Global Issues
Youth Ideas: A Rich Resource
The energy, imagination and participation of youth is critical to overcoming global challenges.
Tag: Youth
Education
Can the Secondary Education Gap Be Closed?
Africa is failing to meet the demand for secondary education, which is fueled by the region’s rising youth population.
Podcast
Education
Paul Pastorek and Andres Alonso - Education: Tackling the Turnaround Challenge
Can schools be turned around, and can the system change? Yes, say an experienced district and state school leader in this panel discussion during the Driving Dramatic School Improvement conference at Stanford. Navigating questions by moderator Jordan Meranus, they talk about what they are doing in Louisiana and Baltimore to radically reform schools so that more children can meet state standards and receive an excellent education.
Technology & Design
Game Theory
Behavioral experts agree that so-called "games for good" can teach empathy to those who play them.
Economic Development
Youth Voices in the Global Economy
Engaged youth on the global stage—a report from the G-20 Summit and MY SUMMIT.
Technology & Design
Using the Internet to Scale
A look at how KaBOOM! has used the Internet to disseminate its model, empowering local communities to self-organize to build their own playgrounds.
Fundraising
Five-Digit Giving
How texting became young donors’ preferred way to make charitable donations.
Economic Development
Lucrative but Deadly
As parents spend more time raising their profitable coffee crop, they spend less time attending to their children's needs.
Technology & Design
Game-Changers of the World, Unite
Play this online game and learn social innovation strategies to solve global crises.
Podcast
Nonprofits & NGOs
Claire A. Williams, Lara Vogel - Using Social Enterprise to Outpace Poverty
Hope Runs is a nonprofit social enterprise working in Kenya and Tanzania that uses athletics, education, and social entrepreneurship to empower AIDS orphans. In this audio interview, founders Claire Williams and Lara Vogel talk about how they have turned their idea of using marathon running to "outpace poverty" into a vital organization that partners with AIDS orphanages to have a real influence in children's lives. They discuss their model, how they use volunteers, and advice for social entrepreneurs.