Youth activists sue 33 countries over climate change, Ghana’s bamboo bikes, fighting water poverty in Nigeria

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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about Portuguese youth activists holding governments accountable for the climate crisis, a Ghanaian initiative providing schoolchildren with free bamboo bikes, and an interactive map using data to combat water poverty in Nigeria.
Portuguese youth activists are holding the governments of 33 countries accountable for climate change
Source: Deutsche Welle
An initiative in Ghana is providing children with free bamboo bikes in order to aid their school commute
Source: Posibl
An online platform in Nigeria is combatting water poverty using an interactive map
Source: Global Citizen
An aid project is providing hospitals in Kenya with solar panels in order to stabilise their electricity source
Source: Global Citizen
A company in the UK is giving classic cars an eco-makeover
Source: Euronews
Scientists have invented artificial skin that can feel pain
Source: Futurism
UK care homes are using robots in order to reduce loneliness
Source: The Guardian
A new filtration system can efficiently remove steroid hormones from water
Source: Eurekalert
Vegan leather made from mushrooms is increasingly in popularity as an eco-friendly alternative
Source: The Conversation
A choreographer in South Africa is using dance to empower children
Source: Global Citizen