Pragathi Welfare Society offered them stitching machines to make cotton masks; the Society is paying Rs 3 per mask to the women, who stitch up to 100 masks a day Hyderabad: Masks, which have become compulsory daily accessories for everyone across the globe, are helping women from about 100 families in Burgula village of the …
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These three social enterprises have one single purpose: to create a space for women to come forward, showcase their talents, find work and help each other grow. Fuzia: Riya Sinha and Shraddha Varma – India, US“We truly believed that ‘virtual working’ will be the future of work” What happens when a bright teenager full of …
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Designer Manish Tripathi is spreading the wings of his initiative and provide skill training to children of rural India under the banner ‘design paathshaala’. With an idea of sustainable development, fashion designer Manish Tripathi who in the times of pandemic employed thousands of women across several villages in the country has now planned to spread …
Melati and Isabel Wijsen began campaigning to reduce plastic waste in Bali seven years ago. Now 19 and 17, they say the pandemic shows that stark measures to protect the planet are possible. SEMINYAK, Indonesia — It was trash season on Bali, the time of year when monsoon storms wash up tons of plastic debris …
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A young Timmins woman is one of the two candidates from Northern Ontario who have been selected for Rural Ontario Institute’s Rural Change Makers Program. The institute selected 18 participants, aged 18 to 29, for the program giving them an opportunity to make an impact in their respective rural communities. Erin Cartan, 23, said she …
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