Mom+Social is a special, one-day global summit focused on motherhood and the role of social media, technology, and philanthropy to improve the health of moms and children everywhere. Hundreds of the brightest and most passionate people working to improve child, maternal, and reproductive health will gather on May 8, 2013 at the 92YTribeca in New […]
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 […]
Groundbreaking Digital Collaboration for Social Good Asks People on Donate Their Voices, Take Actions to Improve the World, and Win One-of-a-Kind Experiences and Prizes They say doing good is its own reward, but sometimes it’s nice to get a little something extra for your passion and activism. Today at the Social Good Summit, the United […]
Today marks World Humanitarian Day – an opportunity to honor and celebrate those everyday heroes who face danger to help others around the world. It is also a chance to perform a good deed – no matter how big or small – whether online or off. There are endless opportunities to make a difference. Below […]
Last week, thousands of policymakers, scientists, delegates, advocates, and persons living with HIV/AIDS gathered together in Washington, DC for the 2012 International AIDS Conference* to address an end this global epidemic. As continuously discussed, social technology is becoming an increasingly powerful tool in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. In fact, organizations are using social media […]
According to the United Nations, it is! The United Nations’ Human Rights Council unanimously supported the right to internet access and online freedom of expression in a resolution earlier this month. The resolution declares that all people should be permitted to log-on and express themselves openly on the World Wide Web. Among the 47 countries […]
By 2020, five billion people will be living in cities. The transition to a global urbanization creates multiple challenges in planning, development, and operation of cities. How can social media play a role? As with any global challenge, social media serves as a fantastic convener of ideas, discussion and debate. We do not have to […]
1.4 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity and 2.5 billion still rely on collecting fuels like firewood for cooking and heating. Meanwhile, smoke from cooking in the home kills more people than malaria; mostly women and children. In order to help spotlight this issue in lead up to the Rio+20 Summit, the international […]
Almost a billion people live without clean drinking water. Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause more deaths each year than all forms of violence, including war. But clean water changes everything. Safe drinking water alone can reduce water-related deaths by 21%. Families with enough clean water to drink, bathe, clean and grow their […]
Nearly 100 billion people around the world do not have enough to eat. Across the developing world, nearly 1 in 3 children suffers from malnutrition. At the same time, another 100 billion are obese, many suffering from chronic diseases associated with being overweight. This problem of food security is multifaceted, and reflects a need for […]
