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Aug 28 2020August 28, 2020

High Wycombe teacher keeps donating her coronavirus-fighting blood plasma

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Covid - 19, Health / By SLSV / August 28, 2020 August 28, 2020

A science teacher from High Wycombe is believed to be the most prolific female coronavirus blood plasma donor at a major hospital. Lizzi Wallace, 38, has made five trips to the John Radcliffe Hospital since June to give the potentially life-saving plasma, and has another planned for Sunday. She said: “Donating plasma has absolutely helped …

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Aug 27 2020August 27, 2020

Visually impaired Ashwin is vocal about rights of disabled people & women’s empowerment

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled / By SLSV / August 27, 2020 August 27, 2020

Ashwin ER, 25 years old, is a visually impaired youngster who hails from Palakkad in Kerala. He is gearing up to write his competitive exams. Ashwin, who is vocal about rights of disabled people and women empowerment is selling masks made by people with disabilities and women from economically backward families. Working for India’s marginalized …

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Aug 26 2020August 26, 2020

Promoting Awareness In Kenyan Teenagers

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / August 26, 2020 August 26, 2020

Teenage girls in Kenya often lack access to sexual and reproductive health services, many unaware that such services even exist. Not knowing where to turn for reliable information about their bodies and their rights, some young women find themselves dropping out of school — marrying early, having babies — while others endure the trauma of …

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Aug 25 2020August 25, 2020

How the Buguri Community Library is helping kids from disadvantaged backgrounds read during the lockdown

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Education / By SLSV / August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020

A library for kids during the lockdown? Yes, you heard that right. Lakshmi Karunakaran of the Buguri Community Library tells us how they used technology to read out books for kids to keep them engaged There are no better friends than books and in a pandemic like this, they can help children gain knowledge, overcome fear …

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Aug 24 2020August 24, 2020

The Challenges of Working in the Travel Industry as a Black Woman

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / August 24, 2020 August 24, 2020

Black women have charted a travel path that includes everything from exploration and expatriation to building luxury businesses and high-quality experiences. However, the travel industry has much work to do when it comes to supporting and honoring Black women, even while the reality of Black people traveling the world and doing dynamic things across the industry is nothing new. As …

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