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Not the sharpest of takes, but I liked the comedic value. No sign of parents today for this healthy looking fledgling
Obsess over value creation. As a business or an individual, you have to create value or change something because without it, you're not needed at the company or in the market place.
Uganda
Wakiso District
August 2025
Isaac (center in red) was once a promising and curious teenager with dreams of a better future. Raised by his grandmother in a modest household, he grew up valuing hard work and education. However, everything changed when his grandmother, his only caregiver and source of stability, passed on unexpectedly. Her death left Isaac orphaned, emotionally devastated, and without a place to call home.
With no extended family support or social safety net, Isaac was forced to survive on the streets. There, he was exposed to the harsh realities of homelessness, hunger, insecurity, and constant fear. He quickly became susceptible to negative influences. Peer pressure from older street youth and gangs led him into substance use and minor criminal activities, including theft, just to get by. What started as survival soon spiraled into regular brushes with law enforcement.
The lack of guidance, opportunities, and a sense of belonging pushed Isaac further into despair. He was at high risk of being recruited by violent extremist groups, which often exploit young people like him those who feel abandoned, angry, and invisible. His life was on a dangerous trajectory, and the possibility of being lost to crime or extremist violence seemed increasingly likely.
Isaac's turning point came unexpectedly. While seeking temporary food assistance at a local outreach center, he was invited to attend a community dialogue organized by Moses, a trained Community Influencer known for his ability to connect with at-risk youth.
The session focused on the push and pull factors of violent extremism, highlighting how poverty, trauma, substance abuse, lack of opportunity, and peer influence often funnel young people into dangerous paths. Moses didn’t speak in abstract terms he shared real stories and practical alternatives. For the first time, Isaac saw his own experience reflected in someone else's words. He realized he wasn’t alone and more importantly, that change was possible.
Moses noticed Isaac’s engagement during the dialogue and took the time to speak with him personally afterward. Seeing Isaac’s desire to change, he referred him to a briquette-making social enterprise, a community initiative designed to equip vulnerable youth with hands-on vocational skills and provide immediate income.
Isaac was enrolled in a structured training program where he learned how to produce eco-friendly briquettes from recycled waste materials and environmentally sustainable livelihood. He was also offered transitional shelter and counseling services. The initiative provided not just a job, but a support system, mentors, peers, structure, and hope.
Isaac now earns a consistent income through briquette production and no longer engages in risky behaviors to survive. Isaac now actively participates in community dialogues and outreach sessions. He shares his journey with other at-risk youth, helping them understand the risks of crime and extremism, and showing them the power of second chances. His story has inspired other young people in the community to reject criminal paths and seek positive alternatives. His experience is now a key tool used by local influencers in countering recruitment into violent extremist groups.
Background:
With funding support from the Government of Norway, UN Women in collaboration with Coalition for Action on 1325 (COACT) and Refugee Law Project (RLP) is implementing the Women Peace and Security Project. One of the intervention areas under this project is Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE). One of the strategies used by the project to counter violent extremism is providing Second Chance Education (SCE) opportunities to youths to empower them with knowledge and skills enabling them to be productively employed which reduces their risk of being pulled into violent extremism.
Additionally, with funding from the Women Peace Humanitarian Fund, UN Women is working in partnership with Paradigm for Social Development (PSD) to build the capacity of women to participate in peace building and conflict prevention at the local community level.
Photo: UN Women/Solomon Tumwesigye
This picture of blinds in front of a window displays how the sun itself can create different hues and shadows. Each individual blind has it's own shade of gray even though each blind is being exposed to the same sunlight. It fascinates me how such small changes in angle and perspective can change the value of a color on a given object.
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Intersections' Power and Values program works to initiate a national conversation about the values and value systems that gird the exercise of power in the world. It seek to suggest new norms of ethical responsibility for decision makers and alternative value systems for weighing options and making choices. We will examine, propose and advocate for policies that embody these new norms and hold those who exercise power accountable to these values.
