This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Afghanistan, the Taliban has had a devastating effect on girls’ education. During their rule, hundreds of girls’ schools were shut down, and many destroyed, displacing hundreds of thousands of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Reuters reports on Christine Hallquist, who won the Democratic nomination for Vermont governor, the first openly transgender person to win a major party nomination for statewide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last decade and a half there have been tremendous gains in global education enrollment. Nevertheless in 2014 the United Nations reported there that while more children than ever are going…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • United Nations Foundation tells the inspiring story of a young man named Gatluak, who escaped Sudan as a child when war ravaged the country, and is now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • UN Women reports on how women and girls in Syria have endured the brunt of hardships since the conflict in Syria; many have escaped to Jordan…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Conversation takes a close look at NGOs in the developing world and finds that workers often aren’t proficient in local languages, hampering communication and exacerbating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mimi Woldeyohannes describes the growing gap between student and teacher diversity levels and the consequences of this disparity. • How can funders help increase the share of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mimi Woldeyohannes shares the changing statistics of the racial makeup of America’s public schools. Click the link at the bottom to see the interactive maps. • What…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In the Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization for 2018, Mr. Guterres emphasized the importance of multilateralism in completing the SDGs. • How can philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nina Martin discusses the disparately high rate of death Black women experience in pregnancy and childbirth. • How can funders close the racial gap in maternal mortality? How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Books are not only a gateway to lifelong learning, but they also open a whole new world for young children. Here, Education Dive discusses the efforts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · When immigrants and refugees seek asylum, they often feel the need to exaggerate their stories or they will be ignored. News Deeply talks with a young…