Forest guard: These women prove it’s not just a man’s job Disseminated over 600 hectares, the Marayoor range is one of the most the vulnerable forests in the state. The illegal tree felling by lumberjacks continues ceaseless, so the job of these vigilant officers is risky. Protecting the sandalwood forests of Marayoor from the onslaught…
British film bring to light witch-hunts in Zambia Nairobi — An award-winning British film about witch-hunts in Zambia trying to fight against curbing violence against women. Provided it is translated into local languages and distributed widely, according to human rights campaigners. “Bringing these stories to light can help survivors, civil society and communities to hold their government…
Empowering Bedouin women by selling their creations Iota, an Israel-based textile company is empowering unemployed women through the art of crochet. Shula Mozes, an active social entrepreneur for more than 16 years, founded Iota in 2014. It’s a company that supports women around the world who can not work outside the home for cultural, religious…
Tanzania cares for the welfare of mothers and newborns The campaign dubbed, ‘Mjamzito na Mtoto Salama ni Wajibu Wetu’ aimed at improving maternal and newborn care in Kigoma and is being executed by the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children in collaboration with Thamini Uhai. AN initiative advocating for safe delivery was…
From the villages of Pakistan to the social service industry of Calgary, she has been saying ‘no’ to disparity and ‘yes’ to invitation all her life. As a child growing up in the town of Shabqadar Fort of the Pakistan province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Noreen Mahmood noticed how classmates from certain religious minorities were shunned. People…
Chemical compound could wipe out one of bees’ worst enemies A team of German scientists discovered a new chemical compound that could save honey bees from Varroa mites — parasites that suck blood and harm colonies. German scientists accidentally discovered a new chemical compound that could in term be used to save honey bees from…
Queen Elizabeth II has banned plastic straws and bottles from royal estates The Queen has launched a major crackdown on plastics across the royal estate being inspired by one of the world’s most famous naturalists and nature documentarians Sir David Attenborough. Buckingham Palace has said the royal household has a “strong desire to tackle the…
50,000 Australian homes to become world’s biggest virtual power plant Some 50,000 homes in South Australia will receive solar panels and Tesla batteries, the state government announced Sunday, in a landmark plan to turn houses into a giant, interconnected power plant. Each home in the project will be equipped with a 5kW solar panel system…
Tanzania ban on plastic bags hailed by Norwegian Ambassador The Royal Norwegian Ambassador to Tanzania, Hanne-Marie Kaarstad, has commended the government’s decision to ban plastic bags. The move is a solution to the heavily polluted environment which Norwegian government is dealing with in the country. Speaking with reporters during the Waste Management and Recycling from…
A team of mechanical engineering students from Karukutty, in India have engineered a device that can utilize naturally flowing water to generate electricity. HVPG (High voltage pulse generator) is capable of generating around 5 watts of power on water currents flowing as slow as 0.5m/s. Needless to say, such devices can be beneficial to bring…