Hakeem Subair, Co-founder and CEO of www.1millionteachers.com is a passionate social entrepreneur with entrepreneurial background in Nigeria and Canada.

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Kris Rempel is the Executive Director of The Bridge Youth Resource Centre in Leamington Ontario, https://thebridgeyouth.ca/ , supporting youth with problems such as homelessness, drugs etc.

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Sean Moffitt operates several businesses. He takes great pride in https://www.greyswanguild.org/about which has many members operating in several countries.

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Jill Simpson is the President & Community Designer of https://tothrivetogether.org/ which helps with housing and supports seniors

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Steve Tybor is the founder, President and CEO of Eight Days of Hope is a Christian non-profit established to serve those in need after natural and human disasters. across all 50 states with a huge number of leaders and volunteers who provide rapid response, building and food.

They are open to sharing their model in other countries. For more information go to https://eightdaysofhope.com/

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Frank is a serial entrepreneur and with his new venture he is a passionate, creative social innovator running a social enterprise. For more information to be a customer or franchisee go to www.groceryneighbour.com

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Jules Kelty is the Executive Director of the Focus Points Family Resource Center which includes 3 social enterprises. She is multilingual and passionate about the work she does in Boulder, Colorado.

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Aimee and Ellen are social entrepreneurs who run a social enterprise, https://www.mellysworkplace.ca/ , a cafe and marketplace for learning challenged with program students who work 3-4 hour shifts and are helped with the job hunt.

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There are many random acts of kindness that can take place even during the pandemic. This podcast addresses this with several examples.

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A Rotary club used Frontstream.com & panorama fundraising software for non-profits to raise $30,000. This approach could be used by many organizations. It was introduced and applied by Leonard Poulin.

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Sarah Cipkar, https://www.cipkar.ca/ is a tiny home developer, politician, student, mother, advocate and community supporter with a major project project area of ADU (additional dwelling unit)-tiny homes.

For more information contact https://communityinnovationhub.org/

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Jody Steinhauer is the CEO of the Bargains Group in Toronto which has clients nationally in Canada. https://www.bargainsgroup.com/ helping individuals, non-profits and charities with amazing support. Jody is passionate about giving back to community and helping others.

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Episode Notes

www.communityinnovationhub.org

Many communities do not interact and know their neighbours. Through simple acts this can change and make a big difference.

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Maria Karam and her partner operate The Redwood Theatre for shows, movies, events and training. https://www.theredwoodtheatre.com/ which seats about 200 people some of whom are deaf or hearing impaired.

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Sharon Cook and Margaret Carson co-wrote a book, The Castleton Murders, a non-fiction account of a femicide that took place May2, 1963. Robert Killins, the perpetrator, was a former United Church minister.

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Peter Olsen is the volunteer manager of the 48th Highlanders Museum in Toronto Canada with a tremendous amount of artifacts in the wars including uniforms and medals.

Items can be viewed on the website or by visitation to the museum, https://museum.48thhighlanders.ca/

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Rebecca Bakare is the founder of https://www.mamascreationfoods.com/ , a for-profit social enterprise. She was educated in the United States and has operations in South Africa with a fulfillment centre in the U.S.

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Anne has a good academic program and runs seniors programs in Humber Valley United Church https://www.hvuc.ca/55-programs-at-hvuc

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Michael Giguere is the Chair of The Compass, www.thecompass.ca. It provides a unique approach to a food bank and has an excellent core group and volunteers.

For more information check out https://communityinnovationhub.org/

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Maryam Mohinddin Ahmed is a social innovator with high academic credentials as well as having entrepreneurial skills. She is currently working on her Phd at University of Waterloo, after obtaining a master in law degree from Berkeley, California. She is originally from Pakistan where she gained her law degree. She is a consultant and writer, and a mother. A very busy lady.

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Liam O'Rourke is an entrepreneur and General Manager of Launch Wood Canada, https://www.larchwoodcanada.com/. For more information www.communityinnovationhub.org

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Marianne has been teacher and teacher of teachers in Netherlands, South Africa, Tanzania of children who are visually impaired. She has support from a Rotary eclub and is passionate about what she does.

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Steven Mesler is the Co-Founder, President & Ceo of www.classroomchampions.org . He and his family are strong in sports and education. He was an Olympic athlete and with his many sports connections in Canada and the U.S. is making a huge positive change in classrooms. You are encouraged to reach out if interested in participating, volunteering or supporting the organization as a sponsor/donor.

