Category Archive For "South Asia"
Reportage Club: Snehalaya UK at 10 Years
An insightful in-conversation last night for the final Reportage Club event of 2024 to celebrate Snehalaya UK 10th year. I was joined by Snehalaya secretary Priti Bhombe & Snehalaya UK CEO Joyce Connolly to discuss the last decade and opportunities moving forward to share its journey. Snehalaya in India was founded in 1989 by Girish …
Geo-POD: Empowering Communities through Innovation and Sustainability
By John Coster: After the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004, I created this simple outline sketch of a facility that could help communities start again. After 20 years it’s about to become a reality. There have been a few false starts and dead ends along the way but I’m stubborn. In a world grappling with …
Day 8 #16DaysOfActivism 2023
Join us for #16DaysOfActivism from across the Parallel Lives Network. I’ll be interviewing network members about their particular take on activism and what it means to their cause. The programme runs from Saturday 25th November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – through to Human Rights Day on Sunday 10th December. On Day 8 …
World Environment Day: A View from India
The theme for World Environment Day 2023 is focusing on solutions to the issue of plastic pollution under the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution. World Environment Day 2023 is hosted by Côte d’Ivoire in partnership with the Netherlands on Monday 5th June: Côte d’Ivoire is showing leadership in the campaign against plastic pollution. Since 2014, it has banned …
Spotlight: Kavita Ashok – India
By John Coster In this new Series on the Parallel Lives Network website, I’ll be showcasing the work of individuals that engage with us from across the global south. For today’s blog post, I was delighted to interview Kavita Ashok, an Environmentalist, Women and Health activist and President of Tree for Life NGO in New Delhi, India. …
Spotlight: Shahenoor Akther Urmi – Bangladesh
By John Coster In this new Series on the Parallel Lives Network website, I’ll be showcasing the work of individuals that engage with us from across the global south. The network is hosted at the Documentary Media Centre by John Coster in Leicester, UK, and consists of active NGOs, charities, community groups, individuals, and educational-based …
Mehrdar Art & Production Doc Showcase
On Thursday 10th March I was asked to review a showcase of documentaries created by women involved in the Mehrdar Art programme in Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan. I had the opportunity to view 5 documentary films from the cohorts showcase of 12. The documentaries are the result of 60 women being recruited to participate in the …
Presentation: Media Fellowship on Health Journalism
On Sunday 6th March, I was invited to give a talk to 30 journalists taking part in the Media Fellowship on Health Journalism programme hosted by Parallel Lives Network Member – Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication(BNNRC) The programme participants represented Bangladesh’s print, television, radio and online news organisations. It is always with a …
Network Member Profile: Bear Earth CiC
Bear Earth is a Community Interest Company (CIC) based in Leicester that works to support women and girls in the UK, Sri Lanka & Nepal to access a range of both educational tools and materials to help dispel the myths and stereotypes attached to women and periods in different cultures and communities. It’s actually shocking …
Network Member Profile: She Inspires Global
We are delighted that Zinthiya Ganeshpanchen, known locally in Leicester as the Founder & CEO of the Zinthiya Trust, has signed up She Inspires Global as a Member of the Parallel Lives Network. She Inspires Global is a company founded in 2018 that provides bespoke training organisational development support to small and medium-sized social organisations …