Want to help a good cause? It’s simple

Want to help a good cause? It’s simple

Egyptians in many areas, especially those in underprivileged villages, have been deprived of water resources for many years. They often resort to buying from water vendors who roam areas where there are shortages. To find a solution to this crisis, a group of young...
Cooking their way to independence

Cooking their way to independence

Ms Jihey Lee was a successful marketer at an IT company when she decided to give it all up in 2008 and set up a social enterprise helping marginalised women. She opened a restaurant in a small corner of Sangsu-dong, Mapo-gu in South Korea, convinced the food business...
Body art – from scars of violence

Body art – from scars of violence

Ms Evguenia Zakhar, 33, is not just any tattoo artist. Every Monday, in her studio in Ufa, Russia, she works on the scars of women who have been abused, turning them, for free, into art. Ms Zakhar was inspired by the work of Brazilian tattoo artist Flavia Carvalho....
Education can transform lives

Education can transform lives

Unlike many in his community, Eliezer Rodriguez, 17, is completing his secondary education at the Francisco Morazan School in the village of El Zurzular in southern Honduras, without having to walk for four hours or cross a river. The person responsible for this...
A book for the price of a baguette

A book for the price of a baguette

Publishing disruptor Vincent Safrat is not only selling books like they are bread rolls – and at the same price as a baguette – but he is also doing so on a massive scale. Last year alone, Mr Safrat sold around 2.5 million copies in France. So, what is his...