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UK Cares: Conflict Cafe Promotes Peace Through Food This Fall In London
Conflict Café, an innovative pop-up restaurant launched by peacebuilding charity International Alert, is returning to London for its second year from 9 September – 3 …
Explore With Conscious: Travel Gadgets That Give Back
As wonderful as it feels to visit exotic locations, traveling often helps you realize much of the world lives without the resources that you take …
How Palm Oil Deforestation Is Hurting the Orangutan Population
Each year, Western citizens consume approximately 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of palm oil, often without knowing it. Each year, the orangutan population worldwide decreases in …
Artisans Of Rwanda: Meet Yusta, The Master Weaver
Gender Equality In Rwanda Since President Kagame first took office in 2000, not only has the policy towards gender equality changed, mentalities have too. The …
How Stylish Bags Are Curbing Ghana’s Trash Problems
Trash and trash disposal are an international issue, and while Western countries tend to understand proper recycling, often times making ‘going green’ a lifestyle trend, …
How To Responsibly Help Nepal With Disaster Relief
In light of this week’s 7.3 aftershock earthquake in Nepal that followed the devastating 7.8 earthquake that struck on April 25 — the combination leaving over …
New Project Focuses On Next Generation Of Agricultural Leaders
Young people are often charged to “go out and make the world a better place.” Perhaps this conjures up ideas of grandeur and celebrity–not agriculture. But …
How Blue Marble Ice Cream Is Making Saving the World A Little Tastier
Wouldn’t it be nice if your guilty pleasure wasn’t so guilty? That’s exactly what friends Alexis Meisen and Jennie Dundas decided to create when they …
Evicting Poor Communities To Grow Food for Fuel In Tanzania
Talk of Tanzania to most people and you’ll hear stories of Zanzibar’s golden beaches, or perhaps a hard hike up Mount Kilimanjaro. Not so here.