With Agatha Lee, broken umbrellas are transformed into waterproof bike bags with safety lights, and cloth cut from old skirts is converted into light-sensitive necklaces that glow in the dark. 

Microsoft Australia and World Vision have announced a partnership which includes a $4m software grant.

Despite the economic growth in the Philippines, more than one million children of school-going age are not in school due to diverse factors such as financial, social or physical challenges. The interplay of these factors, plus others such as malnutrition leading to poor academic performance, have resulted in the Philippine Institute for Development Studies finding that “the lack of personal interest” is one of the top reasons for school dropout.