Silicon Valley Insider: Climb Hire, the Pay-It-Forward Job Training and Professional Network
When we typically think of startup financing, we think of venture capital, angel investors, seed rounds, Shark Tank, etc. There are other ways to pursue your passion and build a business, especially in the world of impact investing and social
Something Is Brewing in Guatemala: It’s Bold, It’s Strong
If Central America were China, then Ixil would be its Tibet. It’s hard-to-reach and therefore has been protected and able to flourish as a Mayan Heartland for millennia. Hundreds of hamlets separated by endless peaks and recesses of fertile land
Exploring Informal Waste Management – An Interview with Siddharth Hande
Kabadiwalla Connect is a startup that works to support and improve the informal waste management system found in most of the developing world. Siddharth Hande’s path to co-founding Kabadiwalla Connect began with an interest in sustainability. In college, he and others
The Microplastics We Drink, the Air Pollutants We Breathe: How Dangerous Are They?
The Answer in EU’s Exposome Programme: Refining Risk Assessment with a novel approach to studying the role of the environment in human disease How dangerous are the pollutants that surround us in our daily lives? We are used to breathing polluted
Today’s Challenges Affect Our Future Plate: Climate Change and Its Impact on Food
In case we need any more evidence of the reality of climate change, besides the hundreds of scientific reports published over the last few decades, we can simply observe the changes in the seasons and weather. These shifting weather patterns
The Neighbourhood Group Nurtures Community and an Inclusive Economy
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. With a ‘Push’ from the Inclusive Economy Challenge, Ontario B Corp Renews Focus on Financial Services for Employees With four restaurants
#Startups4Good: Companies Looking To End Hunger by 2030
To encourage our world towards a more sustainable future, the United Nations released 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These ambitious goals aim to influence the economic initiatives by individuals to be more impact driven. Here is the second installment of Impakter’s
Is It The Beginning of The End of Erdogan?
“He is a phenomenon, mate,” said an Uber driver to me some months ago in London, “He is ‘the leader’. He won’t lose.” It was Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, he was talking about. We were having a
Under the Weight of History: Curating Palestinian Culture
When we began writing “Rest in My Shade, a poem about roots,” my co-author Danna Masad and I thought about illustrating it, or using photographs, to bring the words to life. Instead, we decided to use existing Palestinian art to
Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria: Combative Legislation and the Issue’s Impact on the Economic Growth of Women
One major factor for the sustained oppression of women and girls in Nigeria today is female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C). Over the years, this issue has had a huge impact on the economic growth of women and girls. In
Deal of the Week: The Uphill Battle for Better Air Quality
Air quality is not a problem that only pertains to specific areas of the world, but rather it affects us all—and most of us don't even know it. Recently, Mexico City, one of the largest cities in the Western hemisphere, had
How STO Can Impact SME Development in Emerging Markets?
One of the main attributes of the developed economy is an advanced system of fundraising. Most of the countries, especially those with developing economies do not have an ecosystem that allows attracting investments for SMEs. I have already written about the