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Jan 21 2022January 21, 2022

Belgian-Briton Zara Rutherford is youngest woman to fly solo around world

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Efforts, Efforts, purpose, Women Empowerment, Youth / By SLSV / January 21, 2022 January 21, 2022

Nineteen-year-old completes 52,000km journey that took in 31 countries and five continents A Belgian-British teenager has flown into the record books by becoming the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. Zara Rutherford, 19, touched down at Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport in Flanders just after 1pm local time on Thursday, completing a 52,000km (28,100 nautical mile) …

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Jan 20 2022January 20, 2022

How plant-based eating can save the world — and pay for employee health

Leave a Comment / Brand, Efforts, Efforts, Innovation, sustainability, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 20, 2022 January 20, 2022

Nicole Marquis, founder and CEO of HipCityVeg, explains how she employed a $15 minimum wage across her restaurants “We truly believe that plant-based foods are the future. And I believe that we can save the world by eating more veggie burgers.” Those words are from Nicole Marquis, CEO and founder of plant-based fast casual HipCityVeg. …

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Jan 19 2022January 19, 2022

All-female Turkish cooperative startup sells products countrywide

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Efforts, Efforts, purpose, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 19, 2022 January 19, 2022

In Turkey’s southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, which produces the most dried isot peppers (special dried Urfa red peppers), tomatoes and eggplants in the country, women unite under the roof of a cooperative with the support of the Ministry of Trade and market the products they produce across the country and abroad. Fifteen female entrepreneurs from Şanlıurfa …

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Jan 11 2022January 11, 2022

In a baseball first, New York Yankees name a woman to manage minor league team

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Efforts, Efforts, purpose, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 11, 2022 January 11, 2022

The New York Yankees are promoting Rachel Balkovec to manager of the Low A Tampa Tarpons, making her the first woman to skipper a team affiliated with Major League Baseball, according to two people familiar with the move. The people spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday night on condition of anonymity because the club hadn’t announced …

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Dec 21 2021December 21, 2021

Dubai pupil joins global list of change-makers

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Education, Efforts / By SLSV / December 21, 2021 December 21, 2021

Education reform champion Adam El Rafey, 11, has been selected to be among the world’s top 25 young pioneers and innovators A Dubai schoolboy, 11, has been listed among the world’s top young change-makers. Adam El Rafey, a Year Seven pupil at Jumeirah English Speaking School, is an advanced learner and one of the youngest …

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