The Effects of Globalisation on Languages and Cultural Diversity
Part of the difficulty of advocating linguistic rights as the facilitator of other human rights, like the freedom of socio-economic choices, lies in the fact that a language-based community cannot be free of complexity due to religion, gender, cultural and
Greening The Economy: How Manufacturing, Technology & Individuals Can Help
Greening the economy is not a slogan, it is a matter for all of us, and a vital one that can make a huge difference, not only to save the planet but, more practically, to make more money. This article
The Link between Climate Change, the Environment, and our Health.
Climate change has been widely studied since it was first theorized in the late 19th century. A consensus has formed amongst the scientific community, with over 97% of the world’s scientists agreeing that the use of fossil fuels is causing
COVID-19 Finds African Youth Capitalising on Digital Space
The number of COVID-19 cases in African countries has been steadily increasing, as has been the trend worldwide. In March 2020, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention issued Guidance on Community Social Distancing During COVID-19 Outbreak. Recommending African Union
Webinar burnout? Think outside the Window
Newly popular tech can help us build impact coalitions, post-quarantine. In the first flush of lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic the digital executions were breathtaking. It was a brave new world of Zooming, and families and old friends who
A Sustainable Housing Solution
Editor’s note: This article was first published on the Global Solutions Foundation blog. It has been republished here with the author’s permission. Globally, around 1.6 billion people lack access to adequate housing, and it’s estimated that $11 trillion will be required
Finance Industry Takes a Stand for the Environment
Sustainable finance has gone through a spectacular growth trajectory over the past decade – its adoption as a standard practice by most major asset managers and banks has served to perpetuate this boom as a transformative force in the financial
UN report reveals gender inequality still a problem
In 1995 a gathering was held in Beijing with 30,000 activists and 17,000 participants coming together to come to grips with the problem of gender inequality which resulted in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It is widely considered
What We’ve Learned About Evaluating Impact in Rural Communities
How evaluating impact contributes to driving investment in adaptable and scalable strategies. Several years ago, a mango farmer in Burkina Faso told us something that forever changed our approach to impact evaluation. “I don’t want to answer any questions,” the farmer said
Using Technology To Empower Indian Mothers
According to UNICEF, it is estimated that 44,000 women die due to preventable pregnancy-related causes in India each year while one in five deaths globally is likely to be an Indian lady. Aditya Kulkarni, a 2017 Young Global Changer, and
Better Coffee, Better Livelihoods: Lessons from Our Second Joint Workshop with Intelligentsia
Farmers need to balance coffee quality with climate resiliency. Agricultural practices such as shade-grown coffee and proper fertilization have the dual effect of producing better coffee and better livelihoods, increasing a farmer’s resilience to climate change and reducing their footprint
We Need To Consume To Live, Not Live To Consume!
For many years, media and advertising have associated shopping with well-being and happiness. Making us live to consume, rather than consume to live. Therefore, it has become very difficult to change these old deeply rooted habits. Even if consumerism is in