The 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign established by Nobel peace prize winner, Shri Kailash Satyarthi, aims to mobilise 100 million youth and children for 100 million underprivileged children across the world, to end child labour, child slavery, violence against children and promote the right of every child to be safe, free, and educated, over the next 5 years. http://www.satyarthi.org/
Transport for London made life a lot easier for mums-to-be when it brought out its official "Baby on Board" badge, prompting Tube passengers to offer up their seats. However, commuters are often so engrossed in their smartphones that they don't notice when a pregnant woman boards the train. Now London-based innovation firm 10x has developed an app called Babee on Board, which should help pregnant women get other commuters' attention. http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/babee-board-app-prompts-inconsiderate-9677387
What to do when young people are facing disadvantage-not bothering to go to school, not achieving, living where life expectancy is 10 years below other suburbs in the same city? Try building something like The Works in Hunslet, Leeds, UK. The aspirations and expectations of young people in this area have been raised by installing a world class, state-of-the-art skatepark. It literally puts kids at the centre of everything, makes them want to be there, and enables the creation of education services around the Skatepark. http://theworksskatepark.co.uk/skatepark/
Local Guddy (guide/buddy) is a platform that connects travelers with locals who want to make extra income by showing tourists around on tours created for different interests. We enjoyed a walking tour of Paris today with Mariana, an architecture student. www.localguddy.com
A new Cheval Blanc hotel is being built along the Seine in Paris near Pont Neuf and it's wrapped with beautiful designs during construction. It's replacing the famous department store La Samaritaine and being developed by the luxury group LVMH.
On the third Saturday in May French museums open their doors to visitors for free, staying open late into the evening. This event, called Nuit des Mus?es (Museum Night), aims to make culture more accessible to all. During this one special night, the museums you can visit include the top museums in Paris, such as the Louvre, Mus?e d'Orsay and Centre Pompidou
