A new foot-operated irrigation device is capable of tripling the revenue of smallholder farmers, says its manufacturer. >

The total usable freshwater supply for ecosystems and humans is less than 1% of all freshwater resources. We roundup designs that are water wise. >

Meet Mugendi M'Rithaa, the Kenyan educator and activist who has been working behind the scenes to promote the power of design in Africa. >

If there were a global design agency stationed at the UN bringing governments, NPOs and designers together, what issues would it address? >

From a musical track to a museum that became a typeface - check out the stories that made headlines on designindaba.com this week. >

Peter Krige has prototyped a pressure-tight closure that can be fitted onto easily available parts to create a shower for unplumbed homes. >

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. >

With 12 more days till the deadline for the Better Living Challenge, Design Indaba chats to project manager Fran Cox about why you should enter. >