“Our target is replacing cement”: The Ethiopian startup thinking big
Over 70% of us are going to be living in a city by 2050, and most people will not be able to afford a decent place to live. There are growing problems around unmanaged waste, and cities contribute the most to climate change. Additionally, real estate drives 40% of greenhouse gas emissions.
We’re trying to tackle all these problems by taking plastic waste and converting it into low-cost low-carbon building materials.
How African Countries Can Reform Education to Get Ahead After Pandemic School Closures
"The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a historic shock to education, shuttering schools for over 1.6 billion children worldwide. This shock will worsen a pre-existing “learning crisis” in which many students in school were learning very little. The World Bank estimates that the percentage of children who are unable to read a simple sentence by age 10 could rise from 53% before the pandemic to 63% as a result of school closures".