The picture of a child, a man, and our humanity

The picture of a child, a man, and our humanity

The picture that will go down in history The image we hope will change history   The picture that shows we are not humane anymore The image that forces us to be humane   Humanity is dead in that picture A strike to our conscience A death that make our conscience bleed   A heart

Safaris support Rwandan communities under the king of the savannah’s watch

Safaris support Rwandan communities under the king of the savannah’s watch

The lions are back in Akagera National Park, a stunning 112,000 hectare park in the East of Rwanda. It is only a matter of time before the number of tourists visiting the reserve increases drastically: to the delight of community freelance guides. Realising that park guides were few in number, Akagera’s management team launched a

Women can vote for the first time in Saudi Arabia’s history

Women can vote for the first time in Saudi Arabia’s history

Seemingly positive news is going to shake the history of the country where women have the least rights in the world and that of the entire Islamic world. Saudi Arabia will allow women to vote and run in municipal elections. The news has been released by local media in conjunction with the start of the

From picking rags to the riches of waste management: this is I Got Garbage

From picking rags to the riches of waste management: this is I Got Garbage

India generates 175 million kilos of garbage every day. 95% of this ends up in landfills, where waste pickers sort through it to earn a living. I Got Garbage offers dignified work to the Indian city of Bengaluru’s 20,000 rag-pickers whilst improving the shoddy state of waste management. It provides technological tools for the waste

Nigeria bans female genital cutting, but it’s not enough

Nigeria bans female genital cutting, but it’s not enough

As one of his last acts as Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Johnson signed the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act in May 2015, outlawing female genital cutting (FGC) in the whole country. Nigeria is home to a quarter of the 140 million women and girls who have undergone FGC globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

How many people will inhabit the world in 2030, 2050 and 2100

How many people will inhabit the world in 2030, 2050 and 2100

8.5 billion people will inhabit the Earth within 15 years, compared to the current population of 7.3 billion people. This figure is projected to rise to 9.7 billion people by 2050 and 11.2 billion people by the end of the century. These are the United Nations’ most important data on global population growth released on 29 July 2015,