We’re excited to join in 10 Weeks of Action to demand world leaders fund and protect grassroots justice defenders! Find out how you can #TiptheScale towards #JusticeForAll at https://t.co/B2RBIAPd1I . #HRDs #SDG16
“We want to create the largest army of health workers the world has ever known.” @rajpanjabi to @FastCompany
Can An Army Of Tech-Equipped Health Workers Bring Medicine To Remote Villages?
Skoll Award winner Last Mile Health is trying to bring modern medicine to all of Liberia. Instead of waiting for doctors, it’s empowering local ...
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In a world that wants more and more fish, it's critical that fisheries meet that demand in sustainable ways. With 12% of the global wild seafood trade in its program, @MSCecolabel keeps them in check. #sustainableseafood
Marine Stewardship Council Labeling and the Future of Sustainable Fisheries - Skoll.org
MSC has emerged as the global leader in a market-based approach catalyzing sustainable fisheries management and good governance of the oceans.
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See @blueventures holistic approach to reduce coastal vulnerability to #climatechange @skollfoundation
Revived and Resilient: Locally Managed Marine Areas in Madagascar - Skoll.org
Blue Ventures partners with coastal communities to develop sustainable marine conservation techniques.
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How to end #HIV by 2030? The secret of @m2mtweets "mentor mothers" program is its peer-based model
The Biggest Challenge to Ending AIDS by 2030 Isn’t What You Think - Skoll.org
We need a renewed focus on keeping HIV-positive people in care and adhering to their treatment, or we will not reach the Global Goals for ending AIDS.
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Identifying and fostering ‘teacherpreneurs’ is key to solving the global education crisis. @TeachForAll @BrookingsInst
Identifying and fostering ‘teacherpreneurs’ is key to solving the global education crisis
One important strategy for addressing the global education crisis will come from identifying and fostering "teacherpreneurs", who go beyond their own ...
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"Restore your faith in humanity" with stories from this year's Skoll Awardees, brought to you by @GroundTruth:
Restore your faith in humanity with these stories from the Skoll World Forum | The GroundTruth Project
“Shutting ourselves off from those we see as other erodes our humanity.” —Sally Osberg, President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation OXFORD...
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By building purpose into their mission, @Bcorporation's #BestForTheWorld honorees are redefining what it means to be successful in business. Learn from their experience:
Learn From the Best: A Roundup of Best For The World: Overall Honorees’ Best Practices
7 Honorees Share What They’ve Learned + Advice for Others
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In @cogwbur, @PIH Co-founder Ophelia Dahl says we already have the tools required to reduce maternal mortality—what we need is a reliable health system that "values mothers and mothering".
We Know How To Reduce The Number Of Women Who Die In Childbirth. Do We Have The Will?
What I’m advocating for is not a miracle -- it’s a health system that patients can rely on for quality, reliable care, writes Ophelia Dahl...
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.@myAgrofarms’ mobile layaway platform makes it easy for the world’s poorest farmers to save for seeds, fertilizer, and training through scratchcards—helping them increase their annual average income by 60%. Via @Guardian
How text messages are helping African farmers save for their futures
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship winner: Anushka Ratnayake, myAgro
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Peer-based models are magic. How @m2mtweets "mentor mothers" work to end #HIV by 2030 https://t.co/R5hCrLvnyw
Sustainable land management + data = protected Amazon forests. @foresttrendsorg @imazon
Arresting Tropical Deforestation: Complementary Approaches in the Amazon - Skoll.org
Ending tropical deforestation could offer around one third of the climate change mitigation solution.
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At #SkollWF, panelists shared their thoughts on power + privilege in the funding landscape, examples of spectacular #philanthropy failures, and advice on influencing those in power.
Exploring Power and Privilege in the Funding Landscape: A Personal Reflection - Skoll.org
If I have your ear for long enough, you’ll eventually hear me grumble about the philanthropic sector. I usually start by claiming that, contrary...
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.@rebeccaonie envisions a healthcare system that is restructured to prevent — and not just treat — illness. “I believe that at the end of the day, when we measure our health care, it will not be by the diseases cured, but by the diseases prevented.”
What if our healthcare system kept us healthy?
Rebecca Onie asks audacious questions: What if waiting rooms were a place to improve daily health care? What if doctors could prescribe food, housing ...
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Five of the six 2018 Skoll Awardees for Social Entrepreneurship are women, which brings up the question: Do women bring special skills or sensibilities to the world of social entrepreneurship? The awardees weighed in on NPR:
Advice From 5 Women And A Guy Who Won $1.25 Million To Do Good
The winners of the 2018 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship share surprising lessons on life, leadership and gender in the workplace.
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