A Himachal village woman, who has come to limelight for selling handmade pine- needle ‘rakhis’, has traversed a long journey towards self empowerment. “No. I don’t consider myself disabled. I work 24X7 and there is nothing that I can’t do. You need spirit, more than anything else, to do any work,” said Sudarshana Kumari, 51, …
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Lisa Love’s firm, Tanoshi, aims to bridge racial, educational and digital divides for low-income kids. Ed tech founders loudly talk the talk on closing the digital divide — Lisa Love is walking the walk. She’s the co-founder of Tanoshi, a Silicon Valley-based business launched in 2016 that makes and sells computers for children ages 6 to 12. Each …
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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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Archana Soreng joins six other young climate leaders from around the world who have been named by Guterres to his new Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change United Nations, July 28 Archana Soreng, a climate activist from India, has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new advisory group comprising young leaders who …
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