Sanitary pads and baby diapers can change lives
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Barclay Okari and the idea of Safi Pads
OLBIOS NETWORK FOR ACTION
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Preparing kids step by step to be innovators
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Afnan Ali and the new generation of tech-producers in Jordan
Only 1% of textiles are effectively recycled
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But a Belgian start up has the technology to change this
How does a patient-centric health experience feels like?
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The answer of the Berlin start up Pillio
Listening experiences for the whole body
ARTS
How deaf artists can create works using sub-frequencies
How to best navigate unfamiliar places
DISABILITY
An Australian app has built the ideal route-guidance system
How can we face growing levels of poverty?
CULTURE & SOCIETY
Italy: Davide Carimati reports on the exemplary project Insieme
The youth as active citizens
CULTURE & SOCIETY
Ornella Nana, OLBIOS Correspondent in Ireland, highlights the work of INT.Y.E
Bridging the gap with classical music
CULTURAL ISSUES
A very special choir presented by Sara Soltani, OLBIOS Correspondent in Austria.
Getting a life through coding
CULTURE & SOCIETY
From Beirut, Clementine Brown presents at OLBIOS the excellent initiative CodeBrave
Giving vulnerable people tools for empowerment
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Mahmoud Riyad, Social Innovation Specialist at Jordan River Foundation, spoke to OLBIOS from Jordan on the importance of providing tools that allow people to serve their communities and beyond.
Creating Businesses out of Problems
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Julien Verzier, Co-Director at BroadLeaf Group, spoke to OLBIOS from Cape Town, SA, on how the economy can benefit only if its direct environment benefits also.
Tracking real needs, in real time
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Canadian Natasha Freidus, Founder of NeedsList, tells OLBIOS that donations often come without a clear beneficiary and how the factor determining longevity is your postal code
The empowerment of data
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Steve Hollingworth, President and CEO at Grameen Foundation, talks to OLBIOS from the US on how the ‘fifth revolution’ may be harnessed in the fight against poverty and become an agent of empowerment
‘Let our voice ring in your ears’
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Kemal Shaheen, Director at Paper Boat and Trustee at Village Aid, talks to OLBIOS from the UK about the importance of listening to what children have to say.
Is it possible to prevent extreme suffering?
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Answers and insights from Jonathan Leighton, CEO at OPIS, in an interview with OLBIOS
Nine million meals
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Watch the wonderful documentary directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, and the story of three exceptional children preparing for a music competition.
The future looks good for the Philippines
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Oliver Gardiner writes about Regeneration International and the efforts of the country to forge a national consensus around regenerative agriculture.
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