{"id":1842,"date":"2023-05-29T13:47:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T12:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/?page_id=1842"},"modified":"2025-11-02T14:51:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T14:51:03","slug":"coolprojects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/index.php\/coolprojects\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1842\" class=\"elementor elementor-1842\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2597259 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2597259\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b2b47b\" data-id=\"3b2b47b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6221fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6221fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cool Projects <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-652cd34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"652cd34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c70b51\" data-id=\"1c70b51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e76590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e76590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"By the community for the community\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ede9a52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ede9a52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f7268a\" data-id=\"0f7268a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f981d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10f981d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eco-brick-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2625\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eco-brick-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eco-brick-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eco-brick-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eco-brick.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Plastic that can't be recycled can be used to build eco bricks<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-256b086\" data-id=\"256b086\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4140c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4140c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Cool projects is an initiative of Cool Runnings, supporting community-driven projects, that protect the environment and create local business opportunities.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our main focus lies on <strong>upcycling and recycling<\/strong> &#8211; transforming what is often considered as waste into something valuable and useful.<\/p><p>Further, reducing plastic pollution has a positive impact on public health.\u00a0<\/p><p>The projects aim to support and empower the community as well as raising awareness about sustainability.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91d9d10\" data-id=\"91d9d10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2695a1f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2695a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Show-room-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2624\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Show-room-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Show-room-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Show-room-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Show-room.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Our show room shows off many of our upcycled goods! You can even purchase some ; )<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53c7ae1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53c7ae1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6856a35\" data-id=\"6856a35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd5d98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efd5d98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Cool projects also cooperates with local schools e.g. through environmental clubs, where students learn about recycling, upcycling and environmental protection in a hands-on creative way.\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b155282\" data-id=\"b155282\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bed6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30bed6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spielplatz-Para-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2626\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spielplatz-Para-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spielplatz-Para-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spielplatz-Para-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spielplatz-Para-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spielplatz-Para.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6927af9\" data-id=\"6927af9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735581c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"735581c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Some of our current&nbsp;<span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">projects are:<br><\/span>&#8211; The Swop-Shop<br>&#8211; Community Police<br>&#8211; Environmental Clubs<br>&#8211; Upcycling Workshops&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; e.g. glass cutting&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69d4525\" data-id=\"69d4525\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55365c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d55365c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mull-chameleon-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2619\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mull-chameleon-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mull-chameleon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mull-chameleon-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mull-chameleon-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coolrunningsmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mull-chameleon.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cool Projects &#8220;By the community for the community&#8221; 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