SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories. If football was a language, it would be spoken more widely than English and Arabic and inspires millions worldwide. In Zimbabwe, football …
The women of the tribal Dengasargi village in Rayagada, farm, market and sell their produce to earn their livelihood Vivid orange marigolds, dense purple aubergines and luminous green cabbages… not just farm produce but the colours of freedom for the women of Rayagada who defied a society unwilling to accept their status as single women …
Single women farmers form collective, become entrepreneurs in Odisha’s Rayagada Read More »
On this Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, let’s celebrate these six women entrepreneur and leaders across various industries that are changing the rules of the game through their own ventures. Let’s look at their fascinating and inspiring journey. Today women are at the forefront of development. From space to corporate board room, women are taking centre stage …
With Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announcing his wish to give away most of his money to charity, it looks as if the philanthropy bug has spread far and wide among the super-billionaire community. Bezos is worth a cool 124 billion dollars, a mind-boggling amount that no one needs for his personal needs. It is thus …
India billionaires need to make giving away a norm Read More »
Large sporting events often claim to be carbon neutral. But often this assertion is greenwashing, and it hides the incredible amount of pollution they actually create When the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the world’s governing body for soccer, proclaimed that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would be “a fully carbon-neutral event,” the collective chortle …
