Charged, eclectic and pragmatic are some of the most befitting adjectives to describe the inaugural Repair Fair workshop held at the RCCG Goshen Church, Lekki, Lagos on the 22nd of December, 2018. The event was hosted by The Repair Nest, a coalition of eight young West-African social change activists fixated on creating a network of […]
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Barely 24 hours after Ibrahim Usman Jubril tendered his resignation as the Minister of (State for) Environment, the presidency wasted no time in announcing the appointment of Suleiman Hassan as Nigeria’s new Minister of Environment.Ibrahim Jubril’s decision to resign from his office at the Ministry of Environment is connected to his emergence as the 13th
“It struck me that all this great work going on in development was fantastic, but if we couldn’t put a safety net under people that stops them from falling back when inevitably bad things happen, then we’re all wasting our time.” Richard Leftley How can our poverty eradication efforts through credit facilities like microfinance, the
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In 2015, 193 countries adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, an ambitious road map to create a better world by 2030. Formed by One Young World, Lead2030 is the first coalition of global businesses working together to support youth-led innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development Goals From ending extreme poverty to protecting our
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The collapse of civilisation and the natural world is on the horizon, Sir David Attenborough told the UN climate change summit in Poland. Sir Attenborough was chosen to represent the world’s people in addressing delegates from 200 nations who are in Katowice to negotiate how to turn pledges made in the 2015 Paris climate deal into reality. As part
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On Friday, 19th of October 2018, the Susty Schools team visited Salem Academy, Lugbe Abuja and taught the Students the Sustainable Development Goals. The team comprising of Gabriel Ubochi, Kelechi Dike, Abigeal Adeyemi and Aniebiet Obot taught about 200 senior students of Salem Academy, Lugbe, Abuja about the Sustainable Development Goals. The students were asked
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The Citizens Assembly is a 12 month online programme to develop a project to help achieve the Global Goals in your country. As a member of the United For 2030 Citizens Assembly, you will take part in a 12 month programme to develop a project that can help achieve a Global Goal in your country.
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Original Publications: UNwomen.org/UN.org Violence against women continues to be an obstacle to achieving equality, development, peace as well as to the fulfillment of women and girls’ human rights. All in all, the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – to leave no one behind – cannot be fulfilled without putting an end to violence against women
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Source: The Guardian A trio of disastrous wildfires has resulted in at least 31 deaths and thousands of lost homes and businesses in California. The Camp fire is now the most destructive and joint most deadly in California’s history, having burned through 111,000 acres, at one point growing so quickly, eating up a football field-size piece of
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Having to ration water is very challenging. As a kid, my sister and I shared a 4-liter bucket of water to bath on the bad days. And yes, it was always enough- we just employed a trick my mama showed us and everything worked out just fine. I also remember we recycled all bathwater and
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