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Michael Peirone is the CEO of the Victoria Hand Project which provides 3d printed hands and arms to 11 countries, especially in Ukraine. The team's work is amazing. See their information on the web site, www.victoriahandproject.com .

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Andrew was homeless in Minnesota, U.S. He made his way to Barcelona where he started a homeless entrepreneur program. The interview tells his story.

https://www.homelessentrepreneur.org/what-we-do

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Sal Amenta is co-chair of the Accessible Housing Network, a collaboration of over 35 Canadian non-profit organizations advocating for Canadian building codes to be mandated to have all homes built according to Univeral Design standards. Check out a recent tv interview, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-SpGewBTnU . Check out their web site, https://www.accessiblehousingnetwork.org/ and consider signing the petitions.

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https://www.odenetwork.com/ is the Ontario Disability Employment Network that brings ogether businesses and employment services providers to increase employment opportunities for job seekers who have a disability.

The interview was with Jeanette Campbell, President and Ingrid Muschta, Director Special Projects & Innovation.

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Karen McKay is the Communications Manager for CELA which provides books, magazines and newspapers for those who are visually impaired across Canada. Check out their web site, https://celalibrary.ca/

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Aruna Gali wears many hats such as the Co-founder of School Radio (www.schoolradio.in ) and managing partner of Digital School (www.DigitalSchool.xyz in India. She has received many awards and does consulting with organizations such as UNICEG, Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation. She is a writer, blogger and book writer.

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Sherry Edmunds-Flett is the Executive Director Of https://lincsociety.bc.ca/ and provides an amazing story.

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Torbjon is the CEO of https://motiview.co.uk/about-us in Norway with offices in U.K. and Canada, and is a great supporter of seniors. They also have an event for bicycles, https://roadworlds.com/ They have an incredible video library

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Karla Richards manages 10 thrift stores in Ontario for the https://mcccanada.ca/ and https://mcccanada.ca/learn/where/canada/ontario. She has both technology and business skills and the organization very much depends on volunteer involvement and donors.

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Jeremy Opperman is blind and operates Jeremy Opperman and Associates in South Africa helping individuals and organizations with disability programs and strategies and has done this for several years with great success. Check out www.disabilitydesk.co.za

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Katie MacMillan is the co-founder and COO of a non-profit and social enterprise, https://www.kelloinclusive.org/

Kello Inclusive is a talent agency exclusively representing disabled and visibly different talent; because the beauty of disabilities, diversities.

An Exclusively Inclusive Talent Agency Representing Disabled & Neurodiverse Talent. The Cause. They are Canada's first inclusive talent agency.

Katie and her partner have a daughter, Kelty, who has cerebral palsy who became one of the first models for Kello. Kelty operates from a wheelchair and has done several photo shoots. They represent over 50 models.

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Suman Roy came from India with almost no money and has created an excellent food security initiative, www.scarboroughfoodsecurityinitiative.com in Toronto, Canada.

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James Ouma is the Executive Director of www.lifesongkenya.org helping young people who are incarcerated. Check out the web site www.lifesongkenya.org.

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Jeff Morris is a franchisee of ROTOSTATIC whose head office is in Oakville, Ontario. A key strategy he applies is corporate social responsibility, giving back to community

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Bobby Click, a lawyer from Alabama, now lives in Colorada and led the largest team in the https://uscenterforsafesport.org/ dedicated to eradicating abuse in sports. He is now a practicing attorney working the sports area.

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Ellen Moorhouse is journalist for than 30 years with over 20 at the Toronto Star as a writer and journalist. She runs a non-profit in a physical studio providing a range of projects, workshops, exhibits & events and encourages memory videos. The web site is www.backlanestudios.ca

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Krissy Webb is the co-founder (with her father) of Student ACES with the mission to Create Champions focused on creating the leaders of tomorrow among student athletes in South Florida. For more information go to https://studentacesforleadership.com .

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Bissell Centre commitment is to end poverty in our community. Impossible? Can’t be done? That is the same things that were said to Edison and the Wright brothers. Where would we be today if they believed those things could not be accomplished? When we believe something is impossible, we act as if that is true and as a result we make it true—it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. https://bissellcentre.org/about/

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Maria Konikov is Director of Operations at the York Entrepreneurship Development Institute (YEDI) which is recognized as a leader in entrepreneurship education and training, offering a range of options for entrepreneurs to reach their educational and growth goals.

