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October 2025

Herring Girl Collection

TRADITIONAL CRAFT & HERITAGE – Outer Hebrides, Scotland ~ Hand-knitted clothes & homewares based on traditional patterns & designs of nomadic herring girls who followed the fishing fleets, gutted herring & knitted beautiful, practical things whenever time allowed. Paying tribute to island culture, meaning & beauty. Patterns passed down through generations. Visit

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Uplift Afghanistan Fund

ENVIRONMENTAL & HUMAN RIGHTS – Afghanistan & USA ~ Re-imagining charity & humanitarian/aid work as conversation between equals. Supporting Afghan grassroots organisations working towards sovereignty & gender/ethnic equity via needs assessments, vetting & connecting communities with donors in environment of trust driven by Afghan voices & values. Emergency responses, culture preservation, education, health care, providing

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Callanish Alpacas

ECONOMIES OF CARE – Outer Hebrides, Scotland ~ Alpaca visitor centre with focus on animal welfare, rare breeds – sharing knowledge & joy; 150+ animals. Rescue, nursing, re-homing & re-wilding of animals. Visits & tours donation-based. Financed entirely via personal contribution of owners, visitor donations, on-site shop & café sales. Strong connection with local autism

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Wee Studio Records

MUSIC, DANCE & CELEBRATION – Outer Hebrides, Scotland ~ Beautiful, homey, world-class community recording studio & record label dedicated to fair work conditions – building a creative haven. Situated in stunning, remote ocean scenery. Supporting Gaelic, folk, hip hop & indie artists of Scotland. Hub for nurturing talent, celebrating local culture & ensuring vibrancy of

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Where nature meets purity, spontaneity arises -By An Pintelon

This september, I was in Japan for the first time in my life. I had planned the trip beforehand from Belgium for my family of 3 daughers, my husband and myself.  I couldn’t imagine before how big and crowded the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka were. In these big cities people almost ignore you

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