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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: Life Needs Internet

Life Needs Internet is an art project about the impact and the rise of digital technology on cultures today. In the latest In Focus interview we spoke to founder Jeroen van Loon whose  project was given distinction at the European Youth Award 2012.

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: Alloysius Atta

Alloysius Atta is the founder of Farmerline, a mobile and web-based system from Ghana recently given distinction at the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) 2012. The project provides farmers and investors in Africa with relevant agricultural industry content to improve productivity and increase income. We met Alloysius at the WSYA ceremony in Canada and asked him about his passion to support the agricultural industry in his region.  

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.  

The Zimbabwean music industry struggles to cope with the growth of piracy

Rip and Burn

The illegal act of piracy in Zimbabwe is being mostly driven by many young people seeing the opportunity to make money. However despite knowing they are breaking the law and pushing most legal record bars out of business, pirate dealers consider what they do as a way of helping their colleagues who cannot afford original material.

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". 
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