Access to Markets: The Elephant in the African Entrepreneurial Room
Anke SchaffranekGlobal SME Movement
Secure Land Rights for Climate Resilience
Karina KloosLandesa
"The social entrepreneur understands that the status quo is affecting a marginalized population in a very significant way, and that population rarely has the power or means to effect the transition on its own." @SallyOsberg on why the world needs #socents:
How social entrepreneurs are changing the world
In “Getting Beyond Better,” Sally Osberg, president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, explores how social entrepreneurs can confront the st...
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Market-based solutions to reduce emissions and bold legislation to increase renewable energy are gaining traction. But there's a lot more work to be done. @CeresNews
As 2018 Elections Approach, States and Business Must Drive Climate-Smart Policy - Skoll.org
States and business continue to lead the move toward clean energy and clean transportation solutions to accelerate a low-carbon economy.
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“Universal health coverage is an idea with clear benefits, where expense is nothing compared to the cost of continued procrastination.” — @JoiaMukherjee @PIH
Opinion: Here's how to achieve universal health coverage
Physician Joia Mukherjee can name too many people who have died from basic ailments that could have been addressed in a functioning health care system...
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There was a lot of bad news this year. But they can't be seen as the sum total of the world in 2018. @voxdotcom shares a few positive trends, including cheaper #cleanenergy and less child mortality.
2018 wasn’t a complete horror show. Here are four things that probably got better.
Less extreme poverty, reductions in child mortality, and other promising trends.
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.@ghcorps is seeking their new class of fellows—young leaders who want to change the face of #globalhealth. Apply to be a GHC fellow now through January 16, 2019:
"For vast, long‐standing societal challenges, even a highly successful organization can usually only make a small dent." How @VisionSpring found scale through gov't partnerships. #LeanImpact from @annmei offers practical guide to social innovation.
A Vision for Change: How VisionSpring Found Scale Through Partnerships - Skoll.org
An excerpt from the book Lean Impact highlights the iterations taken by Skoll 2009 Awardee, VisionSpring, on their journey to achieve massive scale.
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"Around the world, one in three women experiences domestic violence. Can a woman's rising social status bring down rates of domestic violence?" via @NPRGoatsandSoda #endGBV #healthequity #genderequity
Can A Woman's Rising Social Status Bring Down Rates Of Domestic Violence?
Two new studies offer unexpected insights — and solutions — into the problem of spousal abuse.
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🏢 Two of the world’s largest companies stand implicated
🛢️ In one of the biggest corruption cases of all time
🕵️♀️ Eight people involved arrested already
❓ Who’s next? #CarWash
Senior executives at top world oil companies implicated in Brazil bribery scandal | Global Witness
Top executives in two of the world’s largest companies were complicit in vast bribery schemes to secure sweetheart oil deals in Brazil, court do...
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Thank you @SkollFoundation for highlighting this @nytimes article about the power of peer-to-peer solutions.
Skoll Foundation on Twitter
“"If a student says to another student, ‘Knowledge is power. We need higher education so we can overcome our oppression,’ they’...
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Our biggest global public health threat? #Climatechange. The good news: Led by @HCWithoutHarm, there's a growing movement in the health sector to be a voice for change. This year, the organization established the healthcare pillar of the #WeAreStillIn campaign!🙌#GoodNewsDecember
“Universal health coverage is an idea with clear benefits, where expense is nothing compared to the cost of continued procrastination.” — @JoiaMukherjee @PIH
Opinion: Here's how to achieve universal health coverage
Physician Joia Mukherjee can name too many people who have died from basic ailments that could have been addressed in a functioning health care system...
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It's not too late to stand up to protect the defenders, and join hundreds of organizations calling for the protection of #HumanRights and justice defenders around the world. #TipTheScales towards #JusticeForAll -> https://t.co/CPgCthD3P5
By asking and answering “What is enough?” and then seeking offerings from companies that are challenging the current extractive capitalist model, we can make our consumer choices into empowering votes for a better tomorrow. #BtheChange
Making Room for Love and Understanding in Business – B the Change
B the Change Weekly: December 14, 2018
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"If a student says to another student, ‘Knowledge is power. We need higher education so we can overcome our oppression,’ they’re much more likely to listen." @dnbornstein on how @PeerForward is leveraging peer influence to boost college entry rates:
Opinion | The Power of Student Peer Leaders
An organization is using the influence that teenagers have on their contemporaries to help more students from low-income families gain college admissi...
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A look back at our favorite @Ted talks by inspiring female social entrepreneurs, activists, and change makers with bold visions and powerful stories:
10 Inspiring TED Talks that Provoke and Empower
We’re excited to be in New Orleans for this year’s TEDWomen, where women from all over the world have convened to hear from innovative thi...
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