back.

Society

Society Ghana

14. May 2024

Free Education Means More Girls Get to Graduate Here

A recent study finds that Ghana's Free Public Senior High School policy, put in place in 2017, has positively affected girls' high school completion rate.

Society

Diverse group of generation z friends hanging out together outdoors in the city.

Society The World

12. May 2024

Hopeful News for the Youth: the World Is Rosier for Gen Z

Resourceful, the 2 billion young people born between 1997 and 2012 – a fifth of the population – are not expected to live a grimmer life than their parents.