Mumbai, Nov 9, 2014: Nepal’s social crusader Anuradha Koirala, who has rescued more than 12,000 women from human trafficking and Maharashtra’s social worker Prakash Amte were among 10 prominent winners named here Sunday for the Harmony Foundation’s prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice-2014. Koirala, 65, through her […]

We all know that feeling. That feeling when you’re asked, ‘what do you want for Christmas?’ Obviously it would not be Christmas without a few presents to unwrap, a glass of wine swilling in your hand and the debatably ‘pleasant’ company of your family members. However, most of the time we have only a […]

The Band Aid project is exactly what it says on the tin. A sticking plaster and oh so partial solution to what could potentially become a global epidemic (no I’m not scaremongering, just stating a point of fact). It was the same with the songs previous incarnations and will be […]

As a man with limited hill walking experience and a propensity to sit in the firing line of the pleasant sunshine, I was at best ambivalent about my wife’s idea of a summer holiday. Circumnavigating around the Mont Blanc range wasn’t top of my ‘self-preservation agenda’ for our summer holidays. […]

Most people will be familiar or at least have heard of the good work that Fair Trade tries to do around the world. They are one of the very few organisations who attempt to enable us all to make a difference in our daily lives not be money donations or projects […]

What comes to mind when you hear the word fundraising? Time and time again, I find myself approached by various charitable institutions for money, but am rarely given a chance to truly feel involvement in the donation. Do I even get the chance to care – or is a signed check […]

Saturday October the 19th 2013 marks the day that Manchester United, currently 5th place will play against Southampton currently 11th place at Old Trafford, during the match 100 RAG student volunteers will descend upon the stadium dressed in fancy dress ,  giving up their free time to collect spare change, this is to raise money for the Manchester-based Francis […]

RAG, or Raise and Give, is the fundraising part of the Students’ Union of a university. It is a really well recognised organisation and universities all over the UK have a RAG, and being part of what they do can really enhance what you have to say in an interview […]