Jen Wallace Opinions - 16 October 2017 Wellbeing and social progress: using convening power to catalyse change Wellbeing is at the heart of what we do at the Carnegie UK Trust. Our Trust Deed, written by Andrew Carnegie, was far ahead of its time in charging us…
Happy Mwende Kinyili Opinions - 25 September 2017 Stand with us!: activists call funders to action In communities globally, feminist groups led by women, girls, and trans and intersex[1] people are collectively organising to make the world more peaceful, democratic and fair. At the same…
Alessio Mennecozzi Opinions - 7 September 2017 Linking global citizenship to food for a better future What does it mean to be a global citizen in today’s world? How can food be considered a key factor in a cutting-edge approach to such a topic? Global citizenship…
Matt Reed Opinions - 4 September 2017 Recognition, Solidarity, Hope: Helping marginalised women participate more fully in society Two years ago, I sat with some young women in a programme the Aga Khan Foundation runs in Uttar Pradesh. They held hands or leaned on each other. Some had…
Flemming Besenbacher Opinions - 29 August 2017 UNLEASH: One thousand millennial disruptors tackle the planet’s most pressing problems Young global thought leaders gathered from 13 – 21 August 2017 for the UNLEASH Innovation Lab, to co-create solutions related to the Sustainable Development Goals. From 13-21 August 2017, Denmark hosted…
Heather Grady Opinions - 18 August 2017 Can Sustainable Development be a stimulus for expanded civil society space? One of the mounting concerns for philanthropy – especially for giving across international borders – is restrictions, large and small, placed by governments on civil society’s activities. Sometimes the concern…
Caspar Kolster Opinions - 10 August 2017 Open Dialogue and the Future of Philanthropy How Open Dialogue among politicians can help Europe move beyond crisis and why the philanthropic sector should invest more in conversation spaces Caspar Kolster, Mercator European Dialogue Programme Assistant &…
Matt Reed Opinions - 1 August 2017 Building bridges on the Afghan-Tajik border On the 13th of July, the Aga Khan Foundation, the European Commission and the Government of Germany signed a new €20 million programme to build a…
Dan Lauer Opinions - 10 July 2017 GHR Foundation: Why focus on family care? From Sihanoukville, Cambodia to Makululu Compound in Zambia, we are seeing children reunited with their families. These communities, recovering from issues like conflict or the impact of HIV/AIDS, are getting…
Joan Lombardi Opinions - 10 July 2017 Moving forwards by reflecting back: Early Childhood Matters 2017 With the publication of Early Childhood Matters last month, we once again shine a spotlight on the earliest years of life. We look back at advances made for…
Christopher Wilton-Steer Opinions - 5 July 2017 Aga Khan Development Network project company – Pamir Energy – wins prestigious Ashden Award We are honoured that an Aga Khan Development Network project company – Pamir Energy – established in 2002 with the Government of Tajikistan and the …
Wilneida Negrón Opinions - 15 June 2017 10 tech issues that will impact social justice in 2017 his post originally appeared on the excellent Ford Foundation Equals Change blog earlier this year. In our increasingly complex and interconnected world, innovations in technology and data are…