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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.
Dalal Al Waheidi — The Future of Canada: My (Our) Journey to Global Citizenship
Dalal Al Waheidi founded WithPurpose Consulting, and has worked with organizations such as Free the Children and We Day Global. Find other social change organizations
Discussing LANDBACK with the NDN Collective
NDN Collective is an Indigenous-led organization that creates sustainable solutions that empower Indigenous people by engaging in organizing, activism, philanthropy, grantmaking, capacity-building and narrative change.
Ethical Businesses With a Better Bottom Line
Corporations concerned about their social and environmental impact must also consider the costs. Bcorps, a new form of corporation in the U.S., is using a
Fair Trade USA CEO Paul Rice on conscious capitalism, the plight of U.S. farmers
Fair Trade USA certifies fair trade products in the United States through regular visits to fair trade farmer cooperatives where they verify that the farmers
Fighting abuse using covert video: A chat with Videre’s Oren Yakobovich
Videre works to equip local activists in conflict zones with the technology and training to capture compelling visual evidence of the human rights violations suffered
Filling the Gap Between Farm and Fair Trade
The non-profit Root Capital created a lending initiative in Mexico which helps mid-size rural farmers gain access to capital, skills, and consumer markets from which
For Ambitious Nonprofits, Capital to Grow
Funding with too many strings attached makes it hard for non-profits to grow and be impactful. An American organization, Nonprofit Finance Fund (N.F.F.) Capital Partners
For Teens in Crisis, the Next Text Could Be a Lifesaver
With pressures of depression, anxiety, and suicide on the rise, teenagers in the United States are challenged to find a comfortable outlet and accessibility for
Former Clinton aide seeks to rewrite anti-tech lobbying rulebook
Reset works at the intersection of technology and democracy. To achieve its aim of reducing digital media monopolies and ensuring information technology supports effective governance,
From ideas to implementation — outsourced logistics in Africa
VillageReach transforms health care delivery so that each person has the health care needed to thrive. VillageReach focuses on building responsive systems that provide health
From Passion to Action: The Indus Hospital Youth Ambassador Programme
Indus Hospital and Health Network offers free healthcare services to people through a nationwide healthcare network of primary, secondary, and tertiary facilities across Pakistan. Read
From pickup to delivery: Strengthening healthcare through medical logistics
Riders for Health Nigeria works to improve the capacity and efficiency of healthcare delivery systems in Nigeria by ensuring that health workers have uninterrupted access
Ghanaian firm combats counterfeit goods
Imagine being able to check whether medicines, textile patterns, or seeds are counterfeit through your mobile phone. mPedigree is enabling just that across Africa. Unexposed
Global Visionaries special: Financing Alliance for Health
Financing Alliance for Health is an African-led partnership that addresses systemic financing challenges to scaling primary and community health programs. They work with governments and