Hungry for stories about the ways people connect across fractures that divide societies? Tune into @BBCNews this week for #CrossingDivides
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A week of coverage by BBC News examining how people are creating connections in a polarised world.
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In a remote corner of Ecuador, meet a community that is protecting the Amazonian rivers through its solar-powered canoe🛶 Learn more in the first installment of @bbcworldservice's new series about #climatechange. #BBCTakingtheTemperature
The Amazon’s solar-powered river bus
How can you create public transport in the jungle without polluting it? The isolated Achuar peoples of Ecuador have created an ingenious solution.
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.@Camfed's Angeline Murimirwa highlighted the #PowerOfProximity of educated young women leaders in Africa and their drive to create unstoppable change at #SkollWF.
How can the power of #proximity pay off? @rickspence observes from #SkollWF that social entrepreneurs should double down on building stronger relationships through empathy, listening, genuine understanding & the willingness to acknowledge failure
Through The #AudaciousProject, we're supporting phenomenal social entrepreneurs with the potential to create change at thrilling scale—with the aim to turn their bold ideas into action. We're incredibly proud to have partnered with @TED on this initiative! https://t.co/aZKpI8owlf
199 cases of human trafficking were reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline from #Pennsylvania in 2017 alone. Find out how many cases were reported in your state:
How can we reach the #GlobalGoals by 2030? @RootCapitalCEO Willy Foote says the answer lies in agricultural businesses, which play a critical role in ending hunger, achieving #genderequality, protecting the planet, and so much more. Via @RootCapital: https://t.co/Fismoq06f4
“If you look at the safety net in the U.S., charitable spending is $42B, which is a lot,” says @codeforamerica Jennifer Pahlka. “Government is half a trillion. If you can make it even 10% more efficient, you’ll eclipse all of that charitable spending.”
Why Do Social Entrepreneurs Skirt Around Fixing the Government? Because It’s Hard.
Unlike solutions that challenge problems from the outside, Code for America is getting inside “The System.”
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Gwynne Shotwell started out at @SpaceX as employee No. 7 and is now its President. At #SkollWF, she shared how the groundbreaking company is shaping the future of space—through audacious goals, wild imagination, and failure. Watch the full talk: https://t.co/0i4EvzgXfz
By 2035, Africa will have the largest workforce in the world. @FredSwaniker says we're looking at a global humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale. But could this also be an opportunity for massive innovation? Watch his remarkable talk from #SkollWF: https://t.co/vRyjzLWYxT
.@SELCOFoundation founder Harish Hande envisions a more inclusive world, "where the poor are not considered as source of cheap labor but as knowledge partners... as assets of the society." #SkollWF
Hungry for stories about the ways people connect across fractures that divide societies? Tune into @BBCNews this week for #CrossingDivides
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It's great to see that @Lyft is addressing #climatechange by going carbon-neutral. "Climate change is not waiting. It’s happening now, and it presents a clear and immediate threat to our world and those who live in it. Action cannot wait." #WeAreStillIn
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“We're now offsetting 100% of carbon emissions on all Lyft rides globally. #EarthDay #CarbonOffset Learn more: https://t.co/X4W9IPK0fq”
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Three of our films on Skoll Awardees including @BlueVentures and @EcoPeaceME have been selected to be part of the Wild and Green Shorts Film Festival! Vote for the films: @AudienceAwards @gabrieldiamond
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AudFest: Wild and Green Shorts Film Festival. Submit your short films about the environment to earn a screening slot at 2019 AudFest...
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The momentum from the #MeToo movement must be harnessed to continue to improve #genderequality, @UNWomen Executive Director @phumzileunwomen told the #SkollWF audience. Read her full remarks:
Speech: The power of proximity
Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Skoll World Forum
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