Muhammad Yunus in London

Last week we attended a NESTA discussion with Professor Muhammad Yunus, who recently stepped down as Managing Director of Grameen Bank after months of negative pressure from the Bangladeshi government. During the event, Yunus spoke at length of his enduring …

The Era Of The Celebrity Activist

Hugh Grant’s bugging of an ex News of the World reporter has generated large amounts of speculation into a new age of the celebrity activist. Those who are no longer content to sit back and simply be patrons of the …

Japanese Disaster Relief: High-Tech Giving Options

The 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March is, according to Japan’s Prime Minister, Naoto Kan the “toughest and the most difficult crisis for Japan” since World War II. In times of disaster and dire …