Skoll Foundation
31.4K posts
Skoll Foundation
@SkollFoundation
Powering social entrepreneurs and other social innovators to transform our world. Sign up for our newsletter: skoll.wf/nl
Joined May 2009
- #Education — especially the education of women and girls — is the key to unlocking vast (and still underutilized) potential across the world. Thanks to @UNICEF Ambassador @muzoonrakan1 for sharing her truth with #SkollWF
- "Philanthropy is not about the redemption of the giver, it should be about the liberation of the receiver," says @chefjoseandres. "How do we measure the success of philanthropy? By lifting the lives of people up. By making real change, in real-time." #SkollWF
00:00 - A fierce advocate for the world's youth, @unicefchief Henrietta Fore announces @UNICEF's #GenUnlimited initiative to tackle the global education crisis. "Young people are sounding the alarm for their futures. We want every young person in school or work by 2030." #WeTheFuture
- 🎙️ #SkollWF Speaker Bio | @Vanessa_Vash is a #climateactivist from Uganda. She was the First Fridays For Future climate activist in Uganda & founder of the @Riseupmovt, which aims to amplify the voices of activists from Africa. #socent #ClimateAction
- We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2018 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. Huge congratulations to @myAgroFarms @codeforamerica @ghcorps @SELCOFoundation @callisto @angazadesign!🏆
- HAPPENING NOW: Stream our 2021 #SkollWF closing plenary. Join us here on our third and final day➡️skoll.org/live/
- #SkollAwardee @Food4education founder and Executive Director @wawiranjiru's message is clear: Every child deserves a dignified life. #SkollWF
- "Without facts, you can't have truth. Without truth, you can't have trust. Without any of these three, democracy as we know it... becomes impossible," says journalist and author @mariaressa. See our full #SkollWF 2021 collection: bit.ly/3gaCDBV
00:00 - “When I found education, I realized I can face any challenge." Educating #refugee children will be the key to rebuilding Syria and preventing a lost generation of youth, according to @UNICEF Ambassador and former refugee @muzoonrakan1, who joined us at #SkollWF. #WorldRefugeeDay
00:00 - 2018 Skoll Awardee Barbara Pierce Bush of @ghcorps: "Health is a human right that should be realized worldwide...there are no silver bullets, but that doesn't mean progress doesn't matter."
00:00 - .@armmanindia works to deliver essential prenatal and infant care information to women and families across India, and we're so pleased to recognize them as a recipient of the 2020 Skoll Award! #womenshealth
00:00 - “When health is taken into account, climate change mitigation is an opportunity, not a cost.” Taking bold #climateaction now could help save a million lives by the middle of the century, according to a new @WHO report. #COP24
