Developing World Hacks

At the threshold of a new year, it is worth thinking about others. Homelessness is a big problem around the world, especially in poorer places. It means that many families and children have no house to live in.

In our modern world, when we need to tie something, we usually look for a roll of plastic string or twine. It's quick and easy. But what happens when you don't have any string? For thousands of years, people did not have stores, but they still needed to tie, build, and carry things. They used a clever solution that is still useful today: they used plants.

Every day, we see plastic bags. We get them at the store when we buy things. They are cheap, easy to use, but... They are a big problem for our world. But why they are bad and what better choices we can make?