Does Social Innovation Actually Drive Gender Equity?
David McGintyPalladium International
Food Security and Climate Resilience Require Land Rights Reform
Andy CurrierLandesa
“The sad reality about smallholder farmers is that they’re always one drought, one disease away from destruction, from poverty." Practitioners weighed in: why putting farmers at the center of #agtech design is key to shifting the unjust equilibrium.
Why Farmer-Centered Design Demands Deep Knowledge, Intentionality, and Trust - Skoll.org
End hunger by 2030? Governments, companies, NGOs, and research institutions need to put smallholder farmers at the center of solutions.
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Our last #TEDxSkollConversations takes place tomorrow in Brazil, where we’ll hear from #TedxSaoPaulo speakers on impact+innovation—all with the purpose of bettering the world. Tune in right here for live coverage, starting at 10am GMT-3 / 6am PDT! https://t.co/REvt3y3Jzj
.@pahlkadot & @AnandWrites had a great conversation onstage at last week's #WIRED25 conference. Tomorrow, they’ll go even deeper on investing in government & building robust institutions that can create real change.
WIRED25: Code for America Executive Director Jennifer Pahlka and Author Anand Giridharadas On Rich Techie Philanthropists
Code for America Executive Director Jennifer Pahlka and Author Anand Giridharadas spoke with WIRED‘s Issie Lapowskyas part of WIRED25, WIREDR...
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“Around the world, natural disasters destroy thousands of lives and erase decades of economic gains each year. These outcomes are undeniably devastating and completely preventable, and substandard housing is to blame,” says @ElizabetHausler. #WeTheFuture https://t.co/hp4k5wZdq8
When Bertha Nzabanita joined the Musasa cooperative, everything changed: she increased her harvest, earned higher revenue, repaired her home, and sent her son to school. “Now he’s finishing studies at the university!” she says proudly.
Transforming the Lives of Rural Women
Rural women typically own less land and have less access to capital than men. Without these resources, they remain stuck in a cycle of poverty. But wh...
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As we lead up to #WorldPolioDay, we want to thank leaders around the world working to #EndPolio for good. It’s time to finish the job and protect every last child.
CAMA leader & nurse Fatima fought every step of the way, to stay in school, achieve her career goals & ensure women & girls get the #healthcare & #education they're entitled to. Read her inspiring story: https://t.co/AhlWmVTS3e #EmpowerWomen @MastercardFdn
Collaboration can be an effective method for accelerating impact in systems change. Our new Scaling Solutions report explores examples of funder collaboratives taking innovative approaches to make change happen: via @Alliancemag cc @SkollFoundation
.@Pratham_India's "Teaching at the Right Level" (TaRL) method proves that it's possible to scale spirit in children, teachers and facilitators in the classroom. via @BrookingsInst
How do you scale spirit?
How do you scale energy and spirit in children and teachers? Chavi Jain, Moitshepi Matsheng, and Jenny Perlman Robinson review the key ingredients.
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Deep discussions, a productive workshop, and stories about positive change from some of Peru's most innovative thinkers made #TEDxTukuy an unforgettable event. #TEDxSkollConversations
📸See the highlights in photos! https://t.co/m1vqwaxyEc
#TuesdayThoughts Sometimes it feels like we're battling problem after problem and world change is slow in coming, however, things are improving! Here are 23 charts and maps that show where the world is getting much, much better.
23 charts and maps that show the world is getting much, much better
These are bleak times — but a lot of things are improving.
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How a smallholder agricultural revolution could be an antidote to instability and insurgencies. @BabbanGona
How Babban Gona Turns Potential Fighters into Productive Farmers - Skoll.org
Babban Gona starts by cultivating that core element of grassroots leadership, the foundation of trust upon which any thriving co-operative depends.
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What can philanthropic funders do to create lasting, systemic change? The answer lies in collaboration. Find out why in the #ScalingSolutions report. @RockPhilanth @DRKFoundation @FordFoundation
Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems: How Funders Can Do Better - Skoll.org
The initiative revisited the funder community’s role in responding to daunting and complex social problems—“pathologies of systems."
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Acoording to a new @WorldBank report, global waste generation will nearly double by 2050—with most of the growth coming from the developing world. via @TheEconomist
Social entrepreneurs can be the world's best agents for social change.
"We find the people with those world-changing ideas—by investing in, connecting and celebrating them—and empower them to effect even greater impact," — our founder, @JeffSkoll.
