Did you know plants have been used in combat to make ships? Join @DocMarkPlotkin to explore the history and future of plants in combat in the latest episode of Plants of the Gods. #ethnobotany https://t.co/t3HqBZfGkL
ICYMI: We joined @TEDxPH to take a look at lessons Nigerian leaders have learned about everything from public health infrastructure to civil activism during the #COVID19 pandemic. #LightBearers
Light Bearers of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Share Lessons from the Pandemic - Skoll.org
At the most recent TEDxPortHarcourt event, we explored the theme “Light Bearer”, with an aim to highlight the discoveries and lessons lear...
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More than 1 in 5 people died from fossil fuel pollution in 2018. @HCWHGlobal is pushing for a transition to a safe, renewable energy economy to ensure a more equitable future for all. #PollutionKills
"We know people power is always at the center of change, and we also know change doesn’t just happen. You have to build it over time and prove commitment," writes @codeforamerica CEO @AmandaRenteria. CFA is ready to improve its equity efforts.
Holding Space and Making Change - Code for America
Meeting the Code for America Brigade Network
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Our work with @echoinggreen and the Racial Equity Philanthropic Fund is important to us. Together, we can support emerging social entrepreneurs who are accelerating change through innovation.
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We're excited for this artist + activist conversation between #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah star Daniel Kaluuya and @impastormike_ of @LiveFreeUS and @FIAnational.
Plants have been used in warfare to make everything from ships to wound bandages. Join @DocMarkPlotkin to explore the history and future of plants in combat in the latest episode of Plants of the Gods. #ethnobotany https://t.co/t3HqBZfGkL
What's happening in India? Fred de Sam Lazaro (@newshourfred) explains how new laws are affecting Indian farmers and where their mass protest stands for @NewsHour.
Indian farmers converge on Delhi to protest agricultural deregulation
For more than two months, farmers in India have camped just outside the capital, Delhi, demanding the repeal of new laws that deregulate agriculture, ...
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How would your organization deliver life-saving vaccines and medicines to remote communities? For @VillageReach, a drone transport powered service is helping dozens of health facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Democratic Republic of Congo: drone delivery programme ensures fast transport of lifesaving vaccines | Post & Parcel
Today, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) officially launched its routine drone delivery operations to reach remote communities in the Équateur p...
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ICYMI: Changes in reporting, advances in health technology and improved data science are all at the center of South Africa's #COVID19 response. Watch the special @TEDxJoburg interview series for an inside look at the nation's pandemic work.
Surviving a Pandemic with Grit, Innovation, and Creativity in South Africa - Skoll.org
TEDx Skoll series continued in Johannesburg to explore the pandemic through voices with innovative, appropriate solutions.
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#COVID19 has highlighted importance of global collaboration. A future where health care is a practice that defies class and border lines will create a more equitable world, write @BillGates and @melindagates in their annual letter. #GatesNotes
The year global health went local
The world has an important opportunity to turn the hard-won lessons of this pandemic into a healthier, more equal future for all.
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"Bold change can only come from doing things differently. And by getting into the business of radical collaboration, we’ve been able to broker public-private partnerships that have led to powerful solutions," writes @VillageReach President @esbancroft.
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Council Post: The Business Of Radical Collaboration
Through radical collaboration, we can accept the risks that come with interdependence on other entities with different agendas, while also recognizing...
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Have you read this month's newsletter? Join us in exploring how governments and social entrepreneurs can scale impact through the #NewAllies report.
Thanks to our partners @Catalyst2030, @echoinggreen,@Ashoka, @schwabfound & @coimpactcollab. Learn more: https://t.co/jfGmChRuyh
Can understanding the interconnection between wellbeing and nature add value to the social change we’re working towards? #CenteredSelf #wellbeing @SkollFoundation
Nature, Wellbeing, and Social Change: A Conversation with Carlos Souza and Michael Jenkins - Skoll.org
Two deforestation innovators talk about the connections between the natural world, human wellbeing, and transformational social change.
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Global investors have poured over $5 trillion into Luxembourg's shadowy financial system. @OCCRP's new public interest series explores how wealthy individuals use companies in the small country to avoid paying taxes. #OpenLux
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Luxembourg is tiny, but it holds big secrets. A joint investigation into the country’s corporate register shows how corrupt officials, criminals...
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