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THE JOURNAL

Imagine a world where people with impactful action and solutions take centre stage. 

Where problem solvers and community changers are championed, and where negativity and despair is overshadowed by the millions of people and projects which demonstrate that we can create a better world by promoting and showcasing solutions rather than problems.

The OLBIOS JOURNAL is the first platform putting the spotlight in that world, through its hundreds of Correspondents in over 160 countries, in seven languages and special editions, covering all sectors of social action, anywhere in the world.

Join them at OLBIOS and become an agent of change.

DO TANK

Explore and get involved in thousands of extraordinary projects around the world.

HUMAN STORIES

Discover the world’s most inspiring personalities and their achievements. 

THINK TANK

Learn about innovative proposals, solutions, and new approaches to global challenges.

A quiet revolution in Malawi

EDUCATION

Tiwale, or how to escape poverty through education

Preparing kids step by step to be innovators

EDUCATION - SCIENCES & NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Afnan Ali and the new generation of tech-producers in Jordan

The first ballet school in Palestine

ARTS

Meet Shyrine Ziadeh, founder of the empowerment-focused Ramallah Ballet Center

Only 1% of textiles are effectively recycled

NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

But a Belgian start up has the technology to change this

Hip-hop, art and politics

ARTS

Celso Athayde's uses them in order to inspire favela dwellers

How you can sell food from your home kitchen

ECONOMY

The idea of the Foodmario platform from Nepal

The future of fashion manufacturing

SCIENCES & NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Discovering the custom made clothing from mushrooms

Closing the gender gap in tech

SCIENCES & NEW TECHNOLOGIES

A Swedish company teaches coding to pre-teen girls

The power of teenagers

NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

How two sisters from Bali are getting plastic bags banned

Unlocking the natural power of Lignin

SCIENCES & NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Austria: How biomass can replace the most harmful chemicals

Listening experiences for the whole body

ARTS

How deaf artists can create works using sub-frequencies

Shaking up the health industry

Public Health

Gregory Rockson dreams of an Africa in good health

How can you sort your waste properly?

ECONOMY

An innovating app from Italy provides all the informations you need

Soccer balls and new jobs

SPORTS

The impact of Alive and Kicking in Africa

How to best navigate unfamiliar places

DISABILITY

An Australian app has built the ideal route-guidance system

Artist and inventor and entrepreneur

ARTS

Sophia Wang and the innovative solution of MycoWorks

A helping hand during the rainy days

SOCIAL ISSUES - ECONOMY

A platform for small, short term loans in the US

How to develop clothing that will live for ever

ECONOMY

Two brothers from the Isle of Man trying to change the fashion industry
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THE OLBIOS EDITIONS

We still know too little about too many countries: The OLBIOS JOURNAL is the first to offer special editions in seven languages while covering every country in the world, small and large, on or off the media radar.

THE OLBIOS TEAM

OLBIOS is a meeting place for changemakers from 150 countries bringing you fascinating projects and new ideas. Join them and become yourself a Correspondent or an Author.

WHO WE ARE

We are proud to be able to count among our members prominent personalities and experienced social sector professionals from around the globe. 

Discover our team of hundreds of OLBIOS Network Correspondents & Authors

 

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THE NEXT STEPS

A second astonishing development has emerged in recent years : this is the phenomenal rise in the number of people that want to become involved in socially oriented initiatives (94% of millennials according to a recent Gallup research). Yet, only a small part manages to become actively engaged. Just imagine the tremendous gain in social capital if all these people who have the desire to enter social action had for once all the necessary tools to do it.</p

 

In an attempt to address this most important of issues, we are also working on the design of a Social Network and a Funding Platform that will provide anyone with the partners and the resources that they need to make a real difference.

THE OLBIOS COMMUNITY

The social network we are working on will allow you to locate mentors, guides, advisors, people with common interests and values, social sector jobs, volunteers, investors and brainstorming partners for your projects.

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THE OLBIOS SOCIAL FUND

Furthermore, in our Social Fund you will be able to locate funding sources, in-kind donations and further guidance for all your projects.

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BECOME A FUNDING MEMBER

Your involvement is vital in the realization of this vision. As an independent project open to all, we at OLBIOS would prefer to cover our funding needs through the participatory support of everyone who believes in OLBIOS’s mission, before seeking any other financial support.

This is why we have also created a small selection of gifts for our funding members.

Funding members will help us maintain the team that will run not only a Global Social Network and a Funding Platform but also handle an enormous amount of material published at the Journal’s seven editions and manage an extensive international network of 4000 collaborators.

Last but not least, our funding members will also indirectly empower several initiatives, as OLBIOS aims to allocate a significant part of its income to finance directly other social projects and create its own FOUNDATION.

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