Join the discussion, visit the Power and Values blog: www.powerandvalues.org/
Critique: I like how I made the red of the gloves pop out. Want i could have done better is anticipated the light and how it would effect the look of the wood. 20/20 points
Roses were greatly valued for their scent, used in perfumes and incense. Petals were liberally strewn for religious, civic and private gatherings from Rome to India. In ancient Rome, the rose became a symbol of decadence as slaves were made to grow roses rather than food crops to satisfy the endless appetites of the upper class for the fragrant flower. Pliny in his Natural History mentions that <a href=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D21%3Achapter%3D18 attar of roses is the most commonly used fragrance in perfumes in his time.
Selected objects on the right - on the left the list of countries and how many hours you'd have to work (on minimum wage) to be able to buy the object..
Model collectibility and value:
Not unlike other "classical" collectible items such as stamps, coins, or real cars, the value and collectibility of model cars such as Matchbox is driven primarily by three factors:
•Rarity (incl. variations),
•Condition, and
•Popularity of the model
with one additional important factor,
•Packaging
Rarity and variations.
The rarity of a model can refer either to the model in general, or to a variation thereof.
Some models are produced in very limited quantities. Prior to the evolution of "purpose-made" collectibles (cf. "Matchbox Collectibles", below) – i.e. models made in intentionally limited quantities to allow a high initial sales price and/or force the value to remain high on the collectors market – rarity was based on the simple criterion that the production numbers of a model were low. This was not generally due to any specific intent by the manufacturer. For example, this could occur if the mold (die) broke, or if the model proved to be unpopular and was replaced very quickly, creating a situation in which "normal" numbers of the model never reached the market.
Variations are changes in production models. The most common three types are changes in the materials used, in the dies, or in the colour scheme. For instance, early Matchbox models were entirely made of metal, including the tyres/wheels. However, within the first few years of production, Lesney switched to plastic wheels. These were silver at first; later, grey wheels were fitted, followed finally by black wheels. Thus it was entirely possible that models introduced in the '50s could be fitted with four different wheel types during the span of their inclusion in the series – or even more, since there were further variations (e.g. knobby or smooth) besides the colour or material. Depending on the particular model, a given wheel type might be much rarer than the others
Moulds or dies are changed at times. This is commonly due to weaknesses in the final die-cast product, or to difficulties in production caused by the die. Often, the changes are very minor, even minute, and may occur in places that are not clearly visible at first glance. Especially in cases where e.g. a weakness was detected early in the production run, the numbers of early versions reaching the market are often quite low.
Colour changes – now commonplace, a planned marketing tool – were rarer earlier, with most models being produced over the span of their inclusion in the series in just one or two major colour schemes. However, not only the colour of the model's body must be regarded, but rather the entire model— including baseplate, interior, windows – and thus changes in different components can lead to a factorial increase in variation possibilities.
Age also plays an important part in making a model rare. A model produced in standard quantities in the 1950s will likely be much rarer today than one produced in similar quantities the 1980s.
A Value-Oriented Youth Awareness Programme by Ramakrishna Mission, Jalpaiguri, in collaboration with Ramakrishna Math (Yogodyan), Kankurgachhi, from 15 - 25 May 2018
Intersections' Power and Values program works to initiate a national conversation about the values and value systems that gird the exercise of power in the world. It seek to suggest new norms of ethical responsibility for decision makers and alternative value systems for weighing options and making choices. We will examine, propose and advocate for policies that embody these new norms and hold those who exercise power accountable to these values.
Join the discussion, visit the Power and Values blog: www.powerandvalues.org/
The sky illustrates value and space because when you look into the clouds the value goes from light to dark. The clouds are gray but when you add white, it forms a different tint of gray. Space represents negative and positive space. The negative space is the blue sky in the background and the positive space is represented by the trees. I find this interesting because nature makes all the elements of art.