Citizen Schools: An After-Hours Adventure
Citizen Schools engage underserved students in hands-on learning, in school and after school. They encourage schools, districts, and communities to
From Jacob Kushner / GlobalPost: Building Markets, an NGO, has connected Haitian businesses with foreign NGOs who can funnel humanitarian aid through the local suppliers and manufacturers in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of 2010. Typically, the majority of contracts are granted to international contractors which are easier for foreign NGOs to vet but when contracts are granted to local vendors, the “multiplier effect” allows more money to flow through the local economy and employ Haitians. A directory built by Building Markets allows foreign investors to easily find trustworthy local businesses.
Read the Solutions Insights Lab interview with Radha Rajkotia of Building Markets.
Citizen Schools engage underserved students in hands-on learning, in school and after school. They encourage schools, districts, and communities to
Human rights organization Rights4Girls works to end gender-based violence against girls and women in the United States. Keys to success
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is a Jewish relief organization that has supported Jewish populations around the world through
Noora Health helps bridge information gaps in healthcare, including by training family members to serve as patient advocates for their
The effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels and hotter global temperatures, are already having drastic impact on
Community Health Impact Coalition is a field catalyst, bringing together aligned health organizations and thousands of community health workers (CHWs).
Learn how Indigenous social innovators and their communities are advancing climate action.