TEDxGlobalDay Brought Solutions to the Streets
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Now Is the Time to Chart a Path for AI in Education
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Conflict is inevitable—violence is not. That's the basis behind the work of @SFCG_, a 2018 @Nobel Prize nominee. CEO Shamil Idriss explains the organization's approach to conflict resolution.
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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"For me it's not about saving Africa," says @FredSwaniker. "It's about saving the world—so that we don't have to go to Mars. It's about driving global prosperity and solving many of the problems we see in the world." @alueducation #SkollWF
"Tech is a means to an end...modernizing for the sake of modernizing is pointless," writes @codeforamerica's @pahlkadot in a call to action to newly elected governors to prioritize service delivery when thinking about tech.
Modernization efforts need to focus on service delivery, Code for America founder says | StateScoop
Efforts that don’t result in better service delivery are “pointless,” says Code for America Founder Jennifer Pahlka.
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"The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children." – Nelson Mandela
7 Ways to Take Action on World Children's Day
Help kids around the world.
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Get inspired to do business differently. Explore stories from Certified #BCorp leaders about how they've built their businesses to be forces for social change: https://t.co/yVGTLvyC2C
“Violent conflict is now the primary cause of poverty and suffering in the world today,” says Shamil Idriss, CEO of @SFCG_. “It’s vitally important that you have governments engage, but they must be complemented by citizen peacebuilders."
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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"Sometimes great ideas can hide in plain sight—innovative solutions are far too often overlooked...@TEDx events are one way to address that problem." #TEDxTukuy's Michael Barclay (@mbt0) on how the event put #socialentrepreneurship front and center:
TEDx Skoll Conversation Series Comes to Lima - Skoll.org
Sometimes great ideas can hide in plain sight—innovative solutions are far too often overlooked.
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Twenty years ago this month, Marc Freedman founded what is now called @EncoreOrg, a think tank in San Francisco aimed at putting more people over age 50 to work on behalf of social good.
"For many immigrant families, Thanksgiving is a time to take part in an American tradition, but it's also a great excuse to gather and eat the foods of their culture"
What does your table look like? #MyPOCThanksgiving
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Turkey And Tamales: People Of Color Share Their Multicultural Thanksgivings
For many immigrant families, Thanksgiving is a time to take part in an American tradition, but it's also a great excuse to gather and eat the foods of...
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We're so grateful for strong partners like @SkollFoundation. #WorldChildrensDay
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“Today is #WorldChildrensDay! We're proud to support social entrepreneurs and organizations that have made it their mission to improve the lives...
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There are more girls out of school in India than in any other country in the world. @Educate_Girls tackles #genderinequality in the country's educational system. https://t.co/9D4uuz8ame #WorldChildrensDay
“The youth are running away from the farms as quickly as you can imagine." Young people are future of food security, but many don't consider it a viable option. Find out how @KickStart_Intl is engaging youth in agriculture.
How Kickstart is Mobilizing an Irrigation Movement in Sub-Saharan Africa - Skoll.org
Only four percent of land in sub-Saharan Africa is irrigated. There is almost no history of irrigation in the region—electricity and fuel are scarce...
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To secure justice for future generations, we must fund and protect grassroots justice defenders working to advance #ChildRights around the world. Take action and help #TipTheScales towards #JusticeForAll -> https://t.co/WxNLib1aoy. #WorldChildrensDay
Read our blog on ways we could use #AI and #MachineLearning to fight corruption in the mining industry. These could be crucial tools in the future to hold extractive companies to account
How can we use artificial intelligence to help us fight corruption in the mining sector? | Global Witness
Minerals underpin our daily lives, from the cars and smartphones that we use to the infrastructure and architecture that surrounds us. They have drive...
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