An award-winning director from Newark is trying to challenge stigmas and stereotypes – and inspire hope along the way. NEWARK, NJ — An award-winning filmmaker from Newark is trying to challenge stigmas and stereotypes – and inspire hope along the way – with her upcoming documentary, “Blind Divas.” According to Lisa Durden, the film explores …
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To help communities during that period, Gravis started active relief measures, supporting about 150,000 people. The organisation distributed food and hygiene kits to nearly 40,000 families (around 3,20,000 people). NEW DELHI: Seven years ago, 36-year-old Santosh Vaishnav joined Gravis, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working with impoverished rural communities in Rajasthan. Her association with Gravis began in …
Women are less likely to receive funding for their businesses. If they get funding, female entrepreneurs achieve as much success as male entrepreneurs, yet only 2.2% of women received VC funding in 2021. The Scotiabank Women Initiative has increased its commitment to funding women’s businesses to $10B by 2025. This initiative was founded in 2018 because women entrepreneurs …
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Announcing NDA’s candidate for India’s next President, JP Nadda said that BJP parliamentary board discussed 20 names for presidential nominee, it was decided to pick someone from east India, a tribal and woman. President Election 2022: Droupadi Murmu (64), a tribal leader and former Jharkhand Governor, has been named as BJP-led NDA’s choice for the next …
It had been on Audrey McCosh’s bucket list all her life, and so in celebration of her 95th birthday, she finally went skydiving. On Friday at the Gimli airport in Manitoba, McCosh got bundled up in her skydiving gear and climbed into the small plane. The old adage ‘age is just a number’ holds true …
