Day: 30 October 2018

Fondation CHANEL and UN Women partner to accelerate women’s economic empowerment and counter climate change

Stuart Mitchell

Fondation CHANEL and UN Women have announced a three-year programme to accelerate rural women’s economic empowerment, many facing the brunt of climate change, in South and East Asia by addressing the barriers women entrepreneurs commonly face through business skills training, financial services and support networks of peers and mentors. With an investment of USD 3 million, Fondation CHANEL–in line with its mission and commitment to gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—will support UN Women’s programming in China, Nepal and Viet Nam. The initiatives will support a range of…

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Stunning photos of a Barnardo’s Girl and teenager who was supported by the charity chosen from 13,000 entries to appear in Portrait of Britain 2018 book

Stuart Mitchell

A “Barnardo’s Girl” and a man who was supported by Barnardo’s as a teenager are celebrating after their photographs were chosen out of thousands of entries to appear in a collection of stunning portraits illustrating modern Britain. Following an open call for submissions, the British Journal of Photography received more than 13,000 images and these were eventually whittled down to 200 shortlisted photos to appear in the Portrait of Britain 2018 book.   Photographer Matt Grayson, from Leyton, previously worked with Barnardo’s on a book to commemorate the charity’s 150th…

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Ask twice, people urged, as new research shows three quarters of Brits would say they are ‘fine’ even if struggling with a mental health problem

Stuart Mitchell

New research released by the mental health anti-stigma campaign, Time to Change, reveals that when asked, over three quarters (78%) of us would tell friends and family we are ‘fine’, even if struggling with a mental health problem. When asked why, responses suggest we doubt whether people really want to hear the honest answer. The top concerns were: Just because people ask how you are, doesn’t mean they really want to know (54%) I don’t want to burden people (52%) I’d only talk if I was confident my friend or…

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Recycling food waste helps us all tackle climate change, reveals report

Stuart Mitchell

The ground-breaking Carbon Metric, an innovative tool developed by Zero Waste Scotland, shows how waste reduction and sustainable waste management plays a critical role in the fight against climate change. It measures the whole-life carbon impacts of Scotland’s waste, from resource extraction and manufacturing emissions, right through to waste management emissions, regardless of where in the world these impacts occur. It is a pioneering way to measure the carbon impact of our waste, not just the amount that is recycled. It shows that, in 2017, Scottish households reduced the amount…

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Charities partner with Gone for Good #CharityVan app

Stuart Mitchell

Charities including YMCA, Cat’s Protection, Cancer Research, and many others are hoping to transform the way people donate their items to their charity shops with a new partnership with Gone for Good. Gone for Good is a free app that connects charities with businesses and the public, so that unwanted items are donated to good causes instead of being thrown away. Since its creation two years ago, the app has channelled £1,000,000 worth of items to their partnering charities. Along with seven other charities, YMCA is joining the #CharityVan pilot…

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