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Gehan Gunasekara: Franchising & Privacy Law

May 18, 2011 by  
Filed under 5 KURIOUS Kiwi Questions

“Gehan Gunasekara specialises in the areas of franchising law and information privacy law. He has published widely in these areas both locally and overseas. He has contributed to the literature on the need for the protection of whistle-blowers.

James Nachtwey: Fights XDR-TB

January 10, 2011 by  
Filed under VidStyle

Photojournalist James Nachtwey sees his TED Prize wish come true, as we share his powerful photographs of XDR-TB, a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis that’s touching off a global medical crisis.

Red Dust Role Models

December 28, 2010 by  
Filed under mindStyle

“Red Dust Role Models seek to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged youth living in remote communities. Each year, they conduct around 12 tours to remote communities around Australia and now internationally, in Fiji and India. As part of these tours, Red Dust Role Models visit remote communities and deliver programmes in the areas […]

Great Plains Conservation

December 22, 2010 by  
Filed under mindStyle

“Is about finding the right formula between conservation, communities and commerce. Great Plains Conservation’s model takes stressed and threatened environments, surrounds them with compassionate protection and intelligent management. It’s an initiative to help curb the downward spiral of our threatened natural world by being proactive today, and by applying what they know best. This is […]

Doorstep School

May 31, 2010 by  
Filed under mindStyle

Door Step School addresses literacy amongst the marginalised sections of Indian society. It was established in Mumbai, India in 1988 and later expanded to Pune in 1989. The school built its programme to address three major problems: Non-enrollment, Wastage and Stagnation. Rajani Paranjpe, Founder – President Door Step School (ex-officio member) Mrs. Paranjpe (or Rajani […]