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5 days ago | borgenproject.org | Naida Jahic

Over the last 15 years, India’s economy has grown significantly. Once viewed as a developing country that shipped its skilled labor and talent abroad, India increasingly retains young entrepreneurs within its borders. Due to this emerging sense of entrepreneurial activity, India now has the third-largest tech ecosystem in the world, behind only China and the U.S..

6 days ago | borgenproject.org | Naida Jahic

Rwanda, a country in Central Africa with a population of around 14 million, has emerged as a global leader in sustainable development through its revolutionary waste management initiatives. The Plastic Waste Management Program and the Gikondo Recycling Centre, as well as youth-led eco-entrepreneurship initiatives, address certain environmental issues to create many jobs, mainly for young people. Rwanda is generally encouraging cleaner urban spaces, transforming waste into valuable resources.

1 week ago | borgenproject.org | Naida Jahic

Albania generates 95% of its energy from hydropower, a renewable source obtained from the movement of water. It has been the country’s main renewable source, providing an independent electric system that is non-reliant on imports. The use of hydropower as the main energy source is discouraged by environmental experts and local activists due to the impacts on the population. Water scarcity, soil erosion and uncompensated poverty damage lead to both rural poverty and mass migration.

1 week ago | borgenproject.org | Naida Jahic

In 2017, a group of fishermen, community activists and displaced residents founded Guardianes del Mangle, a community action group dedicated to restoring mangrove forests degraded by pollution and population growth in Turbo, Colombia. The group’s mission is to revive native ecosystems while improving the lives of residents and displaced people. The project was founded in the Turbo neighborhoods of Pescador 1 and 2, where informal houses on stilts have been built on top of mangrove forests.

1 week ago | borgenproject.org | Naida Jahic

In 2024, the Philippines, a country of more than 100 million people, counted only 1,821 mental health care specialists, falling drastically short of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended standards. This substantial workforce shortage presents a significant obstacle to accessing mental health care in the Philippines.