A few glimmers of positivity from 2020 after a particularly hard day, hope they help a little:
- In 2020, scientists beat Polio in Africa.
-Sudan have made FGM illegal.
- death from AIDS, malaria and TB are down.
- 100 million more people got electricity this year.
And if you love animals:
- Kenya’s elephant population has more than doubled in the last 3 decades.
- The tiger population in India has down the same in the last 12 years.
- and the population of the world’s most endangered primates- Hainan gibbons has tripled since 1970
And today a second unbelievably beneficial vaccine was approved in the UK after an insanely quick process.

Scientists have given us a glimmer of hope today in a dark world.

When we feel hopeless, we sometimes have to search for things to keep us hopeful. 💛
There is a lot to feel down about right now and, if things are overwhelming, it’s important you reach out.

But we have to cling to hope when things get bleak. Laughter, love and pockets of light will see us through the shadows.

As ever, here if you need a chat x

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