Friday... full of good cheer
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Friday May 18
Enriching the lives of those with special needs
Mawaheb from Beautiful People, an exclusive art studio in Dubai, is helping hone the talent of young adults with special needs to make them independent and confident members of the community, says Hina Navin
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Friday May 11
15 Friday heroes making a huge difference
They've built schools, saved lives, collected junk, crushed cans or carried out fund-raising activities including walkathons and climbing mountains to selflessly help millions of strangers. Friday salutes them!
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Friday May 4
The woman helping people with special needs
Safia Bari rose from the depths of despair trying to cope with a daughter with cerebral palsy to create a centre for special-needs children and adults. Today she is proud that some of the students are holding regular jobs. Shiva Kumar Thekkepat talks to her
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Friday Apr 27
A fun day for special needs children in Dubai
The Reaching U Family Fun Day, an annual event, aims at integrating special needs children with mainstream society, says Reena Amos Dyes
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Friday Apr 20
Giving up the American dream to help children in need
Tanya Monalisa Pinto, 34, had a high-flying job and enjoyed a dream life in the US but decided to give it all up to help slum children and orphans in India. She tells Shiva Kumar Thekkepat why
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Friday Apr 13
Helping children to read is a never-ending story
Two years ago, Dubai-based Virginia La Torre Jeker sent 2,000 copies of her book to poor children in Sri Lanka. Learning how much joy it gave them, this year she organised another book-collection drive and sent off around 500 books for needy kids
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Friday Apr 6
The Dubai schoolboy saving children in Afghanistan
Dubai-based schoolboy Aqil Rashid has raised enough money to build 12 wellsin remote areas of Afghanistan, having a major impact on the lives of families there. Sangeetha Swaroop meets the dedicated 15-year-old, who says his work is far from over
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Friday Mar 30
Rubbish fashion: Look stylish in recycled plastic
Green is the new black! A stylish T-shirt made from plastic bottles, a trendy jacket that'll last for years... Anupama Varma Chand finds out how a company is using waste plastic to create clothes and in the process is helping to save the planet
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Friday Mar 23
Going the distance to help educate Bangladeshi children
Rosa Areosa walked 294km across the UAE, raising around Dh150,000 for charity. Thanks partly to her, four Bangladeshi slum children are now working as cabin crew for Emirates Airline. She tells Sangeetha Swaroop how her gruelling walk also changed her outlook on life
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Friday Mar 16
Special for all the right reasons
Sports days, adventures at Wild Wadi, school and part-time jobs - the children and young adults at Senses Residential and Day Care for Special Needs do it all. Shiva Kumar Thekkepat visits the centre to find out more
