Written by: Lucas Bernar Yunus&Youth Fellow Madhav Datt was 8 years old when he first realized...
Madhav Datt – Providing access to safe water for all
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Fellows’ Stories
Elizabeth Lahey – Jewelry with a purpose
Elizabeth Lahey (or Lizzie, as she likes to be called) was born in the Midwest and describes...
Lourdes Soares – Simplifying cancer care in India
A cancer diagnosis often leads to a scary and confusing time for patients and their caregivers,...
Maria del Pilar – Turning life lessons into a social enterprise
Bursting with energy and plans, Maria del Pilar is a force of nature. She is someone who has...
Laís Higashi - Iluminando las áreas remotas de Brasil
Yunus & Youth Fellow Laís Higashi es una brasileña de 26 años criada en una familia de fuertes mujeres japonesas. Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, muchos niños japoneses habían perdido a sus padres, y la bisabuela de Laís sintió la necesidad de actuar, convirtiendo parte de su fábrica de salsa de soja ...
Gabriela Ferreiro – When activism meets social enterprises
When Gabriela speaks, you can tell that her background is that of an activist. She has a tangible sensitivity towards people whose lives are made difficult by their surrounding environments. At some point in the conversation she says: “isn’t there a phrase that says...
Fashion that heals: Renata Rizzi’s Fight to Disrupt Brazil’s Domestic Violence Cycle
Aiming to disrupt the domestic violence cycle in Brazil, Yunus & Youth Fellow Renata Rizzi created the fashion brand Utopiar to empower women in Brazil who have overcome domestic abuse. Renata came up with Utopiar after discovering the number of women who face...
