by Shurti Mehta | Mar 20, 2025 | Articles
Designed by Freepik Child labor remains a deeply entrenched social issue in India, affecting millions of children and impeding the nation’s progress. Despite significant economic growth and legislative efforts to curb this practice, child labor continues to...
by Shurti Mehta | Mar 20, 2025 | Articles
Designed by Freepik Nestled in the heart of Mumbai, Dharavi is one of the biggest slums in the world. Also known as Asia’s largest slum, it is a labyrinth of narrow alleys, bustling markets, and makeshift homes, where over a million people live in a space of less...
by Jeremy Calo Alvarez | Mar 20, 2025 | Articles
PhotoCredit: Lawrence Baganiah. I’m writing this by the ocean, staring at the mountains piercing through the horizon line. I look at all the green – the Palawan local government has made environmental sustainability one of the key areas to work on....
by 50 Percent | Mar 20, 2025 | Articles
PhotoCredit: Jeremy Calo Alvarez. Palawan, the final frontier – or rather, the Philippines’ last ecological frontier. Long ago, 95% of the country was covered with virgin rainforests, now only 3% remains. Yet somehow the Philippines remains one of seventeen...
by Jeremy Calo Alvarez | Mar 20, 2025 | Articles
PhotoCredit: Freepik. In March of 2020 the Philippines, along with the rest of the world, went into lockdown because of COVID-19. Life shifted, companies shut down, jobs were lost. While some are lucky to still have a job and steady stream of income, others are not....
by Jeremy Calo Alvarez | Mar 20, 2025 | Articles
PhotoCredit: Jeremy Calo Alvarez. It’s June 14, 2021. The ground still glistening from the rain that just poured. I carry my camera slung across my shoulder as I get into a mid 2000’s Toyota Avanza. I’m tagging along with my friend and his dad as...
