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Half the World Votes in 2024
More than half the world votes in 2024. That is approximately 4.2 billion citizens in 65 countries. Eight of the world’s 10 most populous nations (Bangladesh, Brazil, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Russia, Mexico) are voting. Plus, there are important elections in The United Kingdom and France. While elections are no guarantee of democracy, it is…
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A Year of Elections
In 2024 more than half the world’s population will go to polls. That is approximately 4.2 billion citizens in 65 countries. Eight of the world’s 10 most populous nations (Bangladesh, Brazil, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Russia, Mexico) are voting. While elections are no guarantee of democracy, it is true that democracy does not exist without…
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Talk to Your Children
In times of stress, it is common for your children to want more attention. Talk, it helps. If your children have concerns, talk about them to help to ease their anxiety. Here are seven ways to try: Keep up with familiar routines, or create new ones, especially if you must stay at home. Talk about the…
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Translating Covid-19
We took up the challenge of translating Covid-19 messaging from governments and WHO about the pandemic, the lockdowns, and the eventual return to a new normal in a language and a feeling that everyone can understand.
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Making the Unique 17Promises
We wanted to see how children would respond to the news if it was presented in a familiar way; that of the picture book, the textbook, or the chapter book. When we saw that it was working, we had to bring this new 17Promises style of journalism and design to as many children as possible. …