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Anubha Singhal advocates for accessibility

Resilience and Inclusiveness: Journeying Through Comforts, Obstacles, to Empowerment

From Comfort to Chaos: Navigating Resilience and Inclusiveness Through an Unexpected Diagnosis Anubha Singhal grew up in Delhi, India. She loves to travel. She always lived a comfortable life, until age 17, when she was diagnosed with a rare condition, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Despite the challenges, she embraced the new obstacles and her entire outlook […]

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Mutongi Kawara advocates for orphans in Zimbabwe

Rising Beyond Despair: Mutongi’s Journey to Empower Orphans with Mukundi

Born HIV positive, Mutongi T. Kawara lost her parents to HIV/AIDS-related illness at an early age. From then onwards, she had to move into different relatives’ homes. There she was physically abused and constantly reminded through discriminatory comments that she wouldn’t have a future. This destroyed her will to live. Working with HIV-positive orphans who

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from Silence to Advocacy Against Childhood Abuse

Breaking Chains, Building Empowerment: Sara Tandel’s Journey from Silence to Advocacy Against Childhood Abuse

As a survivor of sexual childhood abuse , Sara Tandel knows that child safety has to starts at home. Sara was taught to unquestionably obey elders, even if it meant silencing her voice. Adults unknowingly foster submission in children, making them vulnerable. Through Mukhlasi, she intends to change this attitude by empowering caregivers to encourage

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Seeds of Change: Myat Tun's Odyssey from Rural Roots to Permaculture Pioneer

Seeds of Change: Myat Tun’s Odyssey from Rural Roots to Permaculture Pioneer

Myat Tun grew up in a small village in Western Myanmar. No internet, no electricity, just the simplicity of rural life. In 2013, a child once without any dream became a nature enthusiast. With the experiences and knowledge in nature conservation, Myat returned to his home state, Rakhine to empower rural youth in sustainable agriculture,

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Picture of malak with background of Refugee camp

Refugee Advocate Malak Alamar: Leading Climate Resilience and Unity Efforts

Malak Alamar grew up in refugee schools in Jordan and witnessed how refugees have suffered from hate speech and poor living -conditions. Coming from a family with Palestinian roots, she faced the same problem of discrimination before. By identifying the impacts of climate change and the hostile relationship it would create among the people as

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Keerthi Selvaraj

Feathers of change: kuyili’s call to empower, educate, and protect our avian allies and environment

Kuyili’s Call Keerthi Selvaraj from Tamil Nadu, India grew up in a conservative religious family which restricted her opportunities to explore. Despite her limitations, she began photographing birds because their beauty captivated her. While recording them on an international data platform, Keerthi learned about their role in maintaining biodiversity. This inspired her to explore wetlands

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Trauma to Purpose - Olakunle Joshua - Nigeria

Trauma to purpose – Paving the Way for Inclusive Early Childhood Education

Trauma to purpose – Paving the Way for Inclusive Early Childhood Education A fatal bus accident had caused his eyes to be temporarily blind for two months. This gave him a glimpse into what it feels like to be visually impaired. The experience formed Olakunle Joshua’s passion for special education. The training he had and

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Rising from despair: a doctor's journey from cow fields to leprosy care, and the birth of the house of ketupat

Rising from despair: a doctor’s journey from cow fields to leprosy care, and the birth of the house of ketupat

Leprosy is not our of the world… After his retirement as a medical doctor, Johny Sulistio from Indonesia decided to work with cows to regain some purpose in life, during which he encountered a leprosy patient with a late deformity. Because of stigma, they are late to seek diagnosis and treatment. This and their ostracization

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