YEDI has several programs and alumni and mentoring groups. Check out the organization on https://yedi.ca/

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Pastor Terrell McTyer is a a social innovator giving back to community using some of his business experience. He wears many hats as outlined in the podcast interview.

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Allan and Tod talk about Bridges Peterborough and how it has grown. Check out bridgespeterborough.

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Elizabeth Danckwerts (aka Biffy) is a travel agent, Rotarian and gives back significantly her community in Cape Town, South Africa. She has helped decrease the number of children sleeping on the streets, spent 4 years doing volunteer work for the Street Children of Claremont and has been responsible for more than 30 Global Grants.

Heer biggest passion is helping children in the largest township, Khayelithsa, in Cape Town in a primary school and a senior school.

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Eliana Bravos and 70% of her youth team have a disability and provide a variety of programs, presentations and workshops in the communities through their neurodivergent approach.

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Sam came to Canada and has succeeded as an entrepreneur with 3 businesses (2 sold), starting a financial services department at a college (which he self-funded) and training of many people in financial services. He co-wrote a book where his royalties go to the Sick Children's Hospital. Sam is a social innovator and gives back to community. For more information www.communityinnovationhub.org

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Steve Wood is the CEO of Rotary Radio UK with a studio in Kent, England and a station that operates 24/7. Check it out at www.rotaryradiouk.org and you can listen. They use free software radiodj and are listened to as an internet radio station in many countries

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Chad Mitchel and his wife have significant health issues and are running an organization, including disabilities with podcast interviews.

He is ab author and motivational speaker as well.

Check out the web site https://thechrismitchell.com/ and youtube/podcasts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0S5EH8YdD3SUBUHiGwc6A

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Joe has a challenging background, became homeless, on drugs and alcohol, robbed banks. He has ideas now to start businesses while living in a shelter. For more information www.communityinnovationhub.org

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Steve Chapelle runs his own business supporting school sin social media behaviour and personal and professional digital exchange of information. Check out his web site www.stevechapelle.ca

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Episode Notes

This session outlines some of the key terms such as social innovation, social enterprise and corporate social responsibility, together with examples.

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Nagjyoti Bollappogada id a consultant, writer, presenter, educator in India, a country which also takes action for people with a disability.

Contact peter@communityinnovationhub.com for more information.

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This is the second part of an interview with Sherry Edmunds-Flett of https://lincsociety.bc.ca/. Thus was required due to a technical issue.

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Emily Kane Miller is the Founder and CEO of Ethos Giving - A Philanthropic Services Company (ethos-giving.com), based in Los Angeles, California. See also : www.ethostracking.com .

Ethos Giving works with corporations, individuals, and foundations committed to moving the needle. Whatever your focus — social services, environmental stewardship, education, the arts and beyond — they can help your work be exceptional. 

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Gordon has performed many leadership roles at Univerity of Toronto, Ryerson University, Canadian Tire, United Way, City of Toronto politics etc. etc.

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REMIX Snacks was founded by Isabelle Lam and Jamie Lee. Check out their products and join their mindful snacking movement on www.remixsnacks.ca

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Alice's Kids is a Virginia, based national charity run by Ron Fitzimmons, Executive Director, with support from his sister Laura and is named after their mother.

Working with a network of hundreds of teachers and social workers, Alice’s Kids pays for items for kids because they believe A little help…goes a long way.

https://aliceskids.org/

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Rebecca Sorbino talks about the beginning of the social enterprise which makes soups and is in 4 communities of faith with individuals on disability. Check out https://therawcarrot.com/ .

For more information www.communityinnovationhub.org

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MAS is an organization that provides free consultative services with a wide group of professionals. Paddy Bowen is the Executive Director.

Check out the organization web site to see if you would benefit from their support. https://www.masadvise.org/

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Jeffery Ikeaka came to Canada from Nigeria for education and runs two organizations that are social enterprises. Check out www.jfcharity.ca and www.neversettle.ca .

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.Jeremy Warinner is located in Indianapolis has a significant disability situation and operates anacrusisproductions.wixsite.com/walkingspirit

Jeremy Warriner is a consultant in accessibility, hospitality management, and outreach. Based in Indianapolis, he's a motivational speaker.

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< Marianne travels between South Africa and Holland with a passion for helping visually impaired children as a former elementary teacher. She also helps women sewers start a business.

