Despite equal opportunity laws, people with disabilities still face discrimination and significant barriers to employment in Indonesia. Over the past year, a project supporting creative entrepreneurs with disabilities from across the country is working to break down barriers – and to raise the bar for other businesses, too. PIONEER POST

In conflict zones, fake news is rife. A new project uses citizen journalists to report vital coronavirus stories and technology to help identify misleading sources of information. FAST COMPANY

CAHOOTS is already doing what police reform advocates say is necessary to fundamentally change the US criminal justice system -- pass off some responsibilities to unarmed civilians. CNN

In the wake of COVID-19, some California cities are introducing tenant protections. HIGH COUNTRY NEWS

An award-winning seed collection network in Brazil's Amazon is improving incomes and food security - and may be cutting prejudice. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

Feather wants to stop furniture from going into landfill, by making a line of easy-to-clean and -repair furniture that can go to a second owner when you’re tired of it. FAST COMPANY

A robotic scientist - that could increase the pace of scientific discovery - has been developed by researchers at the University of Liverpool. The technology is part of what the Royal Society of Chemistry has called a new digital age for science. BBC NEWS

In an effort to make its prisons more than punitive, Washington D.C. has begun offering cognitive behavioural therapy to incarcerated individuals. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

'E-Locust' app helps Kenyans battle worst locust swarms the country has seen in three generations. REUTERS

The company generates huge amounts of waste from the parts of the fruit it doesn’t use. In the next five years, it’s hoping to find new ways to repurpose it all. FAST COMPANY

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners will receive vouchers of up to £5,000 for energy-saving home improvements, with the poorest getting up to £10,000. BBC NEWS

At least 234 of Sweden's 290 municipalities have elderly care homes with confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases. But a handful seem to have been able to protect residents from Covid-19, in some cases despite staff being infected. So what did they do differently, and could their strategies be applies elsewhere? THE LOCAL

Climate advocates have been calling for a shift away from meat. Per-capita consumption to fall by almost 3%, UN data show. BLOOMBERG GREEN

Acquah is just one of a host of African innovators helping poor households adapt to and survive the pandemic which has so far infected more than 416,000 people in Africa with more than 11,300 deaths, according to a Reuters tally based on government statistics and WHO data. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

The average young person will spend more than $200,000 on rent, without the benefits of owning property. Now, Rhove reimagines renters as stakeholders to help them build wealth. FAST COMPANY

Singapore's TraceTogether Tokens are the latest effort to tackle Covid-19 with tech. But they have also reignited a privacy debate. BBC NEWS

Austria joins a growing trend of countries offering financial incentives to drivers to go green. REUTERS

Vermont officials won’t be digging through trash cans looking for lawbreakers—but they believe residents care enough about composting to make it a success. FAST COMPANY

The agile hands of men who once made a living as pickpockets and robbers have been given another task in Peru's largest prison. By cutting, sewing and printing clothes they are able to earn money to send to their families on the outside. BBC NEWS

The US has long resisted a more flexible work culture. But some companies are now testing out a shorter workweek. HUFFPOST