By Yee Thu Aung For developing countries, modernizing governmental procedures and boosting Information and Communications Technology development in state governments take time and need stronger efforts. At the same time, as many Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) have surfaced in recent years, there is a growing need for platforms which could serve as a […]
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By Maggie Yang Do you find it hard to trust a charity when you are donating? Do you feel incapable of choosing between projects as an impact investor? Do you consider it increasingly painful to obtain funding for your start-up or charity project? Such questions have also bothered Alice’s co-founders Areti Kampyli and Raphaël Mazet
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The journey so far for AlterYouth only goes to show that all it takes is grit and genuine passion to make your dreams into a reality. Asifun Nabi didn’t just make his own dream of someday seeing Bangladesh parallel to countries such as America a reality. He also made dreams of many unfortunate children of achieving literacy such as Sufia, a reality.
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By: Jeremy Gwao Solomon Islands is a country with diverse cultures and rich traditions. Given its vast dialects, locals speak different languages. For photographer Neil Nuia, it is through photos that he can tell universal stories about his island nation. Neil, 31, aspires to be a changemaker through his photography. Another passionate youth is 29-year-old
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By: Hein Min Aung She grew up in a rural area with no electricity and poor telecommunication which had very rare connections with other places. She dropped out of school in Grade-9 and had to stop her journey of formal education at the age of 14 since her family could not provide financial support any
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By Phillip Subu In the past fifty years, Myanmar was trapped in a dictatorial regime and was isolated from the rest of the world. Its current antiquated educational system cannot prepare the young generation to solve new challenges and its teachers are not equipped to teach 21st century learning skills. Rote learning, a memorization technique based on
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By: Amulya Shrestha I was overweight since childhood due to a health condition and while I was doing my Bachelor’s Degree, I reached my maximum weight of 220 pounds which was about 100 kilograms. During that point of time because of my weight I was diagnosed with 3 diseases. It was my wake up call.
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By: Shreda Shrestha One of the major drawbacks of paper industries has always been the excessive use of wood pulp for the paper production. For past one and a half years I have closely worked with one of the best paper recycle facility in Nepal. And I have never looked at paper the same way
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By: Hein Thu Soe & Pam Viriyataveekul Despite hardships and questions like, ‘Is art essential?’ artists continue to show the world how it heals people, reduces the impact of climate change, unites communities, and most importantly, inspires hope. As rewarding as it may be, a career in art can be complicated. This article will give
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In the year 2012, I joined Bachelors in Development Studies at National College. It was after joining the college that I unearthed my passion for traveling and research. As part of the course requirement, we had field visits every semester.
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