Run The World!

A certain Ms. Knowles got there ahead of us, but she sure knew what she was talking about!  Running the world is not left up to a Teresa May or Angela Merkel today.  Running the world begins at home.  She is the first person to wake up, hours ahead of the rest of the family to get the day started, packing lunch boxes and organizing the home before she heads out to work.  Her job runs 24 hours, on call for the family, on conference calls with her boss, taking her sick child to the pediatrician, calling her aged parents - the last person to go to sleep every night.

The Ashoka Tree, in collaboration with Wasted Dubai, now looks to empower some of these ladies who’ve worked tirelessly to get to where they are today. Here’s the beginning of a huge partnership with women on an upcycling project to generate more income for people who need it the most.  Working with used paper, bottles, cloth and plastic, we’re on the path to sustainable lifestyle products from generally unused material.



‘Run The World’ aims at giving these lovely ladies a voice through their art – a chance to do something they enjoy, and yet make a profitable business of this. Join us on our journey impacting lives in small ways, helping big dreams come true. 

Let’s ‘Run The World’! Spread More Smiles!

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