Tag Social Initiative

Across Borders; The Inspiring Project Defying Borders and Designing Collaboratively in Aid of Refugee Women in Lebanon

In the words of Mayúscula (@mayusculabrands), ‘Borders are meeting points, not barriers; crossroads where we can all meet to imagine a better destiny’. This thoughtful reshuffle of what borders are, what they could be, and what they mean, serves as…

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Endangered Alphabets; revitalising endangered writing systems + fighting cultural erosion

‘Each writing system tells the tale of its culture’s history, its evolving technology, even its deeply embedded values’, writes Tim Brookes for National Geographic (2013).  As the founder of the Vermont-based nonprofit organisation the Endangered Alphabets Project, Tim’s work revolves…

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