ISLAND LIFE MAGAZINE - UNDP Maldives 2020-2021

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UNDP MALDIVES

RIPPLES OF CHANGE “There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” ~Margaret J. Wheatley

Photography by LECRED/UNDP MALDIVES

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Islands across the Maldives seem to be coming back to the same question – what will become of our home when we are gone? Will it exist? Will it be habitable? It’s a common fear in this tiny archipelago of islands, formed atop underwater volcanoes. We were not made to sit back and watch helplessly as our homes fade away into the ocean. A few islands have decided to cast a stone to water, hoping that it would make many ripples, spreading across the nation. These three short stories serve as proof that together, we can win this fight.


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