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As our year-long series on the community-led projects boosting mental health across the globe nears an end, series editor Daisy Greenwell reports on the remarkably simple solution that is saving...

What Design Can Do champions creative solutions to climate and social challenges. Its founders reveal the inspiration behind their latest creative call: (the small matter of) radically redesigning everything “Look...

By Russell Bruce The recent Savanta poll carried out between 3rd and 8th May indicated a substantial rise in support for Labour in Scotland and...

Speaking of emissions… Advanced economies saw a record fall in their CO2 emissions in 2023 – even as their GDPs grew.  That’s according to a report by the International Energy...

For centuries, male land inheritance in the DRC has stymied women’s access to their own livelihoods. Now, in one region, women are pushing back – opening up the possibility of...

Sharp increases in heat and flooding have found Nigeria at the forefront of the climate crisis – and yet only three in 10 Nigerians have heard of it. Youth activist...

With confidence emanating from their poolside poses, Zenande, Sinawe, Zinathi and Buhle enjoy the view at Sea Point Pavilion in Cape Town. Their portrait – captured by Cape Town native...

Life is hard for neurodivergent people in Peru. Now a grassroots uprising of people with bipolar disorder, ADHD and autism – organised through picnics in the park – is pushing...

“Invest in women, accelerate progress.” That’s the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD), which returns on Friday. It’s in response to a growing body of evidence that shows...

A historic malaria vaccine rollout began Cameroon has become the first country to start routine vaccinations against malaria, a milestone described as “a transformative chapter in Africa’s public health history”....