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International Literacy Day: Bringing the power of words to the world
International Literacy Day
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International Literacy Day: Bringing the power of words to the world

Feel good about going back to school
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Feel good about going back to school

Women leading the way in social enterprise
Women at the Wonderbag factory in South Africa
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Women leading the way in social enterprise

World Humanitarian Day: Celebrating the quiet heroes
Humanitarian aid
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World Humanitarian Day: Celebrating the quiet heroes

Elvis & Kresse: Wash bag made from fire hose is hot property
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Elvis & Kresse: Wash bag made from fire hose is hot property

Welcome to shopping with a social echo!
Children with Elephant Branded bags
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Welcome to shopping with a social echo!

Greatness from grain: How Buy Rice Back serve up the fashionable choice
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Greatness from grain: How Buy Rice Back serve up the fashionable choice

Father's Day: Find fantastic social gifts at The Big Issue Shop
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Father's Day: Find fantastic social gifts at The Big Issue Shop

Colcha Clothing: The long and the short of it...
Colcha Clothing factory
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Colcha Clothing: The long and the short of it...

Elephant Branded: A lesson in how to help Cambodian school kids
Children with Elephant Branded bags
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Elephant Branded: A lesson in how to help Cambodian school kids

Hopeful Traders: Fashion drawn from the streets
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Hopeful Traders: Fashion drawn from the streets

From Babies with Love: Gifts that help orphaned children
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From Babies with Love: Gifts that help orphaned children

How Quazi Design create a social impact in Swaziland
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How Quazi Design create a social impact in Swaziland

From cement bags to designer bags
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From cement bags to designer bags

How Pebble toys are helping families in rural Bangladesh
Pebble toys
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How Pebble toys are helping families in rural Bangladesh

How The Soap Co. provide opportunities for people with disabilities
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How The Soap Co. provide opportunities for people with disabilities

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Buy jewellery that helps women with eating disorders
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Buy jewellery that helps women with eating disorders

Paul McNamee: Why we want you to take The Big Issue
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Paul McNamee: Why we want you to take The Big Issue

Big Issue-backed Change Please coffee will train homeless people as baristas
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Big Issue-backed Change Please coffee will train homeless people as baristas