Africa imports $40 billion a year in food. How experts from the world's biggest food producers are mentoring entrepreneurs to bring the country closer to self-sufficiency, on @NewsHour
African food businesses get nurturing from well-known giants
Volunteers from some of the world’s biggest food producers, who decades ago took food-making from kitchen to the factory, are offering guidance ...
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Philanthropy can do better. The #ScalingSolutions report outlines clear ways to move toward more sustained change and large-scale impact. @RockPhilanth @FordFoundation @DRKFoundation
Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems: A Call to Action - Skoll.org
How can funders turn the impact lens on themselves to shift towards funding with the aim of systems change?
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So, all of you social entrepreneurs sleeping on #TEDxLagos, it is a huge deal that @SkollFoundation is going to be there. This is an opportunity for you to share that idea with Skoll. Something is cooking!
Can #agtech offer a path out of poverty for African youth? @Jehiel thinks so. Learn more in this @ForbesTreps interview between the founders of @HelloTractor and @rootcapitalow
Meet The Social Entrepreneur Behind Africa's "Uber For The Farm"
Uber’s ride-sharing technology has become ubiquitous, and its model has been adapted to everything from snow-plowing to dog walking services. No...
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“If you can’t see your beans, how can you sell them?” asks Ella Gudwin, @VisionSpring President. On a mission to deliver low-cost, high-quality eyeglasses to everyone—regardless of income—see how the org scales impact with experiments in distribution.👓
How VisionSpring Experiments with Distribution to Expand Its Reach - Skoll.org
VisionSpring began with the guiding principle, “If you can’t see, you can’t work.”
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"I don't think we get to pretend that this stuff didn't happen. I don't think you can just play it off. This is like a disease. You have to treat it." @eji_org's Bryan Stevenson on why we need to talk about the "ugly parts" of American history:
Inside the memorial to victims of lynching
Oprah Winfrey reports on the Alabama memorial dedicated to thousands of African-American men, women and children lynched over a 70-year period followi...
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3 million Peruvians lack access to safe water. @Water's program prioritizes regions that have a strong financial institution presence and high demand for water and sanitation improvements. Here’s how our approach empowered Marta with a water connection. https://t.co/sJEH5PE0jr
“To educate a child is more important than to give her money. Money won’t last, but education will stay with them until they die. With education, they will be able to build a strong future for generations to come.” — Sakina Nyaulingo, Tanzania.
Smallholder Harvests are Educating Youth in Tanzania
One mother hoped to provide quality education for her children but was struggling to even secure food for her family. Now, Sakina is helping her child...
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Investing in moms, parents, and young children has a range of long-lasting benefits—ranging from higher wages to smarter kids and more equal societies.
Dear powerful people, here’s the economic case for investing more in little kids
Spending more on pregnant moms and young children leads to higher wages, smarter citizens, and more equal societies.
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“When great ideas meet social entrepreneurs and become solutions worth scaling, that’s social progress”
Check out @SkollFoundation’s #TEDx conversations coming soon in Lagos, Bangalore, Lima, and São Paulo.
Announcing TEDx Skoll Conversations in Lagos, Bangalore, Lima, and São Paulo - Skoll.org
This year, we’re teaming up with TEDx organizers in Lagos, Bangalore, São Paulo, and Lima to explore ideas and solutions to society's challenge...
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At Ireland's flagship eco-village, residents hoped to model a better way to live: communal, carbon-neutral, self-sufficient. Then came the crash. Ten years on, @killianfox0 found out what's been learned #TheUpside @SkollFoundation @soljourno
Paradise lost? What happened to Ireland's model eco-village
Harsh lessons have been learned since the financial crash but residents of the pioneering community remain upbeat
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Juliet was six months pregnant when she learned she had HIV. Though it took the life of her child, she's now working to ensure that families have a chance to thrive as a Mentor Mother through @m2mtweets.
My Health, My Right: Turning an HIV-free Vision into Reality - Skoll.org
The global community must still overcome critical obstacles to meet its goal of ending AIDS by 2030.
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"Oxford is transformed for a week when social entrepreneurs from around the world make their way to the Skoll World Forum. The energy is palpable and the connections made are life-long at the four-day gathering." Thanks for the feature @mm4globaldev!
5 Social Impact Conferences Guaranteed To Inspire You
Mark your calendar for these 5 events where you can network and swap world changing ideas with social do-gooders
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End hunger by 2030? Why it will take deep knowledge, intentionality, and trust. https://t.co/LVIpbGxTeb @HelloTractor @farmerline @BabbanGona @ProximityDesign #SkollWF
The link between #climatechange and getting girls in school might not be so obvious, but the evidence is overwhelming when you dig deeper. By empowering girls and women, orgs like @GirlsNotBrides @Camfed and @educate_girls are helping save the 🌍.
Want to Stop Climate Change? Educate Girls and Give Them Birth Control
Opinion: When women aren’t educated or lack contraception, greenhouse gasses rise.
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