Women’s Right Activist Malalai Mobariz Speaks With UN Women
Malalai Mobariz, 30, is a women’s rights activist and owner of a women’s café in Sheberghan, capital of Jawzjan province in northern Afghanistan. She spoke with UN Women on 1 February. "There have been ups and downs in my ambition to
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
The Need for Decent Work in the Land of Plenty
Editors Note: This article is a collaboration between Fair Trade USA and Impakter Magazine. In 2016, Wholesum Harvest, a family-owned tomato farm in Nogales, Arizona, made headlines when it announced its status as the very first Fair Trade Certified™ farm in the
Enactus, a Force for Decent Work and Economic Growth
EDITOR’S NOTE: Interview with Terry Torok, Chief Innovation Officer at Enactus. THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. Empowerment is the intersection of freedom and agency to mold one’s reality,
Empow’her: Investing in Women’s Potential
Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship Empow'her was founded in 2013 and became an NGO in September 2015 when Soazig Barthélemy, Founder and Executive Director of Empow'her, took a leap of faith and decided to dedicate her life to turning a student project
SDG 8: Creating Decent Work and Sustainable Economic Development
How Countries are Working Towards Goal 8 Targets: Star-ups in Malaysia; Entrepreneurship in Haiti; Sustainable Tourism in Caribbean Countries; South Africa’s Green Initiative; China’s Restoration Editor’s Note: This piece is part of a series in collaboration with the SDSN-Y exploring the