Scottish ballet steps out to become dementia friendly Scottish Ballet are going to set up a programme of dementia friendly dance based activities for people living with dementia, their carers and families across Scotland, and raise awareness about the condition. This is thanks to being awarded £150,000 by the Life Changes Trust to enable…
This awesome water park was designed for kids with disabilities A new water park in San Antonio is making sure kids with disabilities don’t miss out on the splashing fun this summer. Morgan’s Inspiration Island is an extension of Morgan’s Wonderland, a theme park built to be inclusive for all its guests, including kids with…
Could free bikes help solve our air pollution crisis? Could a thriving cycling culture banish chronic air pollution? Those at Birmingham city council think it could help, and give residents’ health and mobility a boost at the same time. A scheme called Big Birmingham Bikes (BBB) has given away 4,000 bikes, and 17,000 residents have…
This Rwandan factory is revolutionizing how humanitarian aid is done In 2007, Feike Sijbesma, the CEO of the Dutch vitamin and nutritional-supplement company Royal DSM, attended the World Economic Forum, where he heard in a breakout session with several African leaders that the humanitarian aid that flows into the continent from western countries does as much…
For fish’s sake campaign targets Thames litter Londoners are being encouraged to stem the tide of litter into the capital’s river. A campaign, For Fish’s Sake, is encouraging people pick up and bin litter along the Thames to help protect hundreds of species of river-dwelling wildlife. The Thames is home to 125 species of fish,…
Engineer creates green oasis by growing glaciers in the desert This engineer has come up with an awe-inspiring method of providing freshwater to his village during the dry season. Sonam Wangchuck is an engineer who lives in Ladakh: a village that sits 11,500 feet up in the southern Himalayas. Since the village depends on mountain glacial…
Vancouver to eliminate harmful single-use packaging Leo Varadkar has made history in Ireland by becoming the country’s first openly gay prime minister, as well as the youngest Leo Varadkar was formally elected taoiseach at a confirmation ceremony in the Dáil in Dublin on the June 12th after winning the Fine Gael party leadership earlier this…
A Bengaluru temple has been zero waste since 2016 Faced with a growing waste disposal problem, a temple in Bengaluru decided to take action and transform its premises into a zero-waste zone. And this was done partly by taking a firm stance with its patrons to ensure that litter is not part of prayer. Here’s how…
5 ways the Denver public library supports the city’s homeless population The Denver Public Library over the past year has developped innovative ways to play a role in addressing the needs of a city’s homeless population. The rate of homelessness in Colorado is staggering, and it is unfortunately on the rise. Last year the number…
Yoga can help reduce pain and fatigue in breast cancer patients Cancer doctors should be prescribing yoga to patients who are struggling to overcome pain and fatigue, experts say, after a new study has shown the popular pastime to carry clear medical benefit. The research – which followed 850 women with operable breast cancer –…