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Addie Lentzer is a senior in a high school in Vermont. She founded an organization known as Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network, http://vsarn.weebly.com/

For more information www.communityinnovationhub.org

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Jeffrey Pledger, President and Kyle Rose, Vice President, of CYBER IO provide a high level of mainly of consumer security, https://cyberai.pro/

For more information https://communityinnovationhub.org/

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Emma Wood is a food security academic passionate person who started https://www.goodfoodprojectstouffville.ca/ and in a town certified kitchen meals are made with the help of at least 20 volunteers and an organization, https://bluedoor.ca/

For more information https://communityinnovationhub.org/ .

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Esther Ignagi is the Director and Associate Professor, and Eliza Chandler is an Associate Professor of the School of Disability Studies at The Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario. School of Disability Studies - Toronto Metropolitan University (torontomu.ca) Both have PHDs and are passionate about their work.

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Kenneth Gunn is the Founder and Director of Operations of https://boostedu.ca/ supporting mainly elementary students in several communities. The organization is a social enterprise giving back.

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Episode Notes

The key igniters of the www.communityinnovationhub.org , Carla and Colleen, are interviewed to provide their background and the purpose of the organization. Should you wish to connect email info@communityinnovationhub.org .

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Dr. Susanne Marie Bruyere is a professor of Disability Studies and Academic Director of the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Check out the above sources and www.askearn.org which has a broad variety of resources and tools.

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Mennonite Disaster Service operates in Canada (Winnipeg, Manitoba) with Ross Penner as Executive Director and U.S. in Pennsylvania with Kevin King, Executive Director. Check out the organization which is very much volunteer based with residents going north and south based on the disaster. Check out https://mds.org/ .

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Dmytriy is president of dk Studio architects and founder of One Piece a Day. The latter has an app that connects people in several countries to help protect the environment. Check outonepieceaday.ca .

For more information www.communityinnovationhub.org

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Erica Daniels is the founder of https://www.kejicproductions.com/ located in Winnipeg Manitoba. The company is an indigenous group that does films, videos, graphic design and photography https://www.kejicproductions.com/

For more information https://communityinnovationhub.org/

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Khongorzul Otgonbayar was born in Mongolia and travels to many countries to engage and promote the organization she works and gain additional partners. https://what3words.com/clip.apples.leap lets you identify locations and can be used in over 54 languages.

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Robin and Dineke Hartman started Autism House and Archeio ( a digital document solutions) in the Netherlands and involve both of their sons. Go to www.autismehuis.nl and www.archeio.nl

For more information www.communityinnovationhub.org

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Grenville Pinto is a passionate violinist, entertainer and composer who loves his 'WORK". He entertains at a variety of events from schools to weddings to organizations. For further information check out his web site, www.gpinto.com which provides information to his 5 albums, events, youtube.

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Pour & Kneady in Vancouver is a cafe to be housed in a community of faith and is organized by a minister, Stevan Markovitch. The site is pourandkneady.ca but the name will change shortly.

For more information www.communityinnovationhub.org

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Chris Googoo is from Nova Scotia and helps run an organization named Ulnooweg which has parts of programs that operate nationally with some international. The organization is a social enterprise and the web site is ulnooweg.ca .

For more information www.communityinnovationhub.org

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Origami Customs is a social enterprise and fashion brand located in Montreal Quebec. supporting queer and trans. There are 9 employees supporting Rae Hill the owner. Check out https://origamicustoms.com/

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Aria Hahn is the co-founder of https://hellopocketed.io/ that supports organizations seeking funds to help grow their organization. They have achieved several successes and are passionate about what they do.

For further information contact https://communityinnovationhub.org/

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Colin Rees and Daniel Rizzi started https://we-watch.ca/ with the help of Seneca College, https://www.senecacollege.ca/innovation/helix.html in Toronto. Their application provides help community individuals.

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Ted Hudson is a very active and passionate supporter of https://elderwisdom.ca/ and https://schlegelvillages.com/ which has 19 villages and 4 under construction. They have a very unique approach.

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Gurbeen has a really interesting story about her education, career and how the non-profit social enterprise was created. The purpose is to create empowerment breaks the cycle of poverty. Go to Aangen.com

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Ann and David Powell are brother and sister who came from England to Canada and have been operating https://puppetmongers.com/ for many years in Toronto and performing in many parts of the world. Check out some of their work on https://vimeo.com/search?q=puppetmongers .

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Samer is a social entrepreneur with an engineering background and MBA and is located in Lebanon. Proabled is an online academy and there a team of 25 who provide innovation and practicality. They train companies and individuals re disability issues.

Check out information on www.proabled.com and consider collaboration and sypport.

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