Fat Macy's restaurant tackles homelessness

Fat Macy’s restaurant tackles homelessness

In the UK, Fat Macy’s is a social enterprise that uses its restaurant and events catering business to train and support Londoners living in temporary accommodation and help them move into their own homes.

  • December 9, 2021
  • 1 min read
Free skateboard lessons to fight crime and violence

Free skateboard lessons to fight crime and violence

Brazilian skateboarder Sandro Soares—also known as Testinha—and his wife Leila Vieira dos Santos created Social Skate, an NGO that offers free skate lessons to young people in Poa, near Sau Paulo.

  • December 9, 2021
  • 1 min read
Second chance classes put young Ethiopians back to school

Second chance classes put young Ethiopians back to school

The education charity Luminos Fund launched an accelerated schooling program that helps Ethiopian children between the ages of 8 and 14 resume studies disrupted by conflict, child labour and poverty.

  • December 9, 2021
  • 2 min read
German startup makes green hydrogen accessible to everyone

German startup makes green hydrogen accessible to everyone

The German startup Enapter designed an award-winning technology that makes emission-free hydrogen accessible to all.

  • November 28, 2021
  • 1 min read
Home of Hope changes China's perception regarding accessibility

Home of Hope changes China’s perception regarding accessibility

In Shanghai, Home of Hope is the city’s first dance group that includes only people with paraplegia, aiming to reshape perceptions of accessibility in China.

  • November 28, 2021
  • 1 min read
Sweden opens the world's first recycling mall

Sweden opens the world’s first recycling mall

In Sweden, ReTuna Återbruksgalleria is the world’s first mall that combines a recycling centre with a circular-economy-centric shopping experience.

  • November 28, 2021
  • 1 min read
American entrepreneur designs a wind-powered wall

American entrepreneur designs a wind-powered wall

American designer and entrepreneur Joe Doucet created a concept of a wind turbine that fits into a wall.

  • November 8, 2021
  • 2 min read