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The process of making sanitary napkins in an Indian Village.
These six women go to work every day to make sanitary napkins for girls and women in their communities. Such a small tool for empowerment, but this allows girls to go to school and women to go to work the whole month, instead of missing out to tend to their monthly condition. Monja, Khartun, Nitel, and Shanti… you inspire me.
Credits:
Video taken and put together by Rubina Pilot Project.
Footage taken on the Barefoot College Campus.
Music by Oh Land.
The SVA DSI program almost makes me want to go back for a second Masters… This video shows a their recent Designathon held in NYC, along with the Chair and Faculty.
She’s the First.
Attend Girls Who Rock on June 10 in NYC to support this awesome organization that works to boost girls’ education around the world.
Love this concept! Not sure if it replaces formal education, although there are major issues with the current system, but I think this is a worthy effort.
Thanks for sharing @MitchKapler
Russell Ackoff shares lots of juicy thoughts on how design thinking needs to be the center of management education and how collaboration and openness can be a strategic advantage to corporations.
“No organization can be excellent in all activities required to perform its function. Therefore, it should go out where it can be performed more effectively.” —Russell Ackoff
BBC’s Peter Day interviews Russell Ackoff (2/07, Part 2 of 3) 9 minutes
Taliban trend: Poisoning school girls in Afghanistan
This video covers the story of 124 girls who were poisoned in early May; just one of several poisoning reports, the most recent happening just this past weekend.
The resilience and strength of these women amaze me — they are willing to risk their lives to attain a better life for themselves and their country. One mother stated that she is scared for her daughter to attend school but knows the education of it’s people - especially girls - is Afghanistan’s only hope. Talk about having a sense of purpose every time you walk into a classroom.
