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Cellphones hold a solution to infant mortality in Cameroon
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Gifted Mom is a low-tech, m-health platform that aims to reduce the number of deaths of pregnant women and infants in Cameroon.
6 Apr 18
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The People’s Fridge is an effort to reduce food waste and combat hunger
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The city’s first community fridge is where the needy can help themselves to fresh food at zero cost.
6 Apr 18
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On how South Africa's small, forgotten towns inspired Five Fingers for Marseilles
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"The idea of a South African Western was probably sparked from the numerous road trips we were doing around the country at the time.”
6 Apr 18
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This architect is helping to rebuild health facilities in disaster-hit areas
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Partners In Health offer high-tech facilities where there would otherwise be very little care options in places like Haiti and Liberia.
6 Apr 18
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Thabisa Mjo on using bold product design to tell stories
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"I consider design a form of story-telling and design is the medium through which those stories are told."
5 Apr 18
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Dutch designer Anton Karlsson on the importance of using humour to make people think
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He recently won a Rising Star award at the 2018 Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair for his range that is modelled on the digestive system.
5 Apr 18
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This designer uses bacteria to make colourful silk scarves
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Are microorganisms even more useful than we previously thought?
5 Apr 18
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Thandiwe Msebenzi uses photography to expose the consequences of misogyny
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"I am harassed at least five times a day, 35 times per week...Now imagine what that must do to one psychologically.”
5 Apr 18
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Plenty aims to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city
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Food Design
Plenty’s mission is to give each city a hub to grow organic herbs and vegetables locally and indoors.
5 Apr 18
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Meet the Congolese designer who has worked with Kanye, Jay Z & Rihanna
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The designer talks about her new label, shaking up stereotypes and creating jobs over charity in Kinshasa.
4 Apr 18
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