This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An estimated 2.3 billion people around the world lack access to basic sanitation, which has major public health consequences for both urban and rural communities. Engineers are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Students from the University of Cape Town have created the world’s first bio-brick using human urine, a possible pioneering method in waste recovery, recycling and upcycling.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this video from India Development review, Pratham CEO Dr. Rukmini Banerji shares her insights on the challenges of assessing learning outcomes, the role of applied…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Global Team discusses the steps communities around the world can do to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, including advancing technology for good.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Xavier Dias discusses how he has worked to help Adivasis in Jharkhand secure their land, labor, and human rights against exploitation for precious minerals. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Carolyn Phenicie reports that states’ ESSA school improvement plans vary dramatically – and some are failing to hit key notes such as improved equity. • How can funders help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Geeta Rao Gupta reports that gender equality is much better than it used to be, but there is still progress to be made and the challenge is to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Isabel Kubabom reports that women and girls living in Trinidad and Tobago are learning to protect themselves from the pervasive problem of gender-based violence and how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mahlet A. Woldetsadik explains that Syrian refugees, especially women, face the threat of violence in their own families and organizations are trying to effectively offer help and resources. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy News Digest discusses new data that shows how international giving by US foundations reached historic highs in recent years, driven largely by the Bill &…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings notes that by 2030, 80 percent of the world’s poorest people will live in the most volatile countries, but also emphasizes that steps can be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • India Development Review examines inequality in India and how efforts to close the wide wealth chasm will require going at the root causes and strengthening “enablers”…