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Society IndiaThese Ladies in South India Plan a Big Party for New Years – the Very First in Their Lives!
A small town in southern India will be holding week-long New Year events exclusively for women, urging them for the very first time to break social norms and go out to celebrate – in a move to promote women’s empowerment.
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Society United KingdomHire Refugees to Grow Your Business, Says Social Entrepreneur
A handful of social enterprises in England are on a mission to not only find work for refugees, but to specifically get them into the careers they were training for back home – and it happens to benefit the country too.
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Society ChadChad’s Young Entrepreneurs on the Go to Fix Their Country’s Biggest Problems
Young locals in Chad grew up witnessing problems with electricity, waste and unemployment go unsolved. Now, they’ve decided to take the matters in their own hands, setting up startups that are both profitable and helpful to the community.
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Society ChadThey Fled Their Home, Now They Are Teaching Other Refugees
Chad has provided its long-term refugees with a new and rare education strategy that allows them to attend Chadian universities for a more promising future – and girls and young women are especially benefitting from the opportunity.
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Society KuwaitThis Finance Minster Runs a 500 Billion Dollar Fund – and Is the First Woman to Do So.
In the Gulf region the world for women is getting better slowly but steadily: Mariam Al-Aqeel is the new finance minister of Kuwait – the first time a woman is appointed such a key cabinet post in this conservative area.