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Young British architect, James Munro Boon, had a “moment” after designing and building a school in South Africa. Inspired to help, the now Hong-Kong based entrepreneur, set up ‘Elephant Branded’ – a business that makes school bags out of trash. For each one sold, they give another to a child in Afr…
Away from the hustle and bustle of city life, 10kms from Puducherry airport, there is a one-of-a-kind world. A world of universal brotherhood, of peace and harmony with nature. One where the focus is on sustainable living rather than who has the biggest paycheck. In the 21st century where no one has…
Repurposing: a phenomenon well promoted, but not well-executed in our day-to-day living. Partly, because of a lack of creativity. Truth is that you can extend the lifeline of any item and repurpose anything in your room. On this note, Aastha Verma and I set out to conduct a small experiment to see w…
Philanthropy & generosity twirled and twisted in abundance at Inara and DANS’s collaborative event on October 16 & 17 2015. A highly efficient and hard-working team was formed as the two groups combined forces to implement a grand good deed. In Dubai, numerous laborers work day in and day ou…
Featured Image Source: http://meconstructionnews.com Let me start with a question: Have you ever been in a terrible mood and the world seems to be flipping upside down? Subsequently, you come across this one smiling person who instantly changes your mood and rotates your world back around. I receive…
Lately, I’ve met so many individuals who want to go green and reduce their carbon footprint, but what gets in their way is a lack of knowledge; they don’t know where to donate or where to send in the scrap materials from their homes for recycling in Dubai. For instance, the alternative t…
Who do we usually thank for our success? Family, friends.. we even credit luck occasionally, but how often do we appreciate the role our society has played in our success? Not society in a vague sense – people you pass on the street everyday who have contributed to your life. Imagine yourself …
Without digital mapping, our generation finds it difficult to function on a daily basis – from work meetings to social commitments, it helps you find your way. Now, imagine what happens when you need to navigate through a disaster-struck region in a country with no tools or data to navigate through …
A UAE report recently released by Quooker, ‘Perceptions of Domestic Tap Water in the United Arab Emirates’, tells us that UAE tap water is safe to drink. Domestic tap water has been a topic of debate in the UAE for over a decade, despite the insistence of environmental and health experts that the co…
What: Alzheimer’s Awareness & Education Event When: Friday and Saturday, September 11 & 12 Where: Festival City Centre As World Alzheimer’s Day approaches, one local not-for-profit plans to host a free family event to raise awareness for the disease which is fast becoming a ‘global hea…
This summer, it feels like the drowsy warm wind has taken us all under its wing and the travel bug, special to this season, has infected a lot of us with wanderlust. Pack this, pack that, don’t forget a thing off the list. Looking up activities, weather forecasts and baggage allowances. Amidst all t…
Featured Image via Adopt-A-Camp’s Facebook Page The spirit of altruism during the holy month of Ramadan has never been restricted to just one faith. It’s a virtue that’s present universally, irrespective of faith, race or creed. The people of the UAE have long been known as a generous and mag…
We all like to receive; gifts, party favors, dinner/spa vouchers, but there are few who love to give. It’s not quite as shocking when someone asks you to donate your clothes or your money. If you’re well off, those seem like reasonable requests, but time? Giving someone your time and attention trump…
Featured Image courtesy: Children At Risk Foundation [via flickr], 2005 It’s the Holy Month of Ramadan and we all embody the spirit of giving; donating money, giving away free meals and clothes, holding fundraisers. Although, despite all the humanitarian activities people partake in, many are almost…
Featured Image Source: http://helpnepal.today/ Disclaimer: This piece of fiction is emotionally sensitive in nature. Reader discretion is advised. Re-construction has started, rehabilitation is in process and the headlines on newspapers scream another disaster, but in an effort to remember Nepal com…
In Syria, a country bursting with too many violent men dressed in black, the volunteers of the Syrian Civil Defence want to offer an alternative. The group of 2,600 men and women, drawn from all walks of life, wear distinctive white helmets. With a fire service, a civilian police force a distant mem…
As I read through the 98-page judgment of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which was created under a legislation passed in 2010, what kept coming to my mind were the two common place adages – “Too much law too little justice” and “Too many cooks spoil the broth.” Please pardon my flippancy but you…
International Biodiversity Day: 22nd May 2015 22nd May, this year, is officially International Biological Diversity Day, as sanctioned by the United Nations. This year’s theme focuses specifically on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development, and among other goals including the preserving ecosystems,…
This Ramadan, Splash invites you to share the selfless stories of your heroes, who have performed commendable acts of kindness, to receive recognition. Read on for more details about Splash Heart of Gold. The holy month of Ramadan is when you stop, take a moment, reflect and be thankful for what yo…
A touch of home from home This week, I came across a humanitarian group in Sharjah called ‘Helping Hands’ that works to provide delicious home-cooked food to residents of labor camps in the UAE. No fancy marketing campaign, no headquarters, no funding; the women contributing to Helping Hands cook si…
We saw it on TV. We heard about it on the Radio. We expressed our shock on social media. We forgot all about it the next day. Shock, horror, pity, sympathy, indifference – the usual cycle of emotions that we experience after a disaster that doesn’t directly involve us. The massive earthquake t…
Writer: Bhoomika Ghaghada; Illustration: Sharanya Kunnath You’re inching forward in bumper-to-bumper traffic, you drive by slowly next to an accident, and then the roads.. are clear. If you’ve driven in the U.A.E, you’re familiar with the situation. Road accidents are frequent, but they disrupt dail…
