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Bringing peace to a war-ravaged country

Victor Ochen and his initiative for African youth

How to launch 1.200 enterprises in a challenging economy

Zeina Saab and the model of the Nawaya Network

Creating the first diversity-focused accelerator

Chike Ukaegbu and the untapped communities in tech

The first ballet school in Palestine

Meet Shyrine Ziadeh, founder of the empowerment-focused Ramallah Ballet Center

Hip-hop, art and politics

Celso Athayde's uses them in order to inspire favela dwellers

The future material for high-quality furniture?

Alyaa Nour's innovating conversion of palm tree waste

Feeling anxiety over climate change?

Start diving in order to heal the ocean

The power of teenagers

How two sisters from Bali are getting plastic bags banned

Shaking up the health industry

Gregory Rockson dreams of an Africa in good health

Saving land, limbs and lives

The mission of Richard Yim against landmines

Artist and inventor and entrepreneur

Sophia Wang and the innovative solution of MycoWorks

A former child slave now rescues children from the same experience

Meet James Kofi Anan and the Challenging Heights

An ounce of humanity goes a long way

New Delhi: The pandemic has seen extraordinary levels of mutual help, according to Alokesh Sharma, Founder of Kayantar Foundation, interviewed for OLBIOS.

Defining Oneself and Changing the Narrative

Australia: In his article for OLBIOS, Mohammed Semra, UN Humanitarian Affairs Peace Ambassador, writes on the challenge of defining oneself as opposed to being defined by others, the importance of role models and opportunity.

Having faith in dialogue

In his interview with OLBIOS, Zakaria El Hamel, President of Youth for Peace and Dialogue between Cultures in Morocco, tells us about his work to maintain a dialogue on human rights and beyond.

Helping children but also their communities

Rosalie Tieges spoke to OLBIOS from Thailand on how caring for children also creates much-needed jobs for their local communities

The meaning of Home

Antigoni Alexiou talks from Greece on her work supporting asylum seekers, refugees and migrants that have faced torture, violence and abuse.

When information flows halfway

Amaya Alexandra Ramos spoke to OLBIOS from Washington, D.C., on puncturing the barriers preventing the flow of vital information to people like herself who work with human trafficking, forced migration and trauma.

The fight against common and fundamental diseases

Nick Sireau, the founder of Orchard, spoke to OLBIOS from London on the lack of funds for OCD research and on how nature reveals its secrets ‘apart from the beaten path’

Is it possible to be optimistic about the future of Turkey?

Human rights activist Baris Bayram, founder of the EPE Movement, talks about unjust hardships, challenges, and minor or major achievements.

Allowing people to thrive at home

Harriette Rothwell spoke to OLBIOS on how she found her calling in Guatemala, on the importance of allowing people to thrive where they live and the vital support she provides in nonprofits.

Changing what ‘normal’ means

Gerardo Gaya talks to OLBIOS from Mexico on the experiences and autism diagnosis that led him to found Iluminemos de Azul and on what ‘normal’ really means

Learning from the past how to protect our future

USA: Stacy Gallin, Founder and Director at MIMEH, presents in her interview with OLBIOS her work and insights on the most pressing issue: the need for a new moral ethos.

Mexican management

Alex Eaton and the model of Sistema Biobolsa, or how to empower farmers to take an active role to escape the cycle of rural poverty.

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