Deeply tied to the building of the Thaï nation, boxing unites all of the country’s youth around a single dream, inevitably illusory: to make money and become a celebrity. (By [...]
Strange things happen at the Cebu garbage dump in the Philippines where, in spite of difficulties, the inhabitants can almost say they’re happy with ...
Dwight Peters is a Social Entrepreneur and the founder of QuarterWaters. He interviews successful Social Entrepreneurs to learn how they did it. You ...
There are many movements around the globe working to solve the growing burden of discarded plastics. Some new organizations like Vadxx are returning p ...
Isaure d’Allard, is co-ordinating a hotel school project which has just opened its doors at Mae Sot, in Northern Thailand. Its aim: allow young people from the Karen minority to [...]
In the social enterprise world, one key issue that constantly resurfaces, as it would in any growing sector, is one of funding and identifying a proper investment pipeline. The accessibility and [...]
The establishment of schools adapted to the needs of Karens in Thailand has changed the lives of young people and of their villages, spread out over an area 150 kilometres [...]
Ever since the dotcom boom of the nineties, the world has witnessed the advent of a new age. A glorious new age, filled with entrepreneurs turned to the internet to [...]
Remember, last week we went to Mae Ramoo’s refugee camp in Thailand. We met Mae Ramoo’s director, Saw Baw Poe. What future is there for his people? (By Geoffroy Caillet. Originally [...]
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based street artist Eric Reiger wouldn’t describe himself as a graffiti artist… anymore. That period of his life has passed. Now he simply goes by the personally significant moniker [...]
After escaping from the Burmese army hot on their heels, almost 16,000 Karen refugees are now living in Mae Ramoo camp by the border that separates Thailand and Burma. Waiting [...]
A small donation can go a long way – this is what numerous social activists, including Bill Clinton, former U.S. President and founder of the Clinton Global Initiative – say [...]
As both a massively successful artist and a survivor of a harsh childhood, 50 Cent found himself compelled to use his success to help others in need. A trip to [...]
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