by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
When Mr Ladislav Brazdil bought an old collective farm with a partner after the Czech revolution, what he really wanted was to engineer and market his own product. His dream became reality when a design engineer asked him about an idea he had in mind: an urban...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
After nearly three decades in which it stayed shut because of the Taleban’s ban on music, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (Anim) re-opened in 2010, keen to rekindle a musical teaching tradition. Now, it teaches courses in both classical Western and...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
Sheroes Hangout, with its tasteful decor and lively graffiti, is tucked away between some nondescript eateries, across from a five-star luxury hotel. In Agra, famous as the city of the Taj Mahal, the cafe is on the map for a unique reason: It is run by women who have...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
Sisters Morgan and Caitria O’Neill never expected that a tornado would hit their small home town in Massachusetts – or that when it did, recovering from the disaster would change their lives. On June 1, 2011, a pair of twisters ripped across the state,...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
Thirteen-year-old Yusuf Warsame shows up for school in Frederiksburg, Denmark, every day, takes part in class and gets up to pranks like any of his classmates – but he is not actually there. At home, about 3km away, Yusuf accesses and controls a robot called...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
This is school at its best. Every Saturday, some 300 10- and 11-year-olds from disadvantaged neighbourhoods around Brussels get a taste of what the future could look like, through activities organised by Tada, or Toekomst -F Atelier de l’Avenir (Studio of the...
