This organisation helps train differently abled people to find employment

Redefining disability, this organisation helps train differently abled people to find employment Nabet is a social enterprise that loops in corporates who in turn offer industry subsequent employment to the folks falling under the differently-abled strata. How do you define disability? A certain lack that prevents a person from doing ‘normal’ things that every regular…

Traversing hurdles, this midwife in Guatemala is empowering an entire community

Traversing hurdles, this midwife in Guatemala is empowering an entire community “The poverty in Guatemala affects women most and hardest, especially Indigenous women,” Antonia Batz told Reuters. In the northwest rural landscape of Tecpan, Guatemala, Antonia Batz, a 40-year-old midwife, is bringing new generations of Guatemalans to life. Batz, who leads a community of midwives…

These gorgeous designer gowns are made by blind dressmakers

These gorgeous designer gowns are made by blind dressmakers When fashion designer Tish Cox decided to grow her business, she found a factory where blind sewers create garments with impeccable craftsmanship. Elaina Tillinghast, a 54-year-old seamstress, spends her days in a Dallas clothing factory sewing blouses and gowns for Tish Cox, an up-and-coming American designer who counts Zac…