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in india, an illiterate farmer designs a water mill to generate electricity
siddappa, an illiterate farmer from somapur village in gadag district of karnataka, has designed a water mill to generate electricity.
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india offers free cars for people to get sterilized, in order to control their population growth
health officials in rajasthan, are hoping to lure at least 30,000 men and women into voluntarily being sterilized by offering them expensive incentives like cars.
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in afghanistan and kenya, amazing low-tech DIY internet
FabFi is an ambitious project which is creating Internet networks for eastern afghanistan whose main components can be built out of trash. it’s low-tech, it’s simple, and it works.
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the sahrawis of algeria recycle plastic bottles into beautiful jewellery to raise awareness about their displacement
florie salnot is working with the sahrawis of algeria to find a creative yet economic solution to raising awareness about their displacement.
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liberia hopes to save its rainforests by barcoding trees
nearly two-thirds of west africa’s remaining rainforests are in the small but troubled nation of liberia. how can we save them? by barcoding trees, says liberia.
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Made in MIMBRE: handcrafted sustainable furniture from chile
Made in MIMBRE is a lighting and furniture collection designed from chilean woven wicker and fast-growing materials such as bamboo.
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mobiCINE: taking film distribution to rural africa…using motorcycles equipped with laptops
a new mobile cinema project, is planting roots in a few african countries, with the goal being to, essentially, bring the theatrical experience to areas in which theatrical exhibition doesn’t exist for any number of reasons – mostly economic.
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mexican designers and artists bring innovation to the pottery tradition of oaxaca
a group of designers are teaming up with artisans from the oaxaca region of mexico to host a program that will provide training, collaboration, promotion and fair commercialization of their work.
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the phat phat boats of india: ingenious steam-powered toy boats
the iconic Indian ‘phat phat boat,’ a cheap kids’ toy sold at festivals is part of arvind gupta’s lovely collection of toys made from trash.
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south african centre, in the wild, captures rain in its roof to keep cool
the project’s most unique aspect is its bowl-shaped roof, which captures and stores precious rainwater, which keeps it cool.
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indian sand artist marks the end of osama bin laden
an indian sand artist decided to mark the end of the elusive osama bin laden in his own unique way.
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philips livable cities award: rainwater collection project for thirsty yemen wins!
the winners for the philips livable cities award have been announced. the winners include a rain-water aggregration project in yemen, portable recreational areas in buenos aires, and shelters to provide protection and health education in kampala.