This Indian woman made 82 villages completely open-defecation free in just 4 years
The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched in 2014, that aimed to clean up India’s cities, towns and villages. One of the most important agendas of the campaign was to eliminate open defecation in the country’s rural areas through the construction of toilets. At that time, Monika Ijardar was studying in college for her first semester exams. Intrigued by the campaign, she decided to attend a training...
Read MoreThese special ticket-vending machines in Beijing accept used water bottles as payment for your subway ticket
In order to fight the mounting problem of plastic waste that eventually ends up in our landfills and oceans, Beijing has come up with a unique idea to encourage its citizens to recycle used plastic bottles. The subway stations in Beijing have special ticket-vending machines that accept used plastic bottles from people. Once entered in the recycling machine, the bottles are first scanned so that their value is...
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This girl scout troop comprising of 300 homeless kids just smashed their cookie sales target
It is not unusual for girl scout troops to sell thousands of cookie boxes every spring in New York. However, what makes this one particular group special is that all its 300 members are living in homeless shelters. Girl Scout Troop 6000’s goal was to sell 6,000 boxes of cookies at their first ever sale. The troop received special permission to set up shop at Kellogg’s NYC Café in Union Square. By the...
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