twib.news

25. October 2019

Student Creates Carpool App to Save Time, Money and the Environment

A 17-year-old student in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has developed a carpooling app designed to reduce traffic, carbon footprint and transportation costs – with parents happily on board taking turns in getting some extra, much-appreciated morning rest!

Society

2. October 2019

Student Architects Help Build Five Million Low-Cost Homes

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has major plans to build five million affordable homes in rural, urban and peri-urban areas across the country over the next five years, with the help of student architects.

Society

26. September 2019

In the Middle of Crisis: 1.2 Million Free Back-to-School Kits for Students in Venezuela

The United Nations Children’s Fund is handing out school supplies to more than 300,000 children in Venezuela, with a plan to increase the total to 1.2 million to help keep children in school amidst the economic crisis.

Environment

21. September 2019

Ninth Graders Predict Weather for Village, Help Farmers with Data

School children in the water-scarce village of Kothapally, India, help create weather forecasts for farmers using a data station brought in by scientists, to make growing crops more productive and sustainable.