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Sashka Avanyan: Social businesses in the local creative economy
The idea for Creopia Productions was born out of a love for the Armenian city of Vanadzor. This is the city Sashka Avanyan is from. It’s Armenia’s third biggest city, but in a lot of ways it’s completely overlooked. When looking at Armenia’s political context – a...
How Should Social Entrepreneurs Approach Impact Investors?
The Yunus & Youth team is always looking for opportunities to build the capacity and skills of our Fellows. On November 11th, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dan and Libby, from the University Impact Fund, who spoke brilliantly about what is impact investing and...
Maria del Mar Jaramillo: When motherhood becomes a social business
Maria’s journey with her social business began when she was 17. At this young age she became pregnant with her son. Although it came as a shock, she knew she was in a position where she could carry on studying, working, traveling, leading a normal life – she had...
Abhishek Banerjee: Improving the world, one brick at a time
Burnt-clay bricks are among the most popular building materials in India, and the country is their second-largest producer in the world, delivering 200 billion bricks every year. While the brick industry’s rise has increased employment opportunities – the industry is...
FIND YOUR TRIBE: An inspirational interview with Atti Worku on her move from Fashion to Philanthropy
Before you can tackle any problem successfully, you need to go to the root. Most of the problems in our society, especially the African society, as elaborate as they may seem, are caused by improper management at the grassroots. Atti Worku is an individual who is...
Yassine Ettayal: Bringing together learning, technology and fun
Yassine Ettayal has made a lot of thoughtful turns in his life to arrive at the idea of Educall. When he talks, it is clear he is an impressively reflective person – he speaks openly of seeking out advice from friends and family whenever he felt he needed to make a...
Sara Rajabli: Empowering women with special skills in Azerbaijan
Paris, January 2015. It is the middle of the night and a strange young woman knocks on Adam’s door. It is cold and there is no one else on the street anymore. Even though he is by himself at home, Adam feels the urge to welcome this person in for the night. She looks...
Kasha Slavner: On a mission to catalyse negative news headlines into a force for good
Written by: Caroline do Carmo Y&Y Fellow Kasha Sequoia Slavner is a 22-year-old filmmaker and social entrepreneur who grew up in Toronto, Canada in a single-parent household. Kasha’s socially concerned mother Marla inspired her to develop a passion for creating...
Paulo Mpokwa: The Importance of Community
Paulo is someone who has taken his experiences, his knowledge of his community, and his education, and put them together to come up with what it is he can do best. By carefully thinking about what it is that his community needs, he has come up with a creative solution...
Madhav Datt: Providing access to safe water for all
Written by: Lucas Bernar Yunus&Youth Fellow Madhav Datt was 8 years old when he first realized water scarcity was a huge problem. He was in a science class when the teacher said that the water table in India was falling by almost two feet every year. At the time,...
