Co-operatives around East Asia upcycle post-consumer materials into eco-fashion: Bazura Bags uses the skills of women in the Philippines and Vietnam to create a unique product.
On this year’s list of Schwab Foundation leaders: people who change lives with a phone call, education programs that empower migrant women with financial intelligence to transform their homelands, and street kids with skills to develop confidence and stabilty.
Six teams of writers and photographers have captured individuals and communities in Hanoi for a book, an e-book and an exhibition. Using words, photographs and videos, In a City tells the stories of everyday people: their passions and problems, relationships and routines, vocations and obsessions.
In December 2008, the British Council, in co-operation with the The thao Van hoa newspaper launched a competition called Awakened Spaces. The competition sought engagement from the public to identify buildings, streets and other public spaces that they would like to see improved or transformed.
Six teams of writers and photographers have captured individuals and communities in Hanoi for a book, an e-book and an exhibition.
The results of the Awakened Spaces competition has provoked major debate amongst the Vietnamese arts community…
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