Solutions Inside Out

Bishnu and Jhupi inherited homes built on vulnerable terrain in Nepal, where generations lived with the constant threat of earthquakes and natural disasters. After experiencing the devastation firsthand, they’re determined to break that cycle by building safer, more resilient homes—so their children and grandchildren inherit security, not risk.

Every day in rural Rajasthan, India, Accredited Social Health Activist Tara Damor walks miles to care for her community’s mothers and newborns.

Tom Weerachat, a Thai social justice activist, joins forces with environmental defenders in southern Thailand to stop a destructive development project threatening their land and livelihoods. 

In a remote village of Uttar Pradesh in India, where traditions overshadow maternal health, a pregnant woman’s silent battle with high-risk anemia transforms when ASHA workers intervene revealing a powerful fight for survival, awareness, and safe motherhood.

A migrant street vendor, Manoj turns his personal struggle into collective power, mobilizing Delhi’s street vendors to challenge systemic oppression in India’s informal sector.

In rural Banyuwangi, Indonesia, where maternal mortality remains a quiet crisis, a farming family places their hope—and a mother’s life—in the hands of a devoted local healthcare worker as they welcome their long-awaited child.

Through a journey full of memories and reflections from Mexico City to Guanajuato, a courageous mother is determined to be an agent of change in her community.

A young Tzeltal man embarks on a fun journey to make a video about his community, overcoming the challenges of being an Indigenous communicator in the Mayan jungle.

Carmen, a Honduran coffee farmer and member of the all-women cooperative AMPROCAL, tackles the impacts of climate change on her land with support from AMPROCAL and Root Capital.

A community leader in a remote Guatemalan village is addressing clean water challenges, government neglect, and pollution with support from Water For People, aiming to improve the lives of 20 families.

In the Huaricana Valley, La Paz, Bolivia, a dedicated Indigenous woman teaches computer skills to children in a rural school, transforming the way they view the world and their dreams for the future.

In the Colombian Amazon, the Curare Los Ingleses Indigenous community fights to protect the Intangible Zone, a thriving territory inhabited by isolated Indigenous peoples, from the perils of the outside world.

In a hospital in Cali, Colombia, an environmental administrator and a pathologist, supported by Health Care Without Harm and its Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network, are working to create a world where healing people does not harm the planet.

In Buenaventura, the main port city of Colombia's Pacific coast, a young Afro-descendant leader uses rap as a tool to confront violence and build peace.

Published in Al Jazeera's AJ+:

Meet the rats saving lives across the world! Over 100 million land mines have been buried underground across the world, and giant rats from Tanzania are being trained to sniff them out and save lives — and so much more.

Published in Scientific American magazine:

A poignant journey through Zokutu, a remote community grappling with the relentless burden of contaminated water. Witness the heart-wrenching repercussions as illness and the loss of precious lives pervade the very fabric of their existence, and immerse yourself in their unwavering resilience as they confront this overwhelming challenge head-on, fueled by a collective determination to carve out a brighter future.

Embark on an inspiring journey alongside Mulei and his family in “The Promise of Rain" a short documentary that chronicles their pursuit of prosperity and the power of innovation in the arid landscapes of Eastern Kenya.

In a world in which African-led social impact organizations are often overlooked, Atti Worku and Teresa Njoroge scope the systemic inequities that exist in global philanthropy — and call for change.

Amidst a resurgence of the wild polio virus strain, health workers in the Tete province of northern Mozambique work to save lives by improving the efficiency of polio sample transport. See how they’ve reduced the time it takes to move a sample from communities to the laboratory from three months to 72 hours — the difference between devastating outbreaks and eradication.

Get a rare glimpse inside the lives of the Ogiek Indigenous People of Western Kenya who have struggled for decades to reclaim their territory. A recent court ruling has edged their dream closer to reality.

Land is life. Watch to understand the ongoing struggle of land rights around the world — and here, on the Maji Moto group ranch in Kenya. Supported by the Rights and Resources Initiative and Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners (ILEPA), this community is taking back the land that rightfully belongs to them.

Ezekiel takes us along his journey as a farmer, as he and his team work hard to feed those around them. With the help of mPedigree, which spreads innovative technologies that secure communities from the harmful effects of counterfeiting, Ezekiel is able to purchase seeds that generate bountiful crops and expand his operations, inching him closer and closer to his goals of larger harvests, an efficient home delivery system, and healthful fruits and vegetables to nourish his community.

Workinesh Getachew, a community health worker employed by the Ethiopia Ministry of Health, provides life-saving care door-to-door for her neighbors in her rural community. With support from partner organization, Last Mile Health, she can access high-quality training and digital tools that enable her to hone her expertise and skills. But the needs of one patient motivate her to dream of moving up the career ladder: her mother.

In Tanzania, a young widow discovers the power and potential to change her life and protect the planet — in the land beneath her feet.