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The Hypatia Trust

Celebrating women’s achievements and preserving women’s history in Cornwall.

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Arts & Culture·8 March 2021

Wise women: 6 ancient female philosophers you should know about

Michel Corneille the Younger: Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers. Wikimedia Commons

ON Network · 5 min read

Arts & Culture·5 February 2021

2021 United Nations Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development

The 2021 UN Year of Creative Economy puts the ‘orange economy’ front and centre at a time when we need creative solutions for the world’s challenges.

ON Network · 4 min read

Charities·11 October 2020

UNESCO: International Day of the Girl Child

On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 (link is external) declaring October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the…

ON Network · 1 min read

Education·15 September 2020

Sophie Swaton: 'Let's humbly return back to earth and protect it while there is still time.'

Climate | #ecological crisis | Interview Published on 14 September 2020, 05:00. Updated on 15 September 2020, 09:31. Sophie Swaton: 'Let's humbly return back to earth and protect it while there is still time.' by Bruno Jochum Sophie Swaton is a lecturer-researcher at the University of Lausanne, and

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Climate·31 August 2020

Geneva Solutions: Why enabling all children to flourish helps tackle the climate crisis

Published on 31 August 2020, 05:41. Updated on 31 August 2020, 09:59.

ON Network · 4 min read

Charities·17 August 2020

UN Women and partners provide immediate relief to women and girls impacted by the Beirut blasts

Reeling from the deep economic crisis, COVID-19, and now the blasts, Lebanon needs women at the centre of recovery plans.

ON Network · 2 min read

Education·18 December 2019

‘We're bonded like sisters': the choir giving trafficked women a voice

Adwoa Dickson (project director), Shamuna Rahman (choir support), Racheal Olawaniotogun, (choir member) Francesca Ojefua (choir support) and daughter, Anna Samant (facilitator) A choral singing project is harnessing the power of music to help heal the mental and emotional scars of women trafficked i

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Arts & Culture·13 August 2019

Arts and Society: A universal impact of the arts and cultures in societies beyond borders

A universal impact of the arts and cultures in societies beyond borders

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New Museum·21 October 2019

World's Largest Lesson - Project Everyone

World’s Largest Lesson is an on-going initiative from Project Everyone delivered in partnership with UNICEF and many other organisations to bring the Global Goals to children across the world.

2 min read

Charities·12 June 2019

Denmark opens world's first food waste supermarket

Did you know that 1.3 billion metric tonnes of food waste is produced yearly around the world? Did you also know that a charity in Copenhagen has come up with an incredible way to remedy this unfathomable amount of waste?

ON Network · 2 min read

Dwelling·12 September 2025

The Gardeners' House

The Morrab Botanical Gardens are a sub tropical garden in the heart of Penzance and home to the rare and remarkable Morrab Library. Nestled in the grounds sits a partially-derelict, former stables building...

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Stories in this directory

Wise women: 6 ancient female philosophers you should know about

2021 United Nations Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development

UNESCO: International Day of the Girl Child

Sophie Swaton: 'Let's humbly return back to earth and protect it while there is still time.'

Geneva Solutions: Why enabling all children to flourish helps tackle the climate crisis

UN Women and partners provide immediate relief to women and girls impacted by the Beirut blasts

‘We're bonded like sisters': the choir giving trafficked women a voice

Arts and Society: A universal impact of the arts and cultures in societies beyond borders

World's Largest Lesson - Project Everyone

Denmark opens world&#x27;s first food waste supermarket

The Gardeners&#x27; House

Denmark opens world's first food waste supermarket

The Gardeners' House