Scan the globe and the problems we face are massive—seemingly impossible to solve. But some choose to face that challenge, to struggle against the insurmountable, and eventually do the impossible. #MondayMotivation https://t.co/NolEjJD51p
Learn how Angaza’s technology and alternative credit scoring methods have granted more than 5 million people access to life-changing products around the world. #WetheFuture #SkollWF #energyaccess #financialinclusion #PAYG @SkollFoundation @unfoundation
”We the Future” TED Talk Shines Light on PAYG Technology
"We the Future" TED Talk: Discover how Angaza‘s technology has granted more than 5 million people access to life-changing products.
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For years, Danish politician is Özlem Cekic was flooded with hate mail and online abuse. Here's what happened when she invited the people who harassed her to coffee:
Why I have coffee with people who send me hate mail
Özlem Cekic's email inbox has been full of hate mail since 2007, when she won a seat in the Danish Parliament -- becoming the first female Muslim to ...
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“Individuals both inside and outside the #globalhealth sector are not being forward-thinking enough about how they view health systems—especially when it comes to sexual reproductive health and rights.” @devex @sidchat1 #leadership #genderparity #SRHR
Q&A: Changing attitudes for global health progress
The global health sector is not being forward-thinking enough about how it views health systems according to the U.N.'s Siddharth Chatterjee. He expla...
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“People are at the heart of everything we do. Hiring, retaining, and developing staff is our most important calling as an org, because having adequate people resources is a crucial factor for growth and impact." @OneAcreFund on managing talent at scale.
Solving Talent Challenges to Successfully Scale - Skoll.org
Talent has been named one of the single biggest problems in business today. While vital, it is often misunderstood, overlooked, and under-resourced.
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By providing students with disabilities access to its free digital library, featuring thousands of books in multiple formats (ebook, audio, braille), @bookshare is making it possible for more than 600,000 U.S. students to read. @Benetech
Bookshare: How One Nonprofit Is Improving The Lives Of Students With 'Reading Barriers'
Since 2001, Bookshare, a nonprofit, ebook library designed to make reading easier for those with “reading barriers," has delivered over 14,000,0...
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If you’d like to see the full research readout from our #ythlive session on sextortion today, visit
Sextortion Research and Insights | Thorn
First of its kind online survey from Thorn and the Crimes Against Children Research Center provides insights on the threat of sextortion and its impac...
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Fascinating, innovative, and heart warming. When there were just two psychiatrists serving over 12 million people, learn how Zimbabwe’s creative idea to treat depression is spreading far and wide.
How a wooden bench in Zimbabwe is starting a revolution in mental health
In the early 2000s, when there were just two psychiatrists serving over 12 million people, Zimbabwe had to get creative to treat depression. Now, one ...
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We’re ready to accelerate progress on #genderequality and the health, rights & wellbeing of girls and women at #WD2019 next month. Join us, @gchallenges and @solveMIT to explore diversity in #STEM and look at tech through a gender lens. https://t.co/1DSmNusQF1
Mark your calendars: June 3-6 for #WD2019! We are excited to partner with @gchallenges and @SolveMIT to design two sessions and join thousands of advocates, activists & influencers at #WD2019 to advance #genderequality and the health, rights & wellbeing of girls & women.
By optimizing the #supplychain in DRC to transport vaccines and medical products together, #VaccineHero Adonis now spends more time with patients and less time on logistical challenges.
#VaccinesWork #GlobalHealth
All in One Boat - VillageReach
Transporting vaccines, essential and generic medicines and family planning products in separate shipments when they are all going to the same health f...
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I really enjoyed being part of this discussion at Dasra Philanthropy Week in Mumbai. Give this a watch: Bold Philanthropy: Swinging for the Fences Thank you @dasra for hosting.
"How are we going to heal if we don't reckon with the truth?" asked @moore_darnell at #SkollWF. "We can only get to light if we are willing to work hard to travel through the darkness" He believes that hard conversations are key to resisting and ultimately overturning injustice.
"Every sack in this gigantic warehouse piled 40-50 feet high means opportunity for somebody." Listen to Andrew Youn of @OneAcreFund talk with @james_nardella about putting farmers first in sub-Saharan Africa https://t.co/1MufETNkfp
Many #youth perceive #ag as difficult, unrewarding, or devoid of pathways for career advancement. This #coffee #coop in #Honduras wants to make that perception a thing of the past.
COCAFELOL: Providing Education and Opportunities for Young People in Honduras
To ensure the long-term sustainability of coffee farming in their community, this cooperative cultivates meaningful career paths for youth. Many young...
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