UN Women announces Beijing+25 Youth Task Force

The year 2020 will mark several important milestones for gender equality and sustainable development, including the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, one of the most comprehensive blueprints for women’s rights worldwide. UN Women is determined to make sure that young people are in the driving seat of these galvanizing moments and contribute to all stages of the global review process and the generation equality campaign. Following call for applications in June, UN Women is pleased to announce the “Beijing+25 Youth Task Force”, comprising of 30…

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The Prince’s Trust receives £10m gift to support young Londoners

The Prince’s Trust has a received a major gift of £10m from Julia and Hans Rausing to support its ambitious goals for young people in London. The generous donation will underpin The Trust’s strategic aims for its work in London, aiming to grow the number of young people supported in the capital to over 10,000 annually by 2023. The donation will give considerable support to two key elements of activity in London over the next four years, enabling it to reach young people aged 11-30 who need support. The Trust…

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The Hallway collaborates on a campaign encouraging organ donor registration

The Hallway has collaborated with heart transplant recipient Jayden Cummins on a campaign to encourage people to become registered organ donors. Launched during DonateLife Week, the campaign includes a short film created by Cummins himself, which has been supported with a multi-faceted ambient campaign developed by The Hallway. The three minute film, If I Could Talk To My Donor, is a very personal piece that writer and director Cummins made with the help of a community awareness grant from the Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA). The film features real life…

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Fast fashion produces more carbon emissions per minute than driving a car around the world six times – Oxfam

New clothes bought in the UK produce more carbon emissions per minute than driving a car around the world six times, according to new research published today by Oxfam. The research was commissioned as part of Oxfam’s #SecondHandSeptember campaign, which is asking the nation to buy second-hand fashion instead of new for 30 days. The textile industry produces more greenhouse gas emissions than the shipping and aviation industries combined. To keep prices low, throwaway fashion is made by garment workers often from the world’s poorest communities, and paid below the…

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People’s Postcode Lottery Dream Fund 2020 Launches

Britain’s charities and community groups are being encouraged to apply for a share of a massive £3 Million to bring their dream project to life – thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Launching today, the Dream Fund encourages collaboration between charities and good causes by bringing them together to apply for funding for their dream project. This year’s prize pot is the largest ever, with a top award of £1.5 Million. Funding from the scheme will be offered over three years from 2020. Encouraging Collaboration The Dream…

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