Free supermarket opens for Adelaide’s needy
A new supermarket offering free groceries and cooked meals has opened in Adelaide, all stocked from donated goods.
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- Jul 10
Co-ops offer alternative to supermarkets
Australian households are making big savings on their grocery bills by forming small shopping co-ops and buying groups.
- May 20
Plating it forward
First-gen Sri Lankan-Australian opens a string of Sydney restaurants and social enterprises that celebrate multiculturalism and diversity.
- Apr 19
Tool library chips away, one borrow at a time
With its monthly repair cafés and nearly 5,000 items to lend, Buffalo’s Tool Library is chipping away at throwaway consumerism.
- Mar 6
Pairing seniors and students to ease housing crisis
With social isolation and housing affordability at crisis levels, a Canadian startup is experimenting with pairing seniors and students.
- Dec 6, 2023
Drought-proofing India one village at a time
Villages in a drought-plagued part of North India have been transformed by a revival of old farming practices.
- Jul 14, 2023
Former supermarket becomes indoor skatepark
A disused Sainsbury’s supermarket in Portsmouth, England, has been transformed into an indoor skatepark.
- May 26, 2023
Guerrilla gardening comes to south-west Sydney
Horticulturalist embraces guerrilla gardening, planting more than 100 unauthorised trees in south-western Sydney.
- Apr 23, 2023
Designing better public spaces using desire paths
Redesigning Denmark’s busiest train station to make it safer for those on foot or bike took note of how people moved about in the snow.
- Jan 12, 2023
BMX biking boosts youth mental health
Teenagers are riding BMX bikes while learning life skills and dealing with mental health challenges due, in part, to the covid lockdowns.
- Jan 5, 2023
111 trees per daughter changes village's future
How an unusual ritual led to fewer child marriages, less flooding, a boom in girls’ education — and a cultural transformation in India.
- Dec 19, 2022
Kashmiri women thrive with a restored internet
With fewer internet shutdowns, Kashmiri women and entrepreneurs have launched online businesses and turned content creators.
- Nov 8, 2022
Two more US states approve marijuana
Von November 8, voters in the US states of Maryland and Missouri passed referendums to legalise recreational marijuana.
- Oct 24, 2022
Co-design helps reshape social housing
It’s crunch time for many of Britain’s post-war housing estates. Could co-design provide a model for delivering regeneration at scale?
- Oct 23, 2022
You want a bike with that book?
Campuses and libraries across the US are increasingly adding bikes to what you can borrow, increasing access to cycling along the way.
- Oct 8, 2022
Getting to know your neighbours
Being friendly with your neighbours has huge social benefits, and getting started can be as easy as a casual wave hello.
- Sep 9, 2022
Staying at home but still getting about
Volunteers run a mini-van to transport residents to keep them living longer in the bush.
- Aug 9, 2022
Fine dining serves up training and dignity
Inspired by his own experience, a chef offers ex-prisoners help to get back on their feet.
- Aug 3, 2022
Greening around Kenya's biggest landfills
From dumpsite to baby shower venue: green spaces are sprouting up within Nairobi’s many landfills.
- Jul 27, 2022
Taking Pontevedra's car-free lead
The Spanish city of Pontevedra banned cars decades before most cities started to think about reclaiming streets for pedestrians.
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