Third year product design students from Parsons partnered with Areaware to design small "impulse buy" gifts with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity. >
We've been tracking the stages of one of the challenges on OpenIDEO that aims to address issues of safety for women and girls in low-income urban areas. >
Many girls in Uganda aren't able to attend school on the days they menstruate because they can’t afford the basic sanitary products. Makapads offers a solution. >
Rado has launched the Rado Star Prize, which gives one talented designer living in South Africa the chance to win R100 000 and a blog on Rado's website. >
You can still contribute your ideas to the challenge running on OpenIDEO on how to make low-income urban areas safer and more empowering for women and girls. >
Layered realities: "The Harvest" by Faith47 and Thingking is an interactive street art piece that connects people across social, spatial and digital divides. >
Calling all designers, innovators and thinkers... Submit an idea or concept for low-income housing improvement and help make South Africa a better place. >
Founded in January 2014, The Street Store by Max Pazak and Kayli Levitan is a platform that brings dignity to how people who live on the street receive clothes. >
Zenzulu founder and designer Marisa Fick-Jordaan embraces the inventive possibility and the skilful artistry of the human hand to breathe life into ideas. >
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