TEDxGlobalDay Brought Solutions to the Streets
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Now Is the Time to Chart a Path for AI in Education
Stavros YiannoukaWorld Innovation Summit for Education
“Going to college has increased my self-confidence. I am proud of myself as I have not only fulfilled my dreams but I also work in a similar position as my husband." Trained as solar engineers by @BarefootCollege, these women bring light to their villages.
Mother Power — harnessing of solar power
Women in Rajasthan villages harness solar power with expert training from Barefoot College in Ajmer.
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How can funders and investors support the impact that government partnerships can deliver? "Loosen the reins and relinquish some control." More advice from #socents in the latest #ScalingPathways report:
Opinion: Supporting partnerships between social entrepreneurs and government
Government partnerships hold tremendous potential for social entrepreneurs. Skoll Foundation's Liz Diebold details three concrete ways funders can sup...
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To reach a million #smallholder #farmers by 2025, Babban Gona needs to raise $1 billion, offering its package of inputs, credit and marketing assistance, to raise yields, earn farmers more money and improve their livelihoods.
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"Driven by high-profile conflicts, companies, and investors have come to understand the risks of ignoring #landrights," says @Landesa_Global's CEO @cjochnick. "But simply avoiding conflict won’t suffice."
Land Rights Pose Opportunities, Not Just Risks, to Companies and Social Justice (SSIR)
By focusing on four critical aspects of land rights, businesses can not only manage risks, but also do a great deal of global good while strengthening...
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From hospitals in Khartoum Sudan, to schools of Sana'a, Yemen, #TEDxGlobalDay turned ideas into impact in 220 communities across the globe. @TEDxhttp://ow.ly/dmaB30mCsUR
"Too much of social change work is couched as cleaning up the mess from somebody else’s party, when what we really should be explaining is how we’re going to throw a better party." - @sandy_herz, @SkollFoundation
A Decade of Stories of Change: How a Partnership With Sundance Institute Harnessed Storytelling for Social Impact - Skoll.org
Stories of Change, a decade-long initiative of the Sundance Institute and the Skoll Foundation, marries the power of storytelling with the impact of s...
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AI holds both promise and peril for impact in education, but the future is not predetermined. Now is the time to chart that path @WISE_Tweets
Now Is the Time to Chart a Path for AI in Education - Skoll.org
I believe that the future of AI and its impact on humanity is not pre-determined.
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Conflict is inevitable, violence is not. That’s the basic premise of @SFCG_. FInd out why they were nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize this year. #peacebuilding
How Search for Common Ground Made the Case for Peacebuilding - Skoll.org
Conflict is inevitable, violence is not. That’s the basic premise of Search for Common Ground
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Philanthropy needs to be bolder to address the scale of change needed. We think it's time for a new approach. Read the #ScalingSolutions report to find out why donor collaboration is key for #systemschange. https://t.co/wPD2eGh2Ns
This year #TEDxGlobalDay came to 220 communities, from Chaing Mai, Thailand to Juarez, Mexico. See how they turned ideas into solutions @TEDx
TEDxGlobalDay Brought Solutions to the Streets - Skoll.org
Across the globe, energized TEDx volunteers bonded, brainstormed, tackled big issues and made plans to continue this work for months to come.
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"We can move towards the promise of AI in education or we can allow ourselves to drift towards peril. All pathways are possible." @WISE_Tweets
Now Is the Time to Chart a Path for AI in Education - Skoll.org
I believe that the future of AI and its impact on humanity is not pre-determined.
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From hospitals in Khartoum Sudan, to schools of Sana'a, Yemen, #TEDxGlobalDay turned ideas into impact in 220 communities across the globe. @TEDxhttp://ow.ly/dmaB30mCsUR
"We’re tantalizingly close to a world where nobody dies of things like hunger and malaria," says @shepleygreen of @socprogress. "We need to look further into the data and find opportunities to progress faster." #SDGs
The global goals we've made progress on -- and the ones we haven't
"We are living in a world that is tantalizingly close to ensuring that no one need die of hunger or malaria or diarrhea," says economist Michael Green...
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From Thailand to India to Mexico, @TEDx teams from across the world gave back to their local communities on #TEDxGlobalDay.
TEDxGlobalDay Brought Solutions to the Streets - Skoll.org
Across the globe, energized TEDx volunteers bonded, brainstormed, tackled big issues and made plans to continue this work for months to come.
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We are honored to be featured in Gates Notes, @BillGates's blog! Check out the video that explains myAgro's work in Mali, Senegal and Tanzania!
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“Whenever I travel for the foundation, the farmers I meet talk about one thing that holds them back: they can’t save their money. @myAgroF...
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