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Our Empathy Ambassador Nura Farah writes stories so that people can better understand their differences. “For empathy to arise, one has to have the courage to face differences”, Nura says. As an author she believes that we need more different kinds of stories and viewpoints. Nura Farah, you are an author and have written …
Our Empathy Ambassador Venla Vaattovaara illustrated a hundred women she admired for a hundred days. “I believe that the more empathy you spread around you, the more empathy you get back in return.” Vaattovaara has also illustrated our empathy superheroes – find out which hero you are in our empathy test! Venla Vaattovaara, why …
Empathy Movement together with Helsinki Think Company and Vikes (The Finnish Foundation for Media and Development) organized a 3-day online challenge for a more empathic society. During the weekend teams were challenged to reconstruct their ideas of what empathy means to people and how we can increase it in society. Do Empathy brought together students, …
AIDA Impact, a jewellery company founded by Elina Siira, employs women who have recently immigrated to Finland. For them, AIDA is the first step to building a working life in Finland and also an opportunity to combine motherhood and earning a living. The AIDA people share their love for beautiful jewellery and crafts. According to Elina, our Empathy Ambassador from AIDA, recognizing what we have in common is the beginning of empathy.
Our Empathy Ambassador Arto Sivonen is the founder of the creative agency Måndag and a civic activist. Arto, who tackles societal challenges for a living, believes that change for the better cannot happen without empathy.
Our first Empathy Ambassador, rap artist and DJ Yeboyah also known as Rebekka Kuukka, says that without empathy, Finland would fall apart. “What if we would tackled difficult conversations with empathy instead of automatically putting our guards up?”, asks Rebekka.