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The All-Female Orchestra Changing Lives in Afghanistan Zohra Orchestra, set up in 2015, is transforming attitudes in a society in which #music was outlawed for more than 20 years globalshakers.com/the-all-female… #WomensHistoryMonth #FemaleEmpowerment #WomensDay #Afghanistan #StoryOfChange

Taara: Generating High-Speed Internet Through Beams of Light By creating a fibre optic network based on safe rays of light, Project Taara is increasing access to high-speed #internet throughout remote regions of the world globalshakers.com/taara-generati… #telecommunications #accessibility

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The Company Generating #RenewableEnergy From Soil Deemed by Google to be the World's Most Disruptive Startup in 2016, #Spain-based Bioo is creating batteries that generate electricity using microbes found in soil globalshakers.com/the-company-ge… #greentech #cleantech #sustainability

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The Former TV Reporter Using VR, AR & #Wearables to Reduce #Anxiety After suffering from #panicattacks, Sarah Hill partnered with Dr Jeff Tarrant to develop Healium—a drugless, digital solution to self-manage anxiety globalshakers.com/the-former-tv-… #mentalhealth #augmentedreality

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Koodoo is #Crowdfunding Socially Responsible Projects on the #Blockchain The UK-based investment platform wants to pair investors with socially and environmentally conscious #startups around the world globalshakers.com/koodoo-is-crow… #socialentrepreneurship #fintech #fundraising

PeerWell: Helping Patients Prepare for and Recover from Orthopaedic Surgery The company help patients prevent, prepare for and recover from #surgery—if not avoid surgery altogether globalshakers.com/peerwell-the-s… #MedTech #PatientCare #HealthAndWellness

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський. Seen as a hero figure within Ukraine and around the world, this unassuming comedian has become the rallying figure for the defence of Ukraine against Vladimir Putin’s invasion. globalshakers.com/zelensky-the-h…

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The leaders of the oil and gas industry. Hugely powerful and influential. Check out 12 of the key movers and shakers #aramco, #adnoc, #qatarenergy, #rosneft, globalshakers.com/shaker-list/th…

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