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SURVEY: What do you get out of Skoll World Forum Online?
Six months ago, we set out with the bold idea of taking a once-a-year event in Oxford, online and year-round. 175 articles, 1,300 curated links and 178 days later we're asking "so what?". We'd like you to help us answer that question. Your input and feedback will help shape the next 178 days of Skoll World Forum Online. Click here to help answer this brief set of questions.
Six months ago, we set out with the bold idea of taking a once-a-year event in Oxford, online and year-round. 175 articles, 1,300 curated links and 178 days later we're asking "so what?". We'd like you to help us answer that question. Your input and feedback will help shape the next 178 days of Skoll World Forum Online. Click here to help answer this brief set of questions.
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Forum 2013
Video: What will the world look like in 50 years?
The problems facing our world are so large that they demand disruptive thinking. We don't have time to think in incremental terms. It's time to challenge the status quo, and dare to imagine what we can do. Click here to watch the video from Skoll World Forum 2013!
The problems facing our world are so large that they demand disruptive thinking. We don't have time to think in incremental terms. It's time to challenge the status quo, and dare to imagine what we can do. Click here to watch the video from Skoll World Forum 2013!
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Fighting Sex Trafficking With Big Data
Fast Colabs
The latest estimates about human trafficking indicate at least 21 million people on the planet are currently in slavery. For years human traffickers have used the latest technology to profit from the slave trade, but now software engineers at big data companies are enabling anti-trafficking organizations to fight back.
The latest estimates about human trafficking indicate at least 21 million people on the planet are currently in slavery. For years human traffickers have used the latest technology to profit from the slave trade, but now software engineers at big data companies are enabling anti-trafficking organizations to fight back.
Article
Skoll Original
Skoll Original
Ending HIV/AIDS in the United States
I know that if we can change a room, we can change the District. If we can change the District, we can change the United States. And if we can change the United States, my goodness, we can change the world.
Article
Forum 2013
Skoll Original
Mobilizing Underserved Communities to Enter the Digital Economy
A new book, The Art and Science of Delivery, was published in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Skoll World Forum. “De-liv-er-y,” the book’s cover explains, “is a daunting challenge in the social sector, with many initiatives failing because of poor implementation.”
Article
Skoll Original
Skoll Original
Giving Work is Not Enough to Bring People out of Poverty
I believe that our model is only one way to empower people on a path out of poverty through digital work. Indeed, we’re continually working to strengthen our approach. However, I’m convinced that using digital work as a means to bring people out of poverty is not just about providing work opportunities for the poor.
Article
Skoll Original
Skoll Original
The Full Impact of Impact Sourcing
Continuous quality improvements and reduced cost mean we can serve more students better, while we also seek new technology solutions that will completely change the landscape in the future.
Article
Skoll Original
Skoll Original
Business Process Outsourcing Takes on Global Poverty
While international aid for economic development often fails, business has the potential to bring millions of people out poverty. For no enterprise is this more true than the unsung $300 billion industry called Business Process Outsourcing.
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Brazilian supermarkets ban beef linked to Amazon deforestation
Monga Bay
A group representing 2,800 Brazilian supermarkets has signed an agreement barring beef linked to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest from their shelves. The system aims to improve transparency in commodity sourcing, while encouraging landowners to respect Brazil's environmental laws.
A group representing 2,800 Brazilian supermarkets has signed an agreement barring beef linked to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest from their shelves. The system aims to improve transparency in commodity sourcing, while encouraging landowners to respect Brazil's environmental laws.
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High Stakes Donor Collaborations
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Pioneering groups of foundations and philanthropists have pooled their talent and resources to help solve social sector problems too big for any one to tackle alone. What can donors learn from these efforts?
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USAID’s new water strategy: Pros, Cons, and What’s Next?
Blogging On Water
John Oldfield, CEO of WASH Advocates, reflects on the latest USAID Water Strategy and their 2 pronged approach of: water, sanitation + hygene, AND water for agriculture and food security.
John Oldfield, CEO of WASH Advocates, reflects on the latest USAID Water Strategy and their 2 pronged approach of: water, sanitation + hygene, AND water for agriculture and food security.
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WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Releases Update on Sanitation and Drinking Water
JMP (WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation) releases their 2013 update on sanitation and drinking water. "Drinking-water coverage in 2011 remains at 89% – which is 1% above the MDG drinking-water target. In 2011, 768 million people relied on unimproved drinking-water sources. Sanitation coverage in 2011 was 64%. The world remains off track to meet the MDG sanitation target of 75% and if current trends continue, it is set to miss the target by more than half a billion people."
JMP (WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation) releases their 2013 update on sanitation and drinking water. "Drinking-water coverage in 2011 remains at 89% – which is 1% above the MDG drinking-water target. In 2011, 768 million people relied on unimproved drinking-water sources. Sanitation coverage in 2011 was 64%. The world remains off track to meet the MDG sanitation target of 75% and if current trends continue, it is set to miss the target by more than half a billion people."
