I absolutely love this TED Talk by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon on women entrepreneurs. She writes about all the entrepreneurs she’s met in her travels to Afghanistan and Rwanda – women who are seeking real investment, not microfinance. Who want to open factories, export their products, and hire hundreds of people. Who want $500,000 investments, not…
I recently ran across the work of Yatin Patel, a photographer, designer, and Internet entrepreneur. Yatin is passionate about the roots of India and the country’s thriving populace. His photographs provide us with a glimpse into India today. Yatin has been snapping photographs since he was ten years old. Being the only child in his community to own a camera, Yatin would set out each weekend…
This honest and damning post by Ilaria Allegrozzi about her reflections on the aid industry is an absolute must read. I admire her ability to speak out about something that many are afraid to address. I agree with her outrage and her sentiments about how NGOs are essentially mushrooming in conflict zones and the developing…
Silhouettes is a new independent film about South Asians in America that deals with issues of identity, race, empowerment, abuse, and is ultimately a story about emancipation. The film has two South Asian women in the lead roles: Pakistani-American actress Fawzia Mirza, and Indian-American Puja Mohindra. Check out the trailer below: The film is produced by…
Recently, I ran across this New York Times article by Graham Bowley, who writes about his quest to speak with Sahar Gul, a young 15-year old girl who had been subject to countless abuses at the hands of her husband’s family, who tortured her and kept her in a basement bathroom for five months after…
There are estimated to be around 5,000-8,000 young people in the UK being forced into marriage. David Cameron has announced he wants forced marriage to be made a criminal offence. However, not everyone agrees that this will help the victims. The government feels that the signal they send out to not criminalise it is a…
Recently, I stumbled across a fascinating reddit thread started by a high school student who wanted badly to get into MIT, but felt he simply wasn’t as smart as he thought he was. It led to a number of illuminating comments by MIT students about intelligence, and hinted at the long-standing debate about nature v….
Credit goes here This infographic was created specifically for my blog; the statistics and data come from this Sociological Images blog post on the CDCP report and the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010 Summary Report.
I recently ran across a brilliant idea for a prospective new organization – Giifa, which crowdfunds charity workers’ wages. Giifa is still in its initial stages and doesn’t have a website yet, but the idea is quite compelling: Giifa is a website that will serve as a platform for crowd-funding jobs in non-profits. Member organizations…
This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to…
