From every corner of the globe, online advocates are increasingly using social media to create social good. Below we share with you eight fantastic international sites that are tapping into global, digital and mobile resources to address local challenges. HARASSmap Harassmap (Arabic) is a social initiative using a SMS texting system for reporting incidences of […]
Every year Bill Gates shares his annual letter, highlighting the work being done to help the world’s poorest people. This year, he wants to hear from you. The world is nearing an important milestone: a new round of Millennium Development Goals is about to be designed, charting the course of the world to 2030. The […]
This week, world leaders and thousands of participants from all cross-sections of civil society will come together in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet to get to the future we want. Rio +20, or the United Nations […]
Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day. Every day, women around the world are making a significant impact on our homes, schools and communities. But gender inequity is preventing women from growing to their full potential and hampers worldwide progress. Below, check out and share an infographic highlighting the state of women in the world. Sources: […]
