In 1992, a book appeared that was important enough to be translated into 30 foreign languages and 30 million copies were printed. Donella Meadows was the lead writer of The Limits to Growth, a book that has gone through three updates and outlined scenarios that presented the various consequences of our behavior that could affect the...
Viv Hermans is a polio survivor. A happy survivor who tells you her story during World Immunization Week 2021, at a time when we are all focused on vaccinations. We all need to know that vaccines bring us closer by helping improve the health of everyone, everywhere throughout life. Click Here – Being Better:
The SDG Global Festival of Action is a ground-breaking event designed by and for the international SDG action community and powered by the UN SDG Action Campaign with the support of the German Federal Government. The Festival partners bring together SDGs activists, artists, innovators and leaders to find new ways to inspire individuals and organizations to take action for people...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all 193 Member States of the United Nations in September 2015.
These goals are ambitious (ending poverty world wide), and comprehensive (including people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership). The more people who know about and support the goals, the more...
Here’s what’s been happening in the field of Education this month. We encourage you to click on the associated links to learn more!
The compounding negative effects on girls’ education during COVID-19 are just beginning to be uncovered. UNICEF (article) and THEIR WORLD (video) have documented this situation with sickening clarity. The GIRLS’ EDUCATION ROADMAP and THEIR WORLD offer resources...
It’s that time of year again—movie awards season—and 2021 has brought historic achievements for women.
Females dominated the Golden Globe Best Director category for the first time with three female nominees. One Night in Miami director Regina King became only the second African-American female and Nomadland director Chloe Zhao the first Asian American woman to receive the...
The march toward equal rights for women can often seem to be a process of one step forward and two steps back. Glimpses of progress – the global awareness-raising of harassment and assault in the workplace spurred by the #metoo campaign – can often be accompanied by unintended and unforeseen backlash – an expectation...
