Human beings are social animals and not inherently unfriendly; most welcome a smile or a friendly hello. This tends to happen in villages and small towns because individual people are more likely to recognise each other. But attitudes are different in medium-sized and larger urban environments, such as Cambridge, where there may be more suspicion or concern about talking to strangers. Despite this, “triggers” – such as a dog on a lead, a baby in a pushchair, or being in a wheel chair or wearing a clerical collar – do encourage social interaction.

Cambridge Rotary Club’s MESSHing project (Make Eye contact, Smile, & Say Hello) aims to transform attitudes in Cambridge by providing “the trigger” – MESSHing itself is a word which sounds like coming together.

BABI - Buy Art Boost Id. Self initiated project with my study friend Manis. BABI’s main mission is to organize an auction in London where bidders could buy art that is to be donated by artists around the globe. The money is to be spent on boosting the identity of children loosing their identity abroad which also causes the loss of ability to integrate themselves in to a society as a valuable individuals.