Written by: Mako Muzenda When Rachita Saraogi and Rebecca Thomson were studying design at Central...
Sisterhood: when girls design their space in the world
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Fellows’ Stories
Jesselina Rana and Shubhangi Rana: Taking on taboos
Jesselina and Shubhangi started Pad2Go once they returned to their native Nepal after...
Meet the Yunus&Youth Fellows: Igor Marinelli
What if you could be a superhero in a child’s life?Written by: Marcela Lessa This is the story of...
Social Entrepreneurship as a Tool to Elevate Persons with Disabilities: An interview with Y&Y Fellow Gabriela Ferreiro, founder and Co-Director of Libertate
Y&Y: Tell us about Libertate. Why does it exist? Gabriela: Libertate was born in the face of a...
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...
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
Written by: Marcela Lessa 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...
