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Young people especially girls between the ages of 13-20 are often faced with pressure from peers, neighbours, family, and boys even sometimes older men. During this time there is an increased pressure to conform with your peers, follow the latest trend, compromise on your ideals and vision. Because who wants to be that Strange Girl […]

What if there was a movie that could really explain a quarter of what we preach at our sustainability campaigns and events? One that is Nigerian, rich and straight to the point? The movie does exist and right now, Nowhere to run by the Shehu Musa Yaradua Foundation is that movie; telling the story of environmental

My journey as the founder of SustyVibes has truly been interesting in the past few months, I have worked really hard along with our SustyVibers to improve and increase our sustainability advocacy work in light of the economic recession and general state of the country. I still believe in the power of young people to cause positive

Original report by Catherine Benson Wahlén for IISD The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched two reports that caution that the world will not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG Target 8.7 on ending child labour, unless society “dramatically” increases its efforts to end modern slavery and child labour. ILO launched the reports on the

Original post by DELIA PAUL for IISD A side event during the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) annual General Debate highlighted current progress toward two global compacts: one on refugees and the other on safe, orderly and regular migration. The discussions are an outcome of commitments made in the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, which was

Original post by  Vikas Vij for JustMeans Companies with foresight increasingly recognize the need to adapt to a changing world where purpose draws and motivates customers, employees and investors. Such companies are transforming their strategy and operations to replace unsustainable businesses with more sustainable ones. DSM, a former chemical company, is enjoying rapid financial growth as

One exciting new development solar (thermal) power plants by Greenwish Partners, which is set to start producing electricity by 2018. The largest plant, which is to be set up in Enugu State, is set to produce 100 megawatts of electricity, while the company will build two others of 50MW each in Kaduna and Jigawa states. But what is

Original post on AllAfrica World leaders today pledged to tackle the education crisis that is holding back millions of children and threatening economic development, at a high-level event at United Nations Headquarters in New York aimed at securing finance for this critical goal. “Financing education is indeed the best investment we can make for a

Original post by Minna Nurminen for ONE Hunger is perhaps the clearest manifestation of poverty and inequality.There are around 795 million hungry (chronically undernourished) people in the world – much of this group is made up of women and girls. Women remain disproportionately affected by poverty, discrimination, and exploitation and face much higher social, economic, and political barriers compared to their male