TEDxGlobalDay Brought Solutions to the Streets
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Secure Land Rights for Climate Resilience
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You can find @shepleygreen's @TEDTalks "The global goals we've made progress on" now in 9 languages here:
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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Health care is a right for #EverySinglePerson. No matter what. RT if you agree. #UHCDay #HealthForAll
Health Care for Every. Single. Person. – Partners In Health – Medium
At Partners In Health, we believe everyone should have access to health care, no matter where they live.
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See @soljourno's list of the best solutions-oriented stories of the year—"not ideas and rhetoric, but real ground-level action to alleviate a clearly-identified problem."
The Best Solutions Journalism of 2018 – The Whole Story
Our annual list of top picks for solutions-oriented coverage.
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“Instead of rebuilding what we thought the community wanted in their school, we asked them to tell us.” —Farooq Burney, executive director of Al Fakhoora #empathy
These Gaza Students Designed A School Where They Could Feel Safe
The Jamal Abdul Nasser School is designed to serve as a physical sanctuary for kids too used to bombing and violence.
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"For the survivors, for the victims, for the marginalized communities, their stories, their truths, matter. That's where justice begins." Watch @yvettethijm's #TEDTalk on the power of citizen video to defend human rights. @witnessorg #HumanRightsDay
The power of citizen video to create undeniable truths
Could smartphones and cameras be our most powerful weapons for social justice? Through her organization Witness, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm is developing...
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Access to #water and #sanitation are recognized by the @UN as human rights, reflecting the fundamental nature of these basics in every person’s life. #HumanRightsDay @UN_Water
Our CEO @gkmurali is the featured spotlight at @ForbesNonprofit. Discover a little more about her work, motivations and understanding of success here!
Forbes Nonprofit Council Member Spotlight: Geetha Murali
Forbes Nonprofit Council Member Geetha Murali, CEO of Room to Read, discusses her goal of eradicating illiteracy and gender inequality in education.
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Through @TheAudaciousPrj, @lastmilehealth and @Living_Goods are working on a bold initiative to mobilize #communityhealthworkers across Africa, reaching millions of vulnerable people using mobile technology. Read @richardbranson's op-ed in @devex:
Opinion: Richard Branson on why philanthropists should club together
"To bring about radical change, sometimes you have to be audacious ... Yet too often, the really big ideas just don‘t get the backing they need,...
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.@GlobalNamati's @VivekHMaru makes a powerful case for putting the power of the law in citizens' hands through "barefoot lawyers" in his #TEDTalk. #HumanRightsDay #JusticeForAll
How to put the power of law in people's hands
What can you do when the wheels of justice don't turn fast enough? Or when they don't turn at all? Vivek Maru is working to transform the relationship...
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Thank you @TEDTalks @SkollFoundation @unfoundation for the opportunity to show Drawdown alongside some truly inspiring speakers at 'We the Future'. Videos from @jrockstrom @shepleygreen @cekicozlem @GrahamTAllison @unicefchief at . And more to be released! https://t.co/byq8mChIJh
TED: Ideas worth spreading
TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in 100+ languages. Ideas fr...
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How can #socents create meaningful, long-term solutions to fight injustice? How can they measure real change, not just incremental impact? Insights from @koitiemmily @Bagputys @hickspeggy @andrewhudsonau :
Measuring for Impact in Human Rights: What, Why, How, and For Whom? - Skoll.org
In a new era of global problem solving where human rights threads through all sectors, and more than 90 percent of the SDGs, measurement is key.
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"Health IS a human right. And yet in every country around the world, there is someone struggling to live their fullest life because they can’t access the healthcare they deserve." @ghcorps founder Barbara Bush. #HumanRightsDay
Philanthropists solve bigger problems in better ways when we join forces.@richardbranson describes the partnership to improve health of 34 mil people in Africa b/w @theaudaciousprj @CIFFchild @SkollFoundation @VirginUnite @GAVI @lastmilehealth @livinggoods
Opinion: Richard Branson on why philanthropists should club together
"To bring about radical change, sometimes you have to be audacious ... Yet too often, the really big ideas just don‘t get the backing they need,...
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"Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child's eye - it is very beautiful." - @k_satyarthi #PriceofFree
Every child deserves a childhood. Today, in honor of #HumanRightsDay, ask brands to join the fight to end child slavery: https://t.co/6IhoHN8e3k
Even as technology empowers anyone with a smartphone to be an international broadcaster, the most vulnerable populations remain voiceless. @_Videre gives them a voice, training them to safely capture human rights violations. #HumanRightsDay VIDEO: https://t.co/QPH3V21TM3
