Voices
Wallas Souza dos Santos, 15, talks about losing his 13-year-old sister to gun violence and how he was chosen to carry the Olympic torch this summer after taking part in Premier Skills.
Filmmaker Sara Ishaq relates how a four-day art workshop helped give a degree of solace to Yemeni children made homeless by war.
Is a social enterprise a kind of charity? Can social entrepreneurs get rich? Zoe Victoria of the Biji-biji Initiative, a social enterprise in Malaysia, separates the myths from the realities
What makes a house unliveable? Canadian student Maria Bustos Fabregui, who is being mentored by a social enterprise in the UK this summer, explains.
Ewart Newton of JUMP Math, a social enterprise working with the British Council as part of an international work-study exchange programme, makes some suggestions for the maths classroom.
Canadian student Carter Vance, who's being mentored by a social enterprise in the UK this summer as part of an international work-study exchange programme, gives us his take.
Four offices providing women in Egypt with legal advice and social support in the face of violence opened yesterday. The British Council's Doaa Hafez looks at the issues and what can be done
Traditional justice outside the formal system in Nigeria brings both advantages and problems. Dr Bob Arnot of the J4A programme, explains how it works.
Both local and foreign businesses in Lagos potentially face multiple legal challenges. The British Council's Dr Bob Arnot explains the difficulties.
UK teacher Cassie Flint was in Pakistan when a terrorist attack killed more than 100 students. She looks back on her experience of the country and its schools.