Sociologist Agustín Teglia has organized chess workshops for over a decade to help children and young people socialize, concentrate, manage time, and regulate their emotions. They make boards and pieces in class using bottle caps and other recycled materials. By Eva Marabotto Agustín Teglia, a sociologist by profession, learned to play chess as a child,… Continue reading In Argentina, Chess Serves as Support for Kids in Vulnerable Neighborhoods and Detention Centers

Tailored specifically for members of the Fulani community, living under displacement and poverty, the institution is giving 500 children an opportunity no one in their families had before. By Abubakar Muktar Abba In 2016, when the terrorist organization Boko Haram seized control of Abadam, a local government area in Borno State, North East Nigeria, Aisha’s… Continue reading A school in Nigeria is providing education to nomadic herder families for the first time in generations

While wild animals took back the moorlands, human actions continue to jeopardize the well-being of the land By Emilia Paz y Miño “When I first came here, I was sad to see all these irrigation ditches. They were used to drain the water so sheep and cows could survive. It was a shame not to see… Continue reading People are the only real threat in the Ecuadorian natural reserves

Communities in California and Puerto Rico are disputing governance by rejecting the current structure of their electricity system — and taking it back to the people. Text and photos by Brooke Anderson On a cold winter morning deep in the woods of Cazadero, California, Nikola Alexandre adds gasoline to a red Predator 2000 generator, flips… Continue reading How Energy Justice Advocates Are Claiming Real Power

The global content-sharing program, which this media outlet is a part of, surpassed 200 republished stories, that portray how people and communities face challenges around the climate crisis, inclusion, and gender equality, among other issues. By Chani Guyot Women in Raithal village in the Himalayas sew logs with fiber from coconut husks to repair erosion… Continue reading The Human Journalism Network stories exceed half a million reads

Modest deposits spur dreams: “If it can get these kids thinking about their futures, that’s immense.” By Jill Tucker Tierra Ferrand doesn’t remember when San Francisco city officials opened a bank account in her name and deposited $50. She was only 5 at the time. It wasn’t a lot of money, even in 2010, but… Continue reading San Francisco put cash in kindergarteners’ college savings accounts 13 years ago. Did it pay off?

In Neuquén, Argentina, gender-neutral toilets involve more than just removing the signage that divides male and female. It is a new way of planning the space for use. In Neuquén, a province in Argentina, there’s an ongoing “pilot” experience in public works. By Laura Loncopan Berti Were you ever afraid to go to the toilet… Continue reading Gender-inclusive toilets: how to design safe places at school and curb violence

Families in Jalna, a district in the state of Maharashtra, were surviving on a rationed amount of 200 litres of dirty water for 7-8 days per family. By Anjuli Bhargava It was in the aftermath of the drought in the state of Maharashtra during 2013-2016, the worst to hit in 40 years, that a fundamental… Continue reading In Maharashtra, India, state and civil society join hands to battle water shortage