

Shruti Patel shares her new advent calendar of success stories.
I’ve curated a set of 12 success stories of progress in development into an advent calendar. Some are small, others monumental, but all highlight collaboration, persistence, and ongoing challenges. Each story also contains a link to at least one published report or academic publication. It’s also a bit of an experiment on my part around communicating research.
I hope these windows let in a bit of fresh air in the festive season, especially in these bleak times. So please feel free to bookmark and let me know what you think!
Each day from now to December 22nd, a new door will unlock – note the numbers do not correspond to dates but simply follow a sequence from 1 to 12. Door 1 opens on 11th December.

Shruti Patel is Senior Lecturer at ETH NADEL- Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development based in Zurich, Switzerland. She is exploring innovative ways to communicate research.