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Reflections on Dubai. Part Two. Trying to Wrap My Head Around Things.
Written by Eike Leonhardt
Reflections on Dubai Part Two. Trying to Wrap My Head Around Things. Preface: I´m in Dubai on behalf of Omnicom Media Group. Amongst others, this post contains a passage about my working environment. I want to point out that I´m in no way prohibited from criticism or compromised in any […]
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Reflections on Dubai – Part One. A Cliché is a Cliché is a Cliché.
Written by Eike Leonhardt
I work abroad from time to time. Currently, I`m based in Dubai. Before departure I faced many Dubai related clichés and got the notion that allthough everybody has an idea about the emirate, few have actually been there longer than a day or two. That´s why I want to tell […]
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Information and Communication Technology: A powerful tool for Inclusion of Visually Impaired
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
An enriching time spent in the company of specially-abled children and those people making a difference in their lives at the National Association for the Blind (NAB), state branch of Delhi. This was how I spent my New Year’s Eve this time. With the mission to empower the visually challenged […]
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Enabling Children with Special Needs at CHEERS
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
The little boy who is suffering from both blindness and autism seemed upset and was crying in the arms of the caretaker. He had just been admitted to the Enabling Centre of Children’s Hospital for Eye, ENT and Rehabilitation Services(CHEERS) in Bhaktapur, Nepal, that day for rehabilitation services which would […]
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Carrying Everest
Written by Leah Davies
His hands tell a story. Marked with lines and callouses, they have carried heavy loads. The weight of a historical connection to a sacred land that has been punctuated by hardship and challenge in the shadows of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. Meet Dilip Kulung, a former porter who […]
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Migration crisis in the EU – Choosing between bad and worst?
Written by Daniel Vekony
As migrants keep arriving at the borders of the European Union, EU countries will soon face a hard choice. They will either risk a social crisis by carrying on with their foreign policy that lacks deep-cutting engagement such as serious military involvement and state building in conflict zones and better […]
