This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • AgriPredict is an app that helps Zambian farmers detect certain pests and diseases that destroy their crops. The app won the UN Food and Agriculture Organization sponsored…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce released a report finding that low-income, working college students suffer the consequences of poor policies and insufficient employment opportunities. • The report…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Madeleine Keck explains how Food Fighter highlights the problem of and solutions to the global food waste, which is often exacerbated by burdensome regulation. • How can funders help break…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sophie Maes explains how quinoa’s newfound popularity has driven up the price, creating new revenue for Peruvian farmers, but fundamentally changing the farming practices in the region. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sophie Maes explains how the invasive fall armyworm – along with other factors like climate change – is threatening food security in India. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Expired, fake, and harmful foods are being sold in South Africa, threatening the health of vulnerable populations, according to Thato Mahlangu. • How can funders help the South…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explains the difficulty in finding which programs work best when teaching sex education. Researchers say that there are so many factors that involved when teaching…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More research is needed on programs that help tackle family-based stigma and discrimination against the LGBTQ population. Unfortunately, there is not sufficient evidence to prove the existing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Faith Florez created the CalorApp, which alerts farmers when the temperature reaches 95 degrees. When that happens, they must provide their employees with a break in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to preparing our kids for the future, it’s never too early to think big. That’s why “cradle to career” is a rapidly growing field in workforce development,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One year after Hurricane Harvey hit most of the United States has moved on. Subsequent hurricanes, fires, and mudslides brought attention to issues closer to home. Politics has dominated headlines…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for The Chronicle of Social Change, Gabrielle Tilley discusses a new study from Stanford explaining why some low-income parents decide to feed their children fast food: Not…