Bridge Bulletin

Today, you’ll be reading issue 14 of our regular Bridge Bulletin. You can tell the difference in your inbox by the emojis we add to each title: Mauritian flag for the Bulletin, dodo for our Contributions newsletter covering our Diaspora Talent Platform. We wanted to thank you all so,

It’s been almost six months since we started publishing the Bulletin! And today, we wanted to do a pulse check. We’d really appreciate it if you could take 2 minutes and answer this short survey on what has been working and how we can improve. Here’s to

Bonzour zot tou! In these times, we’re in need of radical hope, collective action, and reimagining what we could be. This means looking at where we’re at now – looking in a way that is unfiltered – and coming together as a community. Our first Lab that we hosted last

Bonzour everyone! It's a time of upheavals: there’s the tectonic shift in our pension system, and talks of a general strike; people thinking out loud about what a new political future for the island could look like and MPs actively reimagining Mauritius to become a safer, more

‘Kiete sa?!’ can be heard in living rooms across the country these days. From large companies going under to Mauritians making the headlines for not-so-good reasons, the past two weeks have us wondering if we can just sage our institutions – or pour saltwater over our heads. But hey,

It’s raclette season for quite a few people in Mauritius, but in Alex’s (lactose- and nitrate-intolerant) opinion, nothing beats a good bowl of dumplings. If you’re in Mauritius, you obviously want to head down to Jim Snack in Port Louis; if you’re not on the

Bonzur! We’re eight days away from the presentation of the national budget, and it has Mauritians from all walks on life quite on edge. We’ll run a slightly longer edition in the next Bulletin to keep you briefed on all the updates; for now, we’re hoping that

Bonzur! Gardening in Mauritius – with its improbable rainfall patterns and high humidity – is not a straightforward affair; you really have to pay attention to things like soil composition, keep a wary eye out for root rot. One plant, though, that seems to shoot up and thrive wherever it is found,

We hosted our very first online event for the Mauritian diaspora on April 30th: an intimate affair with eight participants, who gathered to discuss what ‘home’ means to them when they have more than one. We were surprised and moved by what our guests brought to the virtual table: stories