Articles tagged with: Charity
Alternative Issue: Burkina Faso’s Paralympians Pave Way for Equal Rights
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When Burkina Faso’s Paralympic team arrived in London with nowhere to stay, nowhere to train and not enough money to salvage the situation in a strange country, 24 year old Liam Conlon decided to take matters into his own hands.
The Cambridge graduate put some of the athletes up in his …
Alternative Issue: Islamic Finance Investments on the Rise, but are there any Jobs?
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Investments in Islamic finance are increasing at a rapid rate globally. According to Ernst and Young global Islamic banking assets held by commercial banks are set to reach almost two trillion this year, up from the US$1.3 trillion of assets held in 2011. The sector has seen a 150% increase …
One Small Step for Amy Hanson, a Big Step for Nicaragua
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Amy Hanson, director of the organisation Big Steps talks about her new documentary about the street children in Nicaragua.