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Postcards From The Edge: Jaisalmer - India

Platform2 returnee Safie Benoit looks back on her time in Jaisalmer, India – where lack of access to clean water and sanitation affects school children and communities.

Submitted by SafieB

Nepali Footprints: A Waking Life

Dave Bull reports back on the vast differences between the rural regions in Nepal (from the way of life, gender and sanitation issues) compared with the Western world; following his ten weeks there as part of the Platform2 volunteering programme...

Submitted by Dave_Bull

Ctrl.Alt.Shift @ Hip Hop History

A youth-led event opens the doors for talking sexism, sexuality and taking hip hop back...

Submitted by FadahJassem

Lowkey, Carlos Martinez, Sukant Chandan and Akala

Feature: Climate Camp RBS Protest - Scotland

On August 23, Eva Baker headed down to watch climate camp activists demonstrate for climate justice outside RBS headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland…

Submitted by Eva Baker

Stray Bullets - Economics Vs Human Rights And Protests In Chile

Richard Lemmer reports on this week’s headlines from across the globe: UK human rights report under threat, protests for education and Mapuche political prisoners in Chile, and glued to a RBS desk in fight against climate change...

Submitted by Richard.Lemmer

Feature: Celebrity VS Poverty

With over 250 million malaria cases worldwide each year, Nadia Kouhi wonders why is Cheryl Cole’s (who could soon be a Tweedy again) sulk reaping all the headlines…

Submitted by nadiak

Stray Bullets - Silence In South Africa And Hunger Strikes In Algeria

Richard Lemmer reports on this week’s headlines from across the globe: media censorship in South Africa, starving for work in Albania, and life in prison for helping exiles in Tibet...

Submitted by Richard.Lemmer

Cowboys And Indians - Village People

Kevin E.G. Perry meets Lulu, a human rights worker in the village of Koraput, India. The encounter enlightens Kevin on the village way of educating children and families on health and sanitation issues; from HIV/AIDS to washing your hands after taking a dump…

Submitted by Kevin E.G. Perry

Postcards From The Edge: Peru - The Circle Of Life On The Other Side

Romesa Chaudry gives an insight into the dreams and life of a 12–year-old boy living in poverty in one of Peru’s poorest regions...

Submitted by Romesa R Chaudry

Battlefront: Calling All Big Hearts And Big Ambitions

In a few weeks campaigner Vickie Wilson from Channel 4’s Battlefront initiative will be blogging for Ctrl.Alt.Shift about her year-long mission to supply every Ghanaian child with a basic school kit. Fadah Jassem tells us more about the C4 project, and how you can get on board…

Submitted by FadahJassem