Liter of Light: Making Solar Energy Accessible To All
According to the World Bank, “one billion people – mostly concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia – live their daily lives without electricity.” In the Philippines, around 16 million people have no access to electricity, especially in rural areas
Alimony Debates and Deterioration of Women’s Rights in Turkey
Women have been fighting for their basic rights and liberties, and for a fair share of the socio-economic pie for centuries. Unfortunately, even when they succeed, they cannot take a break from the fight. The threat of sliding backward and
Recovering Silicon Valley’s Radical Imagination: Putting Production over Consumption
Silicon Valley's "radical imagination" was born some 50 years ago, inspired by the 1960s Hippy counterculture and the flower people. The Internet founders dreamt of a world where consumers and producers of digital solutions were equal and free. With the
Gasping for Air: A Look Inside Delhi
The 73rd Independence Day celebrations this year in India’s capital city of Delhi were different from past years, as the city experienced one of the cleanest airs in the last eight years. According to the Air Quality Index (AQI) –
A New Italian Political Crisis – Echoes Salvini’s Rise
The political climate in Italy has been heated for the last 14 months after the 2018 Italian election resulted in a Eurosceptic government established by the hard-right Lega party and its anti-establishment right-wing Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S). Matteo Salvini, the
Beware of Greenwashing in Finance
Green finance, the primary way for the financial industry to promote environmental protection and sustainable economic and social development, faces greenwashing. This means that low-cost funds from green financing are used for non-green projects. This article starts with the explanation of the
Vegan Messaging Not Easy, But Essential
Warning: Graphic Photos Within According to Sentient Media, for just land animals alone, greater than 150 million animals are killed daily. From this fact, 56 billion land animals will be slaughtered each year. This is not even including the millions of
The Amazon Burns Down – Fires threaten Earth’s Largest Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is burning up. Fires have been raging at an unprecedented rate, over 70,000 fires affecting 4.6 million acres were recorded in the first six months of 2019. That's a 62% increase over last year according to Brazil's
Deal of the Week: The War Against Deforestation
If you have spent any time at all on social media in the last week, you may have noticed celebrities and politicians using their platforms to bring global awareness to the fires in the Amazon rainforest. The smog from the
How Big Data Can Help Achieve Global Gender Equality
If you were intrigued by the headline of this article, then either you are working in the Big Data & analytics space or you are working as a gender expert driving social programs & policies in the public sector space.
Becoming Better Mentors to Eliminate the Gender Gap in STEM
Despite extensive efforts to eliminate the gender gap, women are still vastly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) fields. Hence, what is missing for gender equality in STEM? Understanding the roots of the gender gap in STEM is
Silicon Valley Insider: mHUB Raises $15M to Innovate Chicago’s Manufacturing Industry
When we think of sustainability, we conjure up images of electric cars, lab-grown meats, recycling plants, and solar panels. Too often we ignore the economic side of sustainability. It’s easier for a city to make investments in efficiency and reducing
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