Using the Internet to Feed People In Need
Aug01

Using the Internet to Feed People In Need

By Zachary Klein Lawson Poklacki Del Castillo and Nicole Shara’s film, Saving Food to Save Lives, is a tight yet informative piece of documentary filmmaking. Following the tech startup known as Nilus, an app developer that helps reduce waste by sourcing uneaten food directly to underserved and famished areas, the film deftly explores the complexities of such an organization with language that is nuanced yet understandable to laymen...

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The Global Search for Education: How Well Do You Know the United Nations?
Sep14

The Global Search for Education: How Well Do You Know the United Nations?

“We not only neglect to teach the UN in its proper context – the ancient ideas about the need to treat others as ourselves ­ the ‘golden rule’ – found in every major civilization – but fail to connect these ideas with the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that was embodied within the UN’s legal structure.” —  Laurence Peters The Secretary-General of the United...

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The Global Search for Education:  Gender Gender Gender – do we get it?
Oct06

The Global Search for Education: Gender Gender Gender – do we get it?

“Today, there are more women in higher education than men, both in Europe and the US. If these women do not find employment or are held back by prejudice, the investment in their education will be lost.” — Linda Scott Goal 5 of the UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Gender equality is the key to economic growth. Linda Scott is DP World Chair for...

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The Global Search for Education: Teach All
Dec10

The Global Search for Education: Teach All

 “Teach For America exists to address the incredible gaps in educational outcomes that persist along racial and socio-economic lines in our country. We believe this is the greatest civil rights issue of our generation.” — Wendy Kopp  Since Teach For America was proposed by Wendy Kopp in 1989, the organization’s nearly 33,000 participants have reached more than 3 million children nationwide during their...

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