The objective of this paper is to examine how a combination of the concepts of Fair Trade, CrossBorderProsperity (CBP), Yunus' microcredit and social business could strengthen the producers' socio-economic situation and position in the free market. Small-scale producers in developing countries are being …

Book on the project 'Musicscape Groningen - Live!' which shows the variety of public music performances in the city of Groningen and the municipality of Appingedam in a two week period in 2010.

Alteya is a small, private, Bulgarian company which was founded in 1999. Its high quality products are certified by many different international organizations. It manufactures products based on lavender and rose oils such as pure essential oils, cosmetics, perfumes etc. Alteya sells them via e-commerce …

This Framework is intended to act as a guide for those individuals and organisations seeking to develop forms of lifelong learning and professional development that are rooted in a culture of reflective and reflexive practice.

Although previous research programs have yielded valuable knowledge that can help sugar beet growers to innovate farming processes, actual transfer of this knowledge to the growers so far is lacking. Currents ways of knowledge transfer do not match learning styles, personal traits or the social environment …

The multicultural society cannot be denied, because we experience this society on the street, in our neighborhoods, at schools, on public transport and at work in the Netherlands. However, for a couple of years this society is no longer truly accepted. Even a simple question as 'Do we live in a multicultural …

This workshop technique introduces the power of disruption to help understand the unexpected. There are different groups of people that might profit from this workshop. The beginners: people who feel that they would like to improve their innovative performance and reduce failures in their innovation …

Future Workshops are a method to develop a vision of the future shared by the participants. These workshops primarily aim to encourage socially or otherwise excluded people to take an interest in their future and to pursue their dreams. The method is fundamentally driven by their creative energy, and …

Visual Power Networking is a facilitation technique best suited for the early phases of a conference, when delegates should get to know each other and initial contacts should be made amongst delegates.

OBJECTIVE: Pre-eclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by systemic vascular dysfunction and pathological changes in placental arteries. Growing evidence of chronic infection as an aetiological factor in vascular diseases prompted us to study maternal periodontal disease in subjects with …