Growing Up Green

“I am only a child, yet I know we are all in this together and should act as one single world toward one single goal.”
Severn Suzuki, 12 years old, 1992 Rio Earth Summit
In 1992, representatives from 172 nations — including 108 heads of state — and more than 24,000 representatives from nongovernmental organizations gathered in [...]

Enterprising Women, Thriving Societies

Policymakers and business experts have pitched entrepreneurship to women as a way to realize their aspirations and make a good living. Several multinational corporations have programs to promote women entrepreneurs, including Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women, Ernst & Young’s Winning Women, Coca Cola’s 5 BY 20 and Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative. All of this [...]

U.S. Elections in Brief

Free and fair elections are the keystone of any democracy. They are essential for the peaceful transfer of power.
When voters elect representatives, they elect the leaders who will shape the future of their society. This is why elections empower ordinary citizens: They allow them to influence the future policies of their government, and thus, their [...]

A Healthy Future

Few issues matter more to people around the world than health. Good health increases a person’s chances of getting an education, earning a living, starting a family and leading a long and fulfilling life. Improvements in public health make communities more robust, advances in development more sustainable and economic growth more rapid.
Disease knows no border; [...]

Cultivating Civil Society 2.0

Civil society consists of organizations and institutions that help and look after people, their health and their rights. The work of civil society groups complements the efforts of governments and the private sector. Whether the goal is as local as building a new school or as global as stemming the spread of HIV/AIDS, civil society [...]