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Social Progress Imperative

Non Governmental/Non-Profit Organization

Description

The Social Progress Imperative’s mission is to advance global human well-being by combining national social performance and capacity indicators with solutions-oriented outreach to sector leaders and grassroots champions, who together can effect large-scale change. Social progress is defined as an increasing capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks that allow citizens and communities to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all individuals to reach their full potential.

Skoll Partnership

SPI and the Skoll Foundation partner to advance social progress. Building on their complementary assets, SPI cultivates a network of leaders in countries, cities, and communities to prioritize development needs and to measure progress. This creates an enabling environment and demand for innovative solutions. The innovations of  Skoll social entrepreneurs offer solutions to address these development needs.

Focus

Issue Areas: Arresting DeforestationClean EnergyClean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationHealth DeliveryHuman RightsInternational JusticeLivelihoodsLiving ConditionsPeacePost-Secondary EducationResponsible Supply ChainsSanitationSecondary EducationStandardsWater ManagementWomen's and Girls' Education

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