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Women learning to read with app in Somalia

Technology Somaliland

23. October 2023

Free App Helps Thousands of People Read

A new free app is making all the difference for the population of Somaliland and across the Horn of Africa, helping hundreds of thousands of people learn how to read, even those who live in the most remote parts of the country, since it can work…

Health

Health Morocco

2. July 2023

Remote Villages Are Getting Better Access to Drinking Water

An ambitious program is increasingly connecting remote Moroccan villages to potable water sources, and its latest phase helped more than one million rural citizens to have access to clean water, ensuring them a healthier life.

Health

Health Rwanda

13. June 2023

Low-Income Country Improves Its Healthcare – Here’s How

Through low-cost insurance plans, the establishment of rural health posts, and foreign collaborations, Rwanda has improved its healthcare system, thus setting an example for other low-income countries to strengthen their own.

Society

Society India

22. February 2023

Soon, All Rural Homes May Have Drinkable Tap Water Here

Despite a worldwide pandemic, India’s mission to bring tap water to every rural household in the country by 2024 is more than halfway completed with 57% of homes now connected to potable water.

Society

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

Society Japan

4. June 2021

Millions of Empty Rural Homes Are Now Affordable (or Even Free!)

There are more than 8 million empty houses in rural Japan, and the government is offering incentives such as free houses and renovation allowances to convince citizens to return to the countryside.

Society

Society USA

6. January 2020

“Rights for Peasants” Since One Year – 121 Countries Can Celebrate Land Rights for the Weak

Last month, humans rights groups across the globe celebrated the one-year anniversary of a United Nations agreement that aimed at recognizing rural communities’ rights to land.

Society

Society Portugal

16. December 2019

Small Businesses Help Revive Portugal’s Countryside

Portugal’s rural areas have been losing population over the past decades, but European development funds are turning things around: entrepreneurs are receiving seed money to move and set up their businesses to help revive the struggling towns.