Tackling child marriage through football, replanting Australia’s forests, preserving a rare Indigenous language
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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about an initiative in India boosting confidence in child brides through sport, Australia’s plan to plant 25 million trees, and the creation of a dictionary to preserve an Indigenous language with no active speakers left.
An initiative in India is giving child brides new opportunities and boosting their confidence
The scheme encourages the children to stand up for their rights, and allows them to experience more of the world through travel and competition.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Australia will plant 25 million trees by 2025 in order to compensate for bushfire destruction
Biodiverse and Australia-appropriate seeds will be used to breathe life back into devastated forest populations.
Source: Global Citizen
A rare Indigenous Australian language is being preserved through the creation of an audio dictionary
The Umpithamu language is understood by a handful of Lama Lama people, but is not actively used in daily conversation.
Source: The Guardian
Sniffer dogs are detecting COVID-19 at Helsinki airport
The animals are able to sniff out the virus in seconds, with an accuracy rate of close to 100%.
Source: The Guardian
An Indian cricket team is challenging taboos around periods with a sanitary pad sponsorship
The Rajasthan Royals are the first major sports team to sign such a deal with a female hygiene product manufacturer.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
California will ban the sale of all petrol and diesel powered vehicles from 2035
By phasing out cars reliant on fossil fuels, the state hopes to encourage drivers to switch to more eco-friendly modes of transport.
Source: NPR
Bristol’s Colston Hall is changing its name following protests over ties to the slave trade
Now known as the Bristol Beacon, the progressive step comes as a result of decades of protests.
Source: The Guardian
A Vietnamese designer has created a leather alternative made from coffee grounds
Tômtex can be constructed from a variety of waste food products, including seafood shells.
Source: Dezeen
Berlin welcomes its first city-run recycling department store
The secondhand shop promotes conversation around our relationship with reused and repaired household items.
Source: Bloomberg
An inventor in the western Himalayas is using pine needles to revive the local economy
By using the natural product as an energy source, the forest floor is given a chance to revive itself.