Scientific Animations Without Borders - SAWBO

12/30/2025

https://mailchi.mp/sawbo-animations/new-book-released?e=a9f2600f20

SAWBO researchers release second academic book outlining a detailed approach for mass-scalable educational content to meet sustainable development goals (SDGs)

12/16/2025

Looking back on 2025. Please see here the SAWBO App activity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and surrounding countries between April 14-16, 2025. Over the past year, the SAWBO App (available for free at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sawbo&hl=en_US) has gained over 175,000 users globally. We at SAWBO don’t keep any user details, and users can opt out of letting us know where they use the App. However, users who let us know generally where they use the App help us gain insights into where content is used. Here we post maps showing where content is used worldwide over a 48-hour period. We give a big thanks to all those using the SAWBO App and sharing the SAWBO videos. We will be posting these maps regularly.

12/15/2025

The SAWBO team recently published their second academic book. https://link.springer.com/book/9783032033598

12/15/2025

Over the past year, the SAWBO App has gained over 175,000 users globally. We at SAWBO don’t keep any user details, and users can opt out of letting us know where they use the App. However, users who let us know generally where they use the App help us gain insights into where content is used. Here we post maps showing where content is used worldwide over a 48-hour period. We give a big thanks to all those using the SAWBO App and sharing the SAWBO videos. We will be posting these maps regularly.

12/15/2025

https://mailchi.mp/sawbo-animations/happy-holidays-dfa8jg0rde?e=013a67b87a

You have the power to be a changemaker in your community, and SAWBO's goal is to help provide you with the tools needed to make that impact.

12/15/2025

https://mailchi.mp/sawbo-animations/sawbos-impact-in-times-of-conflict-and-uncertainty-nzsqbrtbn2?e=013a67b87a&fbclid=IwY2xjawOtYERleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2Yk10U3FyaFFjMDd2cGRkc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqyJjh039LE7LdewGERlPLm_sv2Lpgvf9HoCDHKz55CxYqnDFkRbKO9mkvUj_aem_AoyHFU0YoaeTsHE3-b26zg

Through the SAWBO mobile application, those in need or those trying to reach those in need can access over 200 educational animations in over 300 languages in the SAWBO library. Many of these videos are focused on life-saving techniques and innovations designed to be easily implemented at the househ...

12/15/2025

https://mailchi.mp/sawbo-animations/reaching-remote-locations-with-knowledge-for-improved-livelihoods-sawbo-reaches-likoma-island-in-lake-malawi-malawi-njwmvuwibu?e=013a67b87a

Likoma Island is just the type of place Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) had in mind when developing the SAWBO mobile application. With over 200 educational animations in the SAWBO video library (in over 300 languages), the people of Likoma Island are exactly who the platform was meant....

07/11/2025

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sawbo&hl=en_US

The SAWBO App just hit 100,000 downloads on Google Play. Those using the App reside in many different countries around the world, with some folks in very remote areas. Thank you to everyone who is using the App and sharing SAWBO videos in their communities!

05/02/2025

https://mailchi.mp/sawbo-animations/towards-a-sustainable-partnership-based-future-ife0rkzdgx

In this newsletter, we capture SAWBO's activities with various organizations in Rwanda in the summer of 2024.

05/02/2025

https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2025/05/barry-pittendrigh-honored-with-2025-lowell-s-hardin-award-for-excellence-in-international-agriculture.html?image

Throughout his career, Barry Pittendrigh, John V. Osmun Endowed Chair in Urban Entomology in the Department of Entomology at Purdue University, has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to improving global agriculture through scientific innovation and international collaboration. In recognition of h...

04/01/2025

https://mailchi.mp/sawbo-animations/transforming-school-gardening-to-improve-nutrition-in-kigali-schools-with-digital-tools?e=013a67b87a

The use of SAWBO animations in school gardening activities is significantly impacting the production of school gardens and helping neighboring communities improve their crop yields.

03/06/2025

https://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/03/soybean-innovation-lab-usaid-funding-uiuc-soy-agriculture-farming-trump/

"This was a huge opportunity loss for U.S. growers," says Peter Goldsmith, director of the lab at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.