Human Development Project

Can design transform social impact?

In a 2013 Wired interview, Melinda Gates was asked a simple question:

“What innovation do you think is changing the most lives in the developing world?”

She replied:

“Human-centered design…

Can we really defeat ISIS?

With the recent attacks in Paris, Istanbul, Brussels, Iraq and Lahore and with the current terrorism threat to the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) from international terrorism being assessed as severe (that means an attack is highly likely) I have decided to give…

Babies with bronchitis and thousands struggling in northern Greece

By Dr Michael Kuhnel-Rouchouze…

Waiting on a Liver

A broken transplant system and the search for a ‘perfect’ organ cost my wife her life

(Note: Most of the photos below were supplied by friends after I sent them the story. Thank you to everyone who helped document…

When disaster strikes, these women will be ready to take action

These days, it’s easy to feel…

Trans Rights Are Human Rights

Shifting the Discourse on Trans Bodies

Questioning the Business of Philanthropy

Nearly every problem has been solved by someone, somewhere. The challenge of the 21st century is to find out what works and scale it up. — President Bill Clinton

Privacy

There are two kinds of privacy: that which you freely discard and the privacy that is ripped from your hands.

How newsrooms could be helping their communities help each other

Free and open digital tools like Google Drive and Twitter provide great opportunities for media organisations in times of crisis and natural disaster, writes Greg Barila.

Jungle Justice Versus the Face of Change in Nigeria

I remember it like yesterday; pictures and videos…