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Why the World Needs Sustainable Tourism: Spotlight on Kerala’s Responsible Tourism Initiative

By Eszter Janossy on May 31, 2019 / Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Global Neighborhood, Life in India, Natural Resource Management, Reflections, Social Enterprise, Sustainable Tourism, The Grand Masala / Leave a comment

On October 20, 2017, Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan launched the Responsible Tourism initiative, a statewide program aimed at “making better places for people to visit and better places for people to live in” (Naguran, 2017). The Responsible Tourism initiative operates within the “triple bottom line” model often utilized by companies pursuing sustainability. The triple bottom line refers to responsibility and conservation in the economic, social, and environmental spheres. The project has existed on […]

The Need for Sustainable Energy

By Priya Govil on April 3, 2019 / Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Global Neighborhood, Health & Wellness, Life in India, Natural Resource Management, Reflections, Social Enterprise, The Grand Masala / Leave a comment

As climate change is starting to become an even greater issue on the national and global stage, many leaders and policymakers have been pushing toward adopting more sustainable energy practices. In particular, India’s solar capacity addition for 2019 is said to set a record. This addition is supposed to add an estimated 16 gigawatts of clean energy, and this is driven chiefly by large-scale solar projects. India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, set forth a target […]

Sustainable Tourism Best Practices and How to Implement Them In Our Global Neighborhood

By Eszter Janossy on March 27, 2019 / Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Final Thoughts, Global Neighborhood, Life in India, Reflections, Social Enterprise, Sustainable Tourism, The Grand Masala / Leave a comment

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), there will be 1.6 billion tourists worldwide by 2020. Tourism on such a mass scale does not necessarily spell out economic prosperity for the destinations affected by it. In fact, overtourism can lead to cultural deterioration and environmental degradation. In many developing areas, mass tourism is largely shaped and operated by foreign companies. This foreign ownership of tourism organizations has led to the leakage of tourism […]

Empowering Women: The Pad Project

By Allegra.Condiotty on March 6, 2019 / Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Final Thoughts, Global Neighborhood, Health & Wellness, Life in India, Reflections, Social Enterprise, The Grand Masala / Leave a comment

A short documentary about menstruation has made history. Period. End of Sentence is now an Oscar-winning short documentary concerning serious global public health issue—access to feminine hygiene products. Period. End of Sentence shines a light on the quiet revolution started by women in a rural village outside of Delhi. Periods are a taboo subject in India. These women are fighting the stigma around menstruation. Access to feminine hygiene products, such as sanitary pads, are limited […]

Malnutrition and the Impact on Health

By Timilehin Adedokun on February 6, 2019 / Agriculture & Farming Cooperative, Center of Development, Children's Club, Education, Empowering Women, Food in India, Global Neighborhood, Health & Wellness, Reflections, The Grand Masala / Leave a comment

Malnutrition is a public health issue affecting children under the age of five worldwide. 50% of the 10-11 million children under the age of 5 die each year from malnutrition and the preventable health consequences (Collins et al., 2006). Malnutrition is a result of inadequate nutrition to support growth and development of infants and young children. The absence of the essential macro and micronutrients such as protein-specific fats, vitamins and minerals contribute to maternal and […]

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