by Liza Di Georgina | Sep 29, 2023 | Heartivist Of The Week
In Bolivia, in 2023, 71 out of every 1,000 births are from girls 15 to 19 years old, World Population Review. “I have a purpose for my life, and that is to leave a positive footprint on humanity,” Valentina Wiñay Quispe, Founder of the organization, Soy Warmi. Being...
by Liza Di Georgina | Apr 28, 2023 | Heartivist Of The Week
It is estimated that around 2,500 million people will have a certain degree of hearing loss by 2050, World Health Organization. “We do have a future as long as we still have people committed to being a friend to those in need”, Zaineb Al-Abdulla, founder of Deaf...
by Liza Di Georgina | Apr 14, 2023 | Heartivist Of The Week
“Starting something is an achievement. Taking the first step is already being on the way to something better,” Ruth Abwalo. In Uganda, 1 in 4 women aged 15 to 49 experienced violence by a former intimate partner in 2018, UN Women. Knitting is a silent promise for the...
by Tessa Graham | Apr 5, 2023 | ShiftHappens
This year Lourdes celebrates 33 years working to protect animals! Lourdes has been a grantee since 2018 when she received a seed grant to support the International Congress of Animal Rights in Veracruz, Mexico. Lourdes holds this yearly conference to bring together...
by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Mar 30, 2023 | ShiftHappens
Sarah Yener, the English Department Chair at a high school in Antalya, Turkey, created a project that is having a profound effect on the lives of those who lost everything when earthquakes struck the Turkey/Syria region in February 2023. Prior to applying to The...