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Ctrl Meets Chima Anya

Holly Davis asks Chima Anya, doctor of UK hip hop, what his remedy for good living and good music is…

Submitted by Holly.Davis

Postcards From The Edge: Nepal - Children And Poverty

Chloe Boulton blogs from Nepal, and her first-hand accounts of the impoverished children and regions…

Submitted by ChloeBoulton

Stray Bullets - Riots From Greece To Toronto

The latest round-up of news headlines from across the world by Richard Lemmer - including G20 news from Toronto, government bomb attacks in Greece, and more Gaza aid ship disputes…

Submitted by Richard.Lemmer

Peru: Tag You’re It!

Hygiene education and poo-dodging are the hot topics for the latest diary entry from Pier Garcia’s Platform2 volunteering trip to Peru…

Submitted by Pier Garcia

Postcards From The Edge: Panama City - Part 1

The first diary entry from Eva Baker following her journey across the Pacific Ocean to the slums and animated culture of Panama City...

Submitted by Eva Baker

A stroll down London’s Southbank, catching a bit of evening summer rays, and dropping into the National Theatre for some West African politics meets Greek mythology. Eva Baker reports from the front row of Richard Eyre’s ‘Welcome to Thebes’…

Submitted by Eva Baker

Postcards From The Edge: Kenya - From Faith To Football

Day 6 - James Prosho embraces every feature of standard Kenyan life; from churching it up to getting his cheering voice in check for a major Kenyan domestic footy match…

Submitted by James.Prosho

Ctrl Meets Matisyahu

Dwain Lucktung comes face-to-face with the Grammy-nominated Jewish musician; to talk strictly music, spirituality and “fusion”…

Submitted by Dwain.Lucktung

Blog: Carol Grayson - When Is A Disaster Not A Disaster?

Blood and oil, two liquid commodities, two very different responses. Carol Grayson reports on how the reactions towards the recent BP oil spill compare to the lack of action taken after “the worst medical treatment disaster in the history of the NHS”...

Submitted by Activist1

The Wakeup Campaign

Viviane Williams is on her own mission to promote global development issues, moved by her life-changing trip to Ghana for overseas volunteering scheme Platform2. Find out more about her Wakeup Campaign and work in Brixton, London...

Submitted by Felix.Caige