Smart local advocacy leverages global opportunities. Use the 10th anniversary of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor to call on your govt to protect & fund grassroots justice defenders. Get the #JusticeForAll action pack at https://t.co/hSsdiHAvsD
From the burden of carrying water for miles to the lack of access to proper toilets and education, the greatest impact of the water and sanitation crisis falls on women. @waterforpeople's @EleanorH2O on how we can close the gap:
Why water is a women's issue
Women carry the burden of water - literally, writes Eleanor Allen, the CEO of Water For People.
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As one of one of the first young women to receive support from @Camfed to go to secondary school, Angeline Murimirwa understands the enormous hurdles girls face in securing their right to education. She spoke about her journey at #SkollWF: https://t.co/v6Myd2wnGK
"Health IS a human right. And yet in every country around the world, there is someone struggling to live their fullest life because they can’t access the healthcare they deserve." Barbara Bush founded @ghcorps on the basis that leadership can be the catalyst for saving lives.
“The Skoll workshop transformed my mind,” one @TEDxLagosng attendee told @TEDx curator @MercyAkamo. "She said it had reignited the fire in her to begin her social impact journey. Her story is one of the many that warmed my heart."
Spotlight on Vibrant Lagos in First of TEDx Skoll Conversation Series - Skoll.org
The soul of Lagos was reflected in this TEDx Skoll event exploring grassroots solutions to pressing local problems.
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"There’s a growing movement in the health sector to take responsibility for its contribution to the problem, to protect people’s health from climate’s worst impacts, and to become a voice for change." @HCWithoutHarm #GCAS2018 https://t.co/kmbTboX3uo
“If you don’t account for your impact properly, you have no right to call yourself a social anything” – @SkollCentre’s Alex Nicholls (@Bagputys). Impact measurement in the #humanrights space:
Measuring for Impact in Human Rights: What, Why, How, and For Whom? - Skoll.org
In a new era of global problem solving where human rights threads through all sectors, and more than 90 percent of the SDGs, measurement is key.
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Storytelling is key to promoting the work of social entrepreneurs says @sandy_herz of @SkollFoundation —so partnership with storytellers & in turn communities is intrinsic to process. "We think of social change as a team sport." #collectivewisdom
"To eliminate poverty, we're going to have to eliminate the injustice of that bigotry," says Bryan Stevenson. "That's why I maintain this view that the opposite of poverty isn't wealth." @eji_org
Lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson on building racial justice: “...
Best-selling author on his new YA book on justice and Alabama's new museum on enslavement and incarceration
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The social entrepreneurship sector wouldn't be the same without @SallyOsberg's dedicated leadership and commitment to driving #systemschange. Our former CEO on what it means to be a strong leader, in @Forbes: @KimJonker
'Tough-Minded Optimism': Savvy Leadership Advice From 17 Years At The Skoll Foundation Helm
Sally Osberg shares her views on strong leadership after serving for 17 years as the president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation.
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What metrics should social entrepreneurs use to measure the value of impact per dollar? How can grants bridge the gap when commercial capital falls short? Dig into these questions and more in @devex:
Webinar: A social entrepreneur's guide to financing
How can social enterprises finance their journey to scale? Experts from One Acre Fund, Lynk, and USAID's Global Development Lab share their practical ...
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What if mobile tech could be used to transform ordinary women and men into life-saving community health workers? See how a partnership between @LastMileHealth @Living_Goods and @gavi pis making that a reality.
Injecting impact through digitally empowered community health
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The 2018 #SocialProgress Index––the "most elaborate measure of quality of life"––reveals a mix of progress and decline in basic needs, well-being, and opportunity across the globe. @TheEconomist @socprogress
Citizens’ basic needs are being met, but they lack opportunities
An index captures how some aspects of global well-being are in decline
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Measuring impact: it’s a challenge all social entrepreneurs face. Where should the evidence gathering start? @koitiemmily @batputys @hickspeggy @andrewhudsonau on ways to approach impact measurement in the #humanrights space:
Measuring for Impact in Human Rights: What, Why, How, and For Whom? - Skoll.org
In a new era of global problem solving where human rights threads through all sectors, and more than 90 percent of the SDGs, measurement is key.
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Why a ground up approach—involving local people in the design and implementation process—is critical in delivering safe water and sanitation. Lessons from @waterforpeople’s work in Malawi:
Why Fixing Malawi’s Water Crisis Depends on Participatory Development - Skoll.org
The participatory development philosophy asserts that local people understand their needs and what solutions are likely to work.
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