Tapping Small Loans for Toilets and Safe Water Unleashes Women’s Potential
Zehra ShabbirWater.org
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We are heartened by the recent wave of donations in this moment of environmental crisis in Brazil. Thank you! We have released a statement on the unfolding situation: https://t.co/tFbCgepssN #PrayforAmazonia #AmazonFires
#UHC is about ensuring all people can access quality health services, where & when they need them, without suffering financial hardship. #HealthForAll #HLMUHC
Imagine your toilet is permanently out of order, a reality for 1 of 3 people globally. Or your sink is a 3.7 mile walk away, a reality for 1 of 10 people. How a small loan can change that forever. @Water #WWWeek
Tapping Small Loans for Toilets and Safe Water Unleashes Women’s Potential - Skoll.org
Water and sanitation empowerment is also women’s empowerment, and Rose and Mitu are women who know what they need and how to get it.
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Huge swaths of #AmazonRainforest are burning at a record rate. See why @RainforestUS says indigenous rights must be central to conservation #PrayForAmazonia
Saving Rainforests with Indigenous Rights-Based Conservation - Skoll.org
While indigenous peoples may only be 5 percent of the global population, they have an incredible role in managing about half of the earth’s land...
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Do you believe in "failing fast?" What about when driving global change? Take a listen to this @NPR podcast on your next commute and hear from entrepreneurs around the world who are rewriting their failure mantras.
When Failure Is A 4-Letter Word
On today's episode, entrepreneurs around the world are trying to redefine how their societies perceive failure, by doing the scariest thing possible: ...
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Machine learning may sound irrelevant to the social entrepreneurship world, but this @SSIReview article shows otherwise. It helps us "uncover previously invisible patterns in data, to identify the most effective solutions and target them in the right way."
Demystifying Machine Learning for Global Development (SSIR)
Machine learning is neither a panacea nor as technically daunting as some believe. When it comes to global development, the key is to ask the right qu...
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Many desire to elevate local leaders and local solutions, but who gets to decide how that becomes a reality? Listen in on a fascinating discussion called "Fighting for Fairness" from the 2019 Skoll World Forum.
Meet Rose, who took out a loan to install a tap for her household. Now her kids are thriving. She's just one of the 21 million people reached by @Water #WWWeek
Tapping Small Loans for Toilets and Safe Water Unleashes Women’s Potential - Skoll.org
Water and sanitation empowerment is also women’s empowerment, and Rose and Mitu are women who know what they need and how to get it.
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Good session today with colleagues at @SkollFoundation: @paulosavaget presenting first (early) findings from narrative codings of incumbent funders of social impact - 'conceptions of #systemschange' @SkollCentre @theresa_skoll
Meet class 2019-20 #SkollScholars who are joining our community as #OxfordMBA @OxfordSBS! 🙌
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When you go to work every day, are you making a difference? Your next job could have an even greater impact on the world. Explore our Jobs Board and join our community!
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“Each and every one of us has unique gifts. We all have a light that we can share.” @SarahMcLachlan at #SkollWF bringing the house down with her performance of “World on Fire” #WorldHumanitarianDay
“What gives me hope is seeing these youth rising up and empowering themselves. Standing Rock was started by youth.” @zhaabowekwe on grassroots movement building for climate action. Watch the video and read the full Q&A
Tara Houska on Building Justice and Equality in Era of Climate Change - Skoll.org
In late 2016, Tara Houska called Morton County North Dakota home for six months—she stood shoulder-to-shoulder on the frontlines at Oceti Sakowin, t...
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20 million people reached thanks to @WSUPUK. What about the billion more? @NeilJefferyWSUP with some myth-busting leading up to #WWeek
How Five Dangerous Myths Keep Water and Sanitation from 883 Million People - Skoll.org
WSUP's new report, Running Dry, outlines five myths preventing clean, affordable water and safe, dignified sanitation reaching all citizens living in ...
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