twib.news

30. June 2020

Touch-Free Elevator Buttons: Designers Are Working on New Ways to Reduce the Spread of a Virus

As we get ready for a new post-pandemic reality, designers have been building zero-touch tech prototypes that help you keep your hands away from virus-covered surfaces.

Technology

Technology Kyrgyzstan

29. June 2020

New Game Helps Protect Girls Against Bride Kidnapping – and Men Play It, Too!

A new game app in Kyrgyzstan aims to help young girls prevent themselves and others from falling victim to bride kidnapping – a practice that affects around 1 in 5 women in the country.

Environment

Environment Colombia

28. June 2020

80 Million Dollars for Colombia to Help Save the Rain Forest

A new four-year conservation program has kicked off with Britain pledging to give Colombia the equivalent of $80 million to help curb deforestation in the country’s tropical forests.

Environment

Environment Indonesia

23. June 2020

Giving Cash to the Poor Can Also Help Protect Forests, Researchers Discover

According to a new study, a cash payment program to help poor Indonesians in rural areas stay healthy and educated has shown to reduce deforestation by as much as 30 percent!

Environment

Environment Australia

20. June 2020

Underwater Gardens Down Under: You Need to Dive to See This Art

A new Australian museum is installing sculptures - most of them under water - that educate about the dangerously rising ocean temperatures and that aim to protect corals on the Great Barrier Reef .

Society

Society USA

20. June 2020

Highest Court in USA Gives More Workplace Protection to LGBT+ Community

A decision ruled by the U.S. Supreme Court that the LGBT+ community are legally protected from discrimination is likely to bring on some massive changes, say experts, such as ending a ban on trans soldiers serving in the military.

Health

Health USA

15. June 2020

Call the Police in Texas Now – and Get Mental Help, Too

In parts of Dallas, Texas, 911 emergency calls don’t just involve the police. If the call relates to a mental health crisis, a mental health professional will respond with a team to help avoid violence, jail, or unnecessary hospitalization.

Society

Society Ethiopia

14. June 2020

Corona: Shelter, Healthcare, and Food for Homeless Child Beggars

Authorities and charities have been sending thousands of homeless children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to shelters since March, in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

Society

Society United Kingdom

7. June 2020

App Sells Clothes That Fashion Brands Don’t Want – Cash Goes to the Workers

A shopping app in the UK is selling unwanted stocks of clothes to raise money for garment workers hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh.

Society

Society Canada

22. May 2020

Canada Bans Killer Guns for Good – Two Weeks After Mass Shooting

Canada’s prime minister has banned “military-style assault weapons” effective immediately, just two weeks following the country’s deadliest mass shooting in history.