Danielle BatistinContributoriaA decade after Katrina, Mardi Gras rolls on“You’re off to Mardi Gras? Whatever you do, don’t catch the beads!”Mar 2, 2015Mar 2, 2015
Danielle BatistinContributoriaSomeone I met in DecemberThe pub was packed with people. It was late April 2014 and it was King’s Day in the Netherlands. To honour it, several hundred Dutch had…Jan 6, 2015Jan 6, 2015
Danielle BatistinContributoriaHow cricket transformed the life of an Afghan child refugeeThe pavement is crowded with people rushing and pushing their way through. Car noises penetrate his ears. Passers-by talk into their cell…Jan 5, 2015Jan 5, 2015
Danielle BatistinContributoriaDigital detox“You may now switch on your electronic devices. We have found a mobile phone, so check if you have lost yours and collect it from the cabin…Jan 5, 2015Jan 5, 2015
Danielle BatistinContributoriaLife on the bridge: Sharon’s storyWhen I first met Big Issue seller Sharon back in February, she quoted me a line from William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. “If you…Jan 5, 2015Jan 5, 2015
Danielle BatistinContributoriaUnlocking potential — inmates study their way out of African prisons“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails”, Nelson Mandela famously said. Alexander Mclean was…Jan 5, 2015Jan 5, 2015
Danielle BatistinContributoriaScoring life goals at the Homeless World Cup“Señor, señorita! Picture!” On the streets of Santiago the players in their bright coloured jerseys are constantly in the spotlight. Young…Dec 10, 2014Dec 10, 2014
