Advancing progress in a society towards a fair and sustainable future for all
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How can Canadian funders support global causes with confidence and impact? This webinar explores practical approaches to international philanthropy, including regulatory considerations, responsible risk management, and strategies for partnering with organizations rooted in the communities they serve.
Corcovado Foundation is a non-profit organization in Costa Rica striving for community development that is equitable, fair, and in harmony with nature. Since 1998, the Corcovado Foundation has used engagement, education, and capacity-building relationships to involve local communities (primarily, rural, underprivileged, and underserved) to empower them to act as stewards of their natural environment, promoting leadership and innovation that then increases economic and environmental resilience.
Around 258 million, or one in five children worldwide are out of school according to a 2018 UNESCO report. The impacts of a life with little to no education are far-reaching and affect everything from nutrition to future employability. As low-income youth race toward a future of increased social stratification, access to education has never been more critically important to breaking the cycle of poverty.
Across the globe, members of the LGBTI community continue to experience discrimination and numerous forms of abuse. While there has been substantial progress in the social acceptance of this diverse group over the last decade, a long path remains for public policy to actualize LGBTI equity, inclusion, and equal rights. For 30 years, OutRight Action International, an advocacy organization headquartered in New York, has countered attacks on free expression using the world’s biggest and most diverse forum—the United Nations.
The consequences of unsustainable global economic growth manifest in countless ways, one of the most obvious being the endless amount of solid waste littering our landscapes and washing up on our shores. In the case of a small village on the central coast of British Columbia in Canada, a community is thinking globally through its local actions and having an outsized impact through its example.
A Task Force for Street Children in the Philippines According to a new UNICEF and Save the Children analysis , the number of children living in poverty has climbed to roughly 1.2 billion since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a 15% increase, or an additional 150 million...
Living Oceans Society Creates a Sea Change in British Columbia The consequences of unsustainable global economic growth manifest in countless ways, one of the most obvious being the endless amount of solid waste littering our landscapes and washing up on our shores....
Project Hope Delivers Prosthetics Support to Belize In the small Caribbean nation of Belize, with a population of under a half-million, 150 to 175 people undergo amputations each year as a result of disease, accidents, or violence. A lack of resources, services, and...
Advancing a Social Narrative with Pride in Nigeria Country : Nigeria Project Amount : $75,000 Focus Area : Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10) Members of the LGBTQ+ community in Nigeria have faced decades of discrimination and injustice. A 2013 Pew Research survey...
Strong Women, Strong Communities Since 2010, human trafficking has shown a steady rise globally . Despite best efforts to fight this trend, certain areas around the world remain known as hotspots for trafficking activities. India has been at the forefront of this...
Putting Mental Health at the Top of Mind Mental health problems affect nearly every person on earth at some point in their life. They negatively impact our cognitive, emotional, and behavioral well-being and can lead to isolation, depression, and suicide. Despite...
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