Students learn computer-building skills while fulfilling government requestsThe SMKN 3 Mataram vocational school in Indonesia doesn’t have a budget to allow its computer engineering students to practice building their own hardware, and is now taking orders from regional authorities in exchange for the components.
Dentist drill plays music to relax young patientsA dentist in Indonesia has created a musical drill that aims to comfort kids undergoing dental treatment.
Socially responsible flip-flops upcycled from old newspapersPaperFlops create flip-flops made from old newspaper, benefiting the underprivileged as well as the environment.
Motorcycle taxi and courier service eases congestion in JakartaAdd / Remove As traffic continues to worsen in Jakarta, the motorcycle taxis locals refer to as Ojeks are steadily increasing in popularity. Their ability …
Five smart brands and innovations from ‘emerging’ marketsAdd / Remove Our sister-site trendwatching.com’s latest briefing focuses on the EXCEPTIONALL, highlighting the fact that exceptional B2C innovations will increasingly come from all corners …
Cellular ‘business-in-a-box’ empowers poor IndonesiansAdd / Remove In Indonesia, 75 percent of the population — or 180 million people — live below the international poverty line of USD 2.50/day. …
In Jakarta, healthy meals at sponsored food carts for kidsAdd / Remove According to 2008 figures quoted by Mercy Corps, 11 million Indonesian children suffer from malnutrition. In the slums of Jakarta, many parents …
Greener bricks, made from cow dung (Or, how Indonesian cows sh*t bricks)Add / Remove We’ve covered the value of worm poop, and now it’s time for the merits of cow dung to come to the fore. …
A sustainable model for fair-trade goodsAdd / Remove When consumers buy fair-trade products, it’s typically because they are motivated more by ethical considerations than by price–which tends to be higher …
Green school with an entrepreneurial bentAdd / Remove There are plenty of schools out there with green practices among their goals, but a new school opening this fall in Bali …
