M is for Magic Bus: Encouragement From Childhood To Livelihood

Magic Bus helps young people enjoy their childhood and also learn skills to develop a livelihood. It reaches more than 250,000 children in India, for example, by educating over 8,000 leaders who can help Read more

S is for The Specialist People Foundation: The Strengths Of Autism

Thorkil Sonne was elected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2009. Here is the citation that was published at the time.

https://www.ashoka.org/fellow/thorkil-sonne

Thorkil changes the way society perceives autism by transforming it from a Read more

S is for Sparknews: Sharing Solutions And Stories Of Positive Change

Sparknews aims to share innovative solutions. It does this through an open source and collaborative solution-based video platform and with news media. The aim is to develop what it calls Impact Journalism.

Below are Read more

C is for The Case Foundation: Helping People Improve The World

The Case Foundation was established by Jean and Steve Case in 1997. It invests in people and ideas that implement solutions to social challenges.

It particularly focuses on combining the principles of Read more

E is for Edutopia: An Inspirational Source For Educators

Edutopia focuses on what works in education. It provides a massive resource of positive models and practical tools that educators can use in their daily work.

Educators can get information about teaching Read more

Prostate Awareness 12: The Journey Onwards

Now 6 weeks since the operation and things seem to be going well. Here is the journey so far.

The weekend following the operation was fine. Managed to go for a few walks, even Read more

Prostate Awareness 11: “The Operation Went Well.”

Yesterday had the NanoKnife treatment. As mentioned previously, this is a non-invasive approach to treating prostate cancer.

Arrived at The Princess Grace Hospital at 7.30, after 9 hours fasting. The various tests were Read more

The Focusing On The Positive Parts Of People, Teams And Organisations Approach

This piece looks at how to focus on the positive parts of people, teams and organisations. Read more

D is for Alec And Mora Dickson: The Joy Of Being Able To Serve

Many people have encouraged others to use their strengths. These people have come from many different fields. They have been educators, leaders, managers, coaches, therapists, carers, social activists and others.

Alec and Mora Dickson Read more

L is for George Lyward: His Pioneering Work With Young People

George Lyward was a charismatic educationalist who lived between 1894 and and 1973. He is best known for achieving outstanding results at Finchden Manor, a therapeutic community for disturbed boys.

I was fortunate to Read more