MUSAWWIRA – THE ORGANIZER Real Name: Abena “Liza” Dagate Home Country: Ghana Age: 18 Height: 183 cm Weight: 79 kg Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Base of Operation: Himalayan Retreat Powers: Ability to intuitively organize anything, creating—forcing—order out of chaos in a wide variety of ways. RAFIE …
Tell me how you got started. YogiBreak was an idea that came to me as my own yoga practice evolved over the past 3 years. I was trying to figure out how to integrate my professional life (read: office work) and with my yoga life. Working in an office is often a grind; I saw an …
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) Location: Washington, DC Mission: Building community through the arts For Jill Strachan, CHAW’s Executive Director, peace feels like what you have when people are working in community. “A sense of community is an important stepping stone to peace in the world because it increases the understanding we have of others. …
by Andreas Fransius, Peace Is Profitable contributor Responsible business practices are often thought to be a luxury that only first-world multinationals can afford. However, creative new ways to combine profits with respect for workers’ rights and environmental sustainability are just as likely to come from entrepreneurs in poor countries, that are used to overcoming severe …
By Andreas Fransius, Peace Is Profitable Contributor While cost-cutting is an important imperative for firms, it is equally important to consider another motivation for responsible practices, namely how firms can reach new consumers. In fact, customers are often willing to pay a premium for products that have been produced in accordance with their values, for …
Imagine this: one village hosting a visiting team. The visiting team arrives early in the morning and after a few activities for the villagers to get to know each other, there are 3 football (soccer) matches–the junior game, the women’s game and the men’s match. After all this football playing there’s a big communal dinner …
