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Did you know that over 1 in 4 Kiwi kids lives in poverty? That's 270,000 children.Enough to fill our biggest rugby stadium five and a half times. keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Education, Finance & Money, Food, Poverty, Poverty & Development
Earlier this month, Cuba became the fourth country to challenge Australia’s plain tobacco packaging law by requesting consultations with Australia through the World Trade Organization (WTO). Tobacco companies can’t bring claims directly in the WTO, but the industry has stated publicly that it is helping countries bring these ... keep reading
Written by Tania Voon and Andrew Mitchell /The Conversation this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Health, Industry & Business, Intellectual Property, Law, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
TOMS is now launching in New Zealand. The premise behind TOMS is that for every pair of TOMS Shoes you buy, TOMS will provide a pair of new shoes to a child in need – ‘One for One’, every time. TOMS is a fully operating, profitable business that is contributing to ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Poverty & Development
If we are going to avoid the worst impacts of climate change we need disruptive innovations that fundamentally alter the broken systems that continue to build out inequitable, fossil fueled societies. Solar and other renewable energy technologies can do that to energy markets. But it won't happen without fixing ... keep reading
Written by Justin Guay/Sierra Club last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Clean Tech, Economics, Finance & Money, Poverty & Development, Solar
Scientists at King’s College London have demonstrated the ability to deliver a dried live vaccine to the skin without a traditional needle, and shown for the first time that this technique is powerful enough to enable specialised immune cells in the skin to kick-start the immunising properties of the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in February, about Design, Health, Innovation, Poverty & Development
Once held up as the epicentre of industrialised mass production, Detroit has for decades been portrayed as a failed economy beset with every kind of urban problem. However, recent years have seen a different narrative emerging, with some observers embracing the idea of Detroit as an “urban laboratory”, a city ... keep reading
Written by Laura Crommelin/Christine Steinmetz UNSW in December 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Green Spaces, Health, Poverty & Development
Land seven and a half times the size of New Zealand was sold off globally in the last decade, enough to grow food for a billion people says international development agency Oxfam. This is the equivalent to the number of people who go hungry in the world today. In its ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2012, about Agriculture & Food, Food, Population, Poverty, Poverty & Development, Sustainability
This is a message from Dennis McKinlay, Executive Director over at Unicef New Zealand. This is UNICEF NZ's exciting new campaign that is set to launch on Monday. But first we need your help! Please watch this video which tells you all you need to know....quick, time is ... keep reading
Written by Dennis McKinlay in October 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Poverty, Poverty & Development
Emerging markets offer the best growth prospects for businesses after the global downturn of the past few years. However, perhaps the biggest and most exciting new market of all is an overlooked one: women Women are the largest emerging market in the world, says a newErnst & Young study . Over ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Finance & Money, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
From the very talented Marc Roberts , who not only comes up with the concept, and does the amazing drawings,but also creates them to fit our website. Thanks Marc! keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts Cartoon in September 2012, about Art & Culture, Design, Poverty & Development
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