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This YLAI Fellow is influencing sustainable behavior in his Dominican Republic community

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Green Depot , based in the Dominican Republic, aims to make the planet, and his community members, more eco-conscious. To celebrate Porfirio’s efforts in creating job opportunities in his community, and in leading them toward a culture of sustainability, the YLAI Network asked him a few questions about Green Depot’s successes.

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YLAI Goes Green: Investing in a Sustainable Future

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Investing in a Sustainable Future. When it comes to preserving and protecting the Earth for our communities and the generations to come to have access to green spaces, clean water and air, and health, it’ll take a collective investment far more significant than any individual. Leadership Skills & Development.

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How adaptability during a pandemic transformed this YLAI Fellow’s Honduran sustainability company

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Beleaf is a sustainable fashion company that uses scraps to “upcycle” and create new clothing and accessories. This revealed a much larger problem in Cinthya’s community and country: “clothing is the second-most environmentally-harmful industry, right after oil,” says Cinthya. What is Beleaf? Tackling challenges: COVID-19 and beyond.

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Social Enterprise Incubator’s 5th Cohort focuses on Climate and Health Equity

American Entrepreneurship

The new cohort will focus on climate action and health equity. Members benefit from the local community of investors, entrepreneurs, mentors, and partners during six months of rigorous hands-on learning. The other members are Ensense AI, Dexign 3D, Mapsol, Procurement Health and Restore. EMC Squared is another member.

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Practical Ways To Boost Your Entrepreneurial Mental Health Toolkit

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As Chantel puts it: “There is a false perception that only large enterprises have the resources — or need — to develop wellbeing practices. Humans can only sustain focus for about 90 minutes; after that, we are less effective. This post originally appeared on Lenovo Pro Community and is reposted here with permission.

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5 ways to improve mental health for software developers

TechCrunch

Lorna Mitchell is head of Developer Relations at Aiven , a software company that combines the best open source technologies with cloud infrastructure. With World Mental Health Day just behind us, I thought about how the tech industry can be a difficult place to stay mentally well. Lorna Mitchell. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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How Somos’ Randall is Tackling Metabolic Health

Jason Malki

Cristina studied Systems Engineering at the University of Waterloo, then after doing investment banking in Japan, IT consulting in India, human development in Southern Africa she found herself building a payments platform in Latin America. I went through a health crisis of sorts. What motivated you to launch your startup?

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