International Day, Poverty
Year of first commemoration % of the world's population lives on less than $2.50 a day Theme is "Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms" The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is an...
Business, Environment, Fairtrade, Family, Food & Cuisine, Human Rights, International Day, Poverty, Sustainability, Video
Repositioning family farming at the centre of agricultural, environmental and social policies in national agendas is a top priority at the UN’s FAO. That has been the focus of the International Year 2014. So just what are the challenges faced by smallholders and...
Climate Change, Fairtrade, Food & Cuisine, International Day, International Trade, Sustainability, Water
Food and Agriculture Organization is formed by the United Nations Theme is "Food and the environment" Theme is "Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too" World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of...Child Rights, Education, Human Rights, International Day, Safety, Website
Just two years ago, the UN declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to raise awareness about all issues concerning gender inequality around the world. It’s a day when activist groups come together under the same goal to highlight, discuss, and...
Child Rights, Education, Human Rights, International Day, Medium < 30m, TED, Video
Kakenya Ntaiya made a deal with her father: She would undergo the traditional Maasai rite of passage of female circumcision if he would let her go to high school. Ntaiya tells the fearless story of continuing on to college, and of working with her village elders to...
Child Rights, Education, International Day, Literacy, Medium < 30m, TED, Video
Imagine a country where girls must sneak out to go to school, with deadly consequences if they get caught learning. This was Afghanistan under the Taliban, and traces of that danger remain today. 22-year-old Shabana Basij-Rasikh runs a school for girls in Afghanistan....
Child Rights, Education, International Day, Medium < 30m, TED, Video
Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee has two powerful stories to tell — of her own life’s transformation, and of the untapped potential of girls around the world. Can we transform the world by unlocking the greatness of...
