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An inspiring video, featuring Citizenship Judge Suzanne Carrière that speaks of the importance of immigration, and of immigrants becoming Canadian citizens. Canada’s strength is its diverse population; its new citizens’ success is its success as a country.

Soccer Bloc uses street soccer to bring together children and young people in safe spaces across the city, where they will make friends and celebrate New York City’s diversity. More than 500 lives are impacted

New CITYzens is a global movement, led by citizens from all around the globe, that truly believes in the power of people to change their cities. Our goal: give a voice to all these inhabitants who redefine the rules in their cities, but also to share their ideas and their will with others to show that action and initiative are within their reach.

Carolina Medina tells us about her entrepreneurial path. She is one of the co-founder of Agruppa, a social business committed to improve access to cheaper fruits and vegetables in Bogota. They ensure that more people have the chance to eat fresh, healthy produce. For reaching this goal, Agruppa provides small-scale food vendors in low-income community with fresh fruits and vegetables at a lower price. It improves the life of the vendors (who no longer have to go to the central market to buy their fruits and vegetables) and of the communities who have access to cheaper and high quality fruits and vegetables.

Pezana Rexha is the founder of Design by Pana, a social business that creates furniture with reclaim wood and employs people from marginalized groups in Albania. In this video, she tells us about her entrepreneurial path and about the challenges and rewards of creating a social business.

The inhabitants of Los Angeles share with us their ideas and dreams about the city of tomorrow.

Isabel Medem tells us about her entrepreneurial path. She is one of the co-founder X-Runner, a social business that improves the living and health conditions in the poorest neighborhoods of Lima, by installing and raising awareness around ecological dry toilets for families.

Carolina Parra tells us about her entrepreneurial path. She is one of the co-founder of Pazaluz, an association that brings ecological public lighting solutions to poor and suburban neighborhoods of Medellin where there is no public lighting. Pazaluz doesn’t only bring light but also works with local communities so that they conceive and install themselves their public lighting solution, according to their needs. The very idea of the project is to empower communities by bringing people to work together to improve the life of their neighborhood, through public lightening to start with.

Have you ever wondered why the mongoose can be bitten by poisonous snakes – and be totally fine? Or why do they fight in the first place? While the mongoose may be adorable and furry, this animal is far from harmless. So enjoy our video on Amazing Facts About Mongoose.