This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are moments that Sylvia Acevedo, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, just can’t forget. There was the time a college counselor at her high school in Las…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Predatory behaviour, sexual assault, and harassment is being reported almost daily in Hollywood now, from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein to Louis C.K.’s admitted sexual misconduct. Inspired by the #MeToo campaign supporting and empowering survivors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The idea came to them on a porch. Freddie Gray had just died. The 25-year-old’s spine was broken in the back of a police van, and protests against police brutality…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are indeed connections between the causes of conflict and deforestation, as well as between peacebuilding and REDD+. My hope for the coming years is to see more world leaders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Appolition lets users round up their credit card purchases to the nearest dollar and donate the remainder to community bail funds. It’s like Acorns, but instead of investing your money, you’re…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Few countries have witnessed the scale of population movements that Afghanistan has experienced during what is now approaching almost four decades of war. Successive waves of conflict between rival internal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many community-level organizations led by women around the world, innovation is born of necessity. It is only by thinking creatively within systems—systems that have been designed to put them…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A combination of factors — including higher-than-average rates of poverty, household debt and income inequality as well as persistent racial segregation and poorer educational outcomes — make the region the worst in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Q: As a woman, have you ever experienced violence or sexual harassment? What happened? A: Yes. I am a survivor of domestic violence. I was raped, beaten, gaslit, robbed and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Nafkote Dabi, Oxfam’s policy lead in Niger, Nigeria, and Chad, went to Brussels for meetings at the European Union institutions in late October, she expected to be talking about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Emily May moved to New York City after college with the intent of working for social change. Initially, she focused on anti-poverty work. But it was her experience of street…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For years, scientists and parents alike have touted the benefits of introducing babies to two languages: Bilingual experience has been shown to improve cognitive abilities, especially problem-solving. And for infants…