food literacy: Nelson Kamoyo’s journey from hunger to empowerment Growing up in rural Malawi, going to school hungry and having one meal per day was the norm. As the last-born in a large family, Nelson Kamoyo often skipped school to work in support of his family. Witnessing his siblings thrive after completing their education inspired […]
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Empowerment-Life as an Experiment I arrived for the first time at the taxi stop to pick up passengers in my car. Passengers would stop at my Toyota Corolla, which was admittedly a little fancier than the rest of the taxis parked there, look into the tinted windows, see me, a person with albinism, and quickly
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Theatre for change A Personal Journey: From Slums to Theatre His love for theatre led him back to the slums of Delhi where his family lived in a tiny 8×10 square-foot room and all members regardless of age contributed to their survival. Anand juggled jobs as a scavenger, security guard, data entry operator, Uber
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Growing More Than Crops Introduction A vibrant community, thriving in the hills of Sindupalchoak, Aarukharka, Nepal, where greenery meets mountains and a nearby river serenades the landscape. Families work together during the planting season, children play in the muddy soil, and laughter fills the air … This is Krishna Hari Dulal’s dream. Surviving in the
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Determination and Disability When I was just two years old, a doctor gave me an expired polio vaccine. After three months, I was diagnosed with polio, a disease that affects the bones and movement, and I lost my ability to walk for the rest of my life. The Supportive Mother: A Backbone for Education My
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Blind youths Myanmar A Life-Altering Accident: From Football Dreams to Blindness I remember the incident as if it was yesterday. When I turned 17 years old, I had enough. Enough from being prepared for a future without an interesting job perspective. I wanted to quit high school and, like many other blind youths, learn massage,
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Breaking Barriers – The Uplifting Journey of Kavya Poornima Balajepalli Meet Kavya Poornima Balajepalli, a 27-year-old young woman with a bright smile, filled with a passion for art and a love for life’s little joys like gazing at stars, observing skylines, smelling Petrichor, or driving vehicles. Trained in Bharatanatyam, she is an art enthusiast, involved
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A Journey of Resilience and Hope “It was a beautiful morning when I was sitting in my small office when my friend, Dominic, a social worker in a certain church group called me. “Good morning Mary……. I have a case which I know will be of much interest to you.” Dominic knows the passion I
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Rekindling Hope “If we don’t end the war, the war will end us” – H.G. Wells The Plight of Bobo in Conflict-Stricken Bamenda Bobo, a 22-year-old young man is one of the many youths between the ages of 15-35 living in the conflict-stricken town of Bamenda. Bamenda also known as Abakwa, is a city in
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by Itohan Iyawe How water shortage drowns education opportunities in Nigeria During the course of one of my fieldwork for the identification of problems/challenges in rural communities, I visited the Irese community in the southern part of Ondo State, Nigeria. There, I met with Alice, a fifteen-year-old girl, looking way older than her age. As
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