Day: 8 November 2019

EU and UNESCO collaborate to strengthen youth media and information literacy skills

Stuart Mitchell

Students at Sukainah Bint Al Hussein Secondary School in Zarka are passionate about media and information literacy. Twice a week, fifteen girls enthusiastically take part in the Media Information Literacy Club, led by teachers Ms. