Since 2016, UNESCO has published the Global Education Monitoring Report - Gender Report. This year’s report explores 25 years worth of efforts for gender equality in education. From the Foreword:
Those working in the education sector know that the way we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic today will have implications for years –
Do you need a kick-start to pull you out of the winter doldrums? If so, look no further than Naomi Klein’s book On Fire – The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal. Ms. Klein is a Canadian journalist, and her research is thorough and her writing arresting. She has specialized in exposing the...
I would like to recommend an important new book, Transformation of Our Food Systems by Hans R Herren, Benedikt Haerlin, IAASTD+10 Advisory Group.
The title may be a bit off-putting for the non-scientist, but it is a very readable book for laypeople and discusses all aspects of food security and the impact of agriculture on many...
In November 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) brought about the first-ever global commitment to eliminate a cancer: cervical cancer. You can read the full details in this article.
The thought that we can be free of cervical cancer in the foreseeable future is astounding. This gives me pause...
The FAWCO Foundation grant helped fund TheBridge2Hope Academy program that bridges the gap for sex trafficking survivors in Amsterdam. We are pleased that we succeeded in the execution of the original funding plan, despite the challenges of the coronavirus crisis. The pandemic delayed th
e recruitment of new cohorts and changed the nature of...
Now more than ever, it is critical that we shine a spotlight on how we support our learners and teachers as they work to bridge the gap from secondary to post-secondary learning and/or careers. SDG Targets 4.3, 4.4 and 8.6 set lofty goals for this focus, and we are happy to share stories and resources...
Plastic waste. It’s everywhere – from the depths of the oceans to the peaks of mountains. Even before COVID-19, the volume of plastic per day going into the ocean by weight was equivalent to 90 aircraft carriers. This is the speed at which we are destroying the ocean. According to UN Secretary-General António Guterres,
