Kenya's solar microgrids now power 2.4 million rural homes Student-led app reduces food waste across 200 Mumbai schools Colombia peace network celebrates 10 years, 400 communities reconciled New biodegradable packaging adopted by 60 Indian FMCG brands Finland's mental health programme cuts youth anxiety by 34% A 94-year-old teacher in Rajasthan has taught 3,000 children to read Kenya's solar microgrids now power 2.4 million rural homes Student-led app reduces food waste across 200 Mumbai schools Colombia peace network celebrates 10 years, 400 communities reconciled New biodegradable packaging adopted by 60 Indian FMCG brands Finland's mental health programme cuts youth anxiety by 34% A 94-year-old teacher in Rajasthan has taught 3,000 children to read
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The village engineer who brought clean water to twelve communities in three years
Ramesh Patil never had a formal degree. What he had was a notebook, thirty years of curiosity, and a refusal to believe that the water crisis was inevitable.
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Maharashtra, India · 6 min read
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The coral reef that grew back ~ and the fishermen who made it happen
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She turned her grief into a grief support network for 50,000
After losing her son, Priya Menon built what she wished had existed.
Bengaluru, India · 5 min
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