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Explore promising responses to the world’s most pressing problems by issue area, problem-solving strategy, and more. This website includes two types of stories: reported stories on Skoll Awardees and grantees that have been found in the Solutions Journalism Network’s Solutions Story Tracker®, and structured interviews conducted with representatives from organizations that have received support from the Skoll Foundation over the past 20 years.
The interviews represent a starting point to draw out practical insights from a wide range of individuals and organizations that have been working to address a myriad of social challenges.
Social Entrepreneur Peru: Albina Ruiz and the Ciudad Saludable
Albina Ruiz, founder of the social enterprise Ciudad Saludable, works with people living in areas dominated by the trash dump to create a more formal
Soraya Salti’s legacy lives on in Davos after Arab women’s awards in her name
Soraya Salti was a social entrepreneur and educational innovator. She served as the Senior Vice President of Middle East/North Africa for Junior Achievement Worldwide, and
Standing Up to Bigotry and Hatred
Facing History and Ourselves provides teachers and students with research-based resources and professional learning events that challenge participants to stand up to bigotry and hate.
State program gives inmates their voice back
In New Mexico, the Peer Education Project is giving incarcerated individuals the opportunity to teach their peers. The program – a collaboration between Project ECHO
Straight talk from… Victoria Hale
The Institute for One World Health was founded in 2000 and became the first nonprofit pharmaceutical company in the United States. In 2011, OneWorld Health
Strengthening Communities and Shifting Power in Pursuit of a Just Transition
Two climate coalitions led by BIPOC have strengthened their communities by empowering diverse stakeholders to address social inequities. The coalitions are engaging and centering the
Talking Female Circumcision Out of Existence
There is nothing more difficult than changing entrenched cultural practices, especially those as shrouded in taboos as female genital cutting. A grassroots approach in Ethiopia,
Teaching citizens how to shoot better video when they witness brutality
With human injustices affecting people on the streets around the world, camera phones have become important tools to document crimes. However, the video may not
Tech project aims to help nonprofits better serve people in need
Benetech uses data and technology to create and implement solutions that empower people to improve their lives. The organization expands access to information for marginalized
The ‘Avon Ladies’ of Africa
A successful program from Living Goods in Uganda trains village women to sell medicines, fortified foods and other important goods using the Avon model, aiming
The Brave Young Doctors of Sierra Leone
King’s Partnership and Partners in Health are outliers in the global health community in focusing on the mentorship of Sierra Leone’s next generation of doctors.
The Chinese Activist Who Mapped the Country’s Pollution Problem
The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs promotes a global green supply chain by moving large corporations to make procurement choices by considering the environmental
The Citizens Foundation of Pakistan: The nation-building movement extraordinaire
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) has established over one thousand purpose-built school units across Pakistan. It encourages female enrollment, have dedicated teacher training centers, and have
The Cost Conundrum
Studies show that spending more money on healthcare, past a certain level of care, worsens patient outcomes. Mayo Clinic has one of the highest-quality for