Happy New Tibetan Year 2140

Today is the most important day of the year for Tibetans; Losar the start of the New Year 2140 “Tashi-de-leh!!” On the first day of New Year, Tibetans get up very early, take a bath with starwater (water left out…

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Challenge emigration and the power of music

Travel2Change have launched their latest challenge – click the infographic for further details: Facebook hosted contest The Challenge is NOT limited to US citizens and anyone can submit an idea to win $500 towards a trip with AVIF to…

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Kids & AI

Taken from Kurzweil AI, a truly amazing story: Given tablets but no teachers, Ethiopian children teach themselves October 29, 2012 (Credit: OLPC) Earlier this year, OLPC workers dropped off closed boxes containing the tablets, taped shut, with no instruction….

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Challenges and Being Unreasonable

We would like to publicise a fantastic new Challenge in partnership with Travel2Change and GOOD Maker. You have A CHANCE TO WIN $1000 to USE TRAVEL FOR GOOD if your submission is selected. Deadline OCTOBER 31, 2012. Further details…

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A valuable lesson from the Arctic

The Uummannaq Children’s Home is located in a small isolated town on a small island in a large fjord on the North-West coast of Greenland, about 600 km north of the Arctic Circle. The Children’s Home is one of…

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