Something you might know: The UN and partner organizations work to ensure the health and wellbeing of millions of children around the world. Something you might not know: These toddlers and children are really, really cute! From the Measles Initiative to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, numerous programs focus on promoting health and preventing disease in children under the age of 5– especially in the developing world where kids are about 18 times more likely […]

Report from the front lines of Sustainable Energy for All Kim Saylor, Vice President for Walmart Energy, recently traveled to Uganda and Kenya to see solar power in action improving the lives of those who have lived for too long without access to modern energy services. In the piece below, she describes her experience seeing families – and in particular children – benefiting from the educational, health and safety improvements that these lights offer to

In my home country of Liberia, the social and cultural impact on adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health is devastating.  Girls face many issues when it comes to their sexual reproductive health and rights, including social isolation, lack of education, traditional practices, economic disparities, violence and issues of confidentiality and stigmatization. Over the years, several laws and policies have been enacted to address these issues (Rape Law, Inheritance Law, Sexual Reproductive Health Policy, Girls Education

Welcome to the first September edition of In Case You Missed It.  Between the start of the school year, the return of football and getting through the daily to-do list, it can be a busy time of year.  Here’s a quick rundown of news you may have missed.  Let us know what you’re reading! Nick Kristof Joins the Social Good Summit: The Social Good Summit’s all-star line-up of speakers got bigger this week with the

There are many definitions of entrepreneurship: Something done to create value in a society Enterprising to make a lot of money Creating something new or building an organization to create something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty The big one today: job creation Creating jobs and the “next Mark Zuckerburg” has become the sexy way of talking about entrepreneurship.  While this has gotten the media to shed light on the important role entrepreneurship plays in

NY Fashion Week was transformed this week. There was still high fashion, a runway and even a stylist and a make-up team. But at Strut – The Fashionable Mom Show, there were also moms from all walks of life who do extraordinary things. My role in the fashion show was to showcase much more than evening wear – I was showcasing Shot@Life. In a room full of of mission-driven moms, I couldn’t think of a

Did you know that 1.3 billion people – one in five globally – have no access to electricity? Some 95% of them live in sub-Saharan Africa or developing Asia. The world’s poorest are already paying the most as a proportion of their household income for inadequate, dangerous and unhealthy sources of energy. Annual global expenditures for dim, dirty and dangerous kerosene-based lighting amounts to $37 billion, but how can we quantify the human costs –

This year, on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, the UN Foundation has joined a host of great partners who are helping to launch a new movement called #GivingTuesday – a day to celebrate giving and encourage more, better and smarter giving during the Holiday Season. People everywhere including retailers, charities, online organizations, community centers, individuals, families and more will come together with one common purpose — to help others and to celebrate the great American spirit

As it currently stands the mHealth (mobile phones for health) field is fairly fragmented.  The term “thousand flowers bloom” is a commonly coined phrase at this point.  This is a far leap from where we were not too long ago–Where conference goers and thought leaders in the mHealth community were advocating on the power of mobile technology as a global health solution.  Since then, mHealth projects have cropped-up by the thousands, proving in several ways,