The teacher who won $1m for turning India’s slums into open-air classrooms

"When you work in areas like these [slums], you have to build relationships not just with the students but the entire community. Whether that's through monetary help, supplying provisions in difficult times or offering a listening ear to someone who's overwhelmed. If we earn the trust and support of the community, we can continue our good work," Nagi explains. Source link

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The two farms in Senegal that supply many of the UK’s vegetables

Between January and March, if you browse the fresh produce aisles of the UK's biggest food retailers, including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Aldi and Lidl, you're likely to see spring onions, radishes, green beans, chillis, butternut squash, and cobs of corn, all labelled Produce of Senegal. Source link

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Hamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel

The war had left the group's disciplined military units shattered into guerrilla forces, and most of its leaders killed; Gaza's buildings and infrastructure were largely destroyed, its population displaced, and its economic life in ruins. More than 72,000 Gazans were killed by Israeli attacks during the conflict, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Source link

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