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The fight for lesbian rights in Colombia

The ‘weaker’ sex stands strong in its diversity

Several gay women from Cali, Colombia, are joining together in voice to create awareness and support for their sexual orientation.

An interview series focussing on young entrepreneurs for social change

In Focus: Darko Bozinoski

It started with a challenge: a group of IT students from Skopje, Macedonia, wondered how they could break down a huge set of data to make it easily accessable for young students. The result? Climate for Children - a multiply awarded set of interactive multimedia applications that support young students' understanding of climate change through interactive gaming. Team Leader Darko Bozinoski tells us the story behind Climate for Children and his personal motivation to engage for social change.

An interview series focussing on young entrepreneurs of social change

In Focus: Renato Dornelas

React & Change Organization is Brazil's first youth-led and online-driven platform uniting young people to work towards ending gender inequality. We spoke to Head of International Affairs Renato Dornelas to hear the inspiration behind the organization and the progress they have made since forming in 2009.

IR interviews one of Namibia's most famous musicians

Meet The Dogg

As a pioneer of Namibia's kwaito music, The Dogg has become one of the country's highest selling musicians. While his business adventures are expanding not just within the music industry, we meet to hear his story and future plans.

An interview series focussing on young entrepreneurs for social change

In Focus: Abbas Adel

Zabatak.com and Morsimeter.com are both multiply awarded web platforms fighting for transparency in Egypt. Behind the platforms is a collective of young IT developers, social entrepreneurs and designers who are eager to use digital innovation for social good. In our latest In Focus interview we spoke to the head of the team, Abbas Adel.

An interview series focussing on young entrepreneurs of social change

In Focus: Mathias Haas

Mathias Haas is the founder of Findia, a charity, art and journalism project from Austria recently given distinction at the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) 2012. The project enables young Austrians to visit India and discover the real ways of life as opposed to mainstream media interpretations. We met Mathias at the WSYA ceremony in Canada and asked him about his passion to open young people's minds to different cultures.  

An interview series focussing on young entrepreneurs of social change

In Focus: Saransh Dua

Saransh Dua is the co-founder of GotStared.At, a campaign recently given distinction at the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) 2012. GotStared.At aims at giving women in India a platform to speak out against violence and sexual assault and to prove they are not at fault. We met Saransh at the WSYA ceremony in Canada and asked him about his passion to support Indian women.

Cycling in Pakistan offers a chance for equality and wealth

A Route to Equality

84% of all women in Pakistan do not have jobs, while those who do are facing difficulties on their daily commutes. It is considered unsafe for women to be outside alone and the Pakistani economy is suffering as such a large percentage of the population stay at home rather than go out to work. In the following article Momal Mushtaq argues that "women using bicycles would greatly benefit the country as a whole". 

An interview series focussing on young entrepreneurs of social change

In Focus: Nathan Masyuko

Nathan Muema Masyuko works for Afroes Co. Ltd, an enterprise from Kenya recently given distinction at the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) 2012. The company creates mobile app games for young African people to learn about how they can take action on social problems affecting them. We met Nathan at the WSYA ceremony in Canada and asked him about his passion to empower young people.

An interview series focussing on young entrepreneurs of social change

In Focus: Jason Muloongo

Jason Muloongo is the co-founder of Fünda, an enterprise recently given distinction at the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) 2012. Fünda aims at reducing education inequalities in South Africa through using modern technology for mobile devices. We met Jason at the WSYA ceremony in Canada and asked him about his passion to support South African students.
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