In 2009, Prosperity Candle began as a project in Baghdad, Iraq. Partnering with Women for Women International, the organization trained 50 women survivors of war to make candles in their homes, and help rebuild their lives through economic empowerment. “Our original intent was to create economic opportunities for women in regions of conflict (due to war, natural disasters, etc) but we realized that we could …
Uses for community spaces are continually changing, along with the people and industries that inhabit them. As once quiet peripheral urban areas become revived and rapidly developed, certain opportunities arise for innovative use of space. One such area is the east London Borough of Hackney—home to the UK’s burgeoning tech, web and design community aptly dubbed Tech City. When an upcoming development rendered a 3,200-square-foot …
The words Latvia, high fashion and social change aren’t usually uttered in the same sentence, but one man with a million ideas has already begun changing this. Half-Irish, raised in Germany and now based in Latvia, Fionn Dobbin is an international force to be reckoned with—combining years of design experience with business knowledge to come up with creative solutions to social problems. After graduating with …
