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Scottish ballet steps out to become dementia friendly
Bien êtrePar Jeanne Abisset 28/06/2017 Laisser un commentaire
Scottish Ballet are going to set up a programme of dementia friendly dance based activities for people living with dementia, their carers and families across Scotland, and raise awareness about the condition. This is thanks to being awarded £150,000 by the Life Changes Trust to enable them to become dementia friendly. 90,000 people are estimated…
This awesome water park was designed for kids with disabilities
A new water park in San Antonio is making sure kids with disabilities don't miss out on the splashing fun this summer. Morgan's Inspiration Island is an extension of Morgan's Wonderland, a theme park built to be inclusive for all its guests, including kids with disabilities. Like Wonderland, all parts of the Inspiration Island water…
Could free bikes help solve our air pollution crisis?
Could a thriving cycling culture banish chronic air pollution? Those at Birmingham city council think it could help, and give residents' health and mobility a boost at the same time. A scheme called Big Birmingham Bikes (BBB) has given away 4,000 bikes, and 17,000 residents have received free cycling training. Launched in 2015, the programme…
IN PICTURES: a festival is funding arts in the schools
The 31st annual Italian Street Painting Festival was held the last weekend of May at the grounds of the historic Mission in Santa Barbara, California—and these gorgeous creations may inspire you to go chalk your own sidewalk. Inspired by its sister festival in Grazie di Curtatone, Italy, the Santa Barbara event known as 'I Madonnari' was the…
This Rwandan factory is revolutionizing how humanitarian aid is done
In 2007, Feike Sijbesma, the CEO of the Dutch vitamin and nutritional-supplement company Royal DSM, attended the World Economic Forum, where he heard in a breakout session with several African leaders that the humanitarian aid that flows into the continent from western countries does as much harm as good. But the argument against aid Sijbesma heard…
For Fish's Sake campaign targets Thames litter
Londoners are being encouraged to stem the tide of litter into the capital's river. A campaign, For Fish's Sake, is encouraging people pick up and bin litter along the Thames to help protect hundreds of species of river-dwelling wildlife. The Thames is home to 125 species of fish, as well as other wildlife such as…
Engineer creates green oasis by growing glaciers in the desert
This engineer has come up with an awe-inspiring method of providing freshwater to his village during the dry season. Sonam Wangchuck is an engineer who lives in Ladakh: a village that sits 11,500 feet up in the southern Himalayas. Since the village depends on mountain glacial runoff as their primary source of freshwater, Ladakh struggles with drought…
Ireland's first gay prime minister is formally elected
Leo Varadkar has made history in Ireland by becoming the country's first openly gay prime minister, as well as the youngest Leo Varadkar was formally elected taoiseach at a confirmation ceremony in the Dáil in Dublin on the June 12th after winning the Fine Gael party leadership earlier this month. The former GP and son…
A Bengaluru temple has been zero waste since 2016
Faced with a growing waste disposal problem, a temple in Bengaluru decided to take action and transform its premises into a zero-waste zone. And this was done partly by taking a firm stance with its patrons to ensure that litter is not part of prayer. Here's how trustees and patrons have kept the Sri Shakti Kalyana Mahaganapati…
5 ways the Denver public library supports the city's homeless population
The Denver Public Library over the past year has developped innovative ways to play a role in addressing the needs of a city's homeless population. The rate of homelessness in Colorado is staggering, and it is unfortunately on the rise. Last year the number of homeless people in the state rose by 13 percent, according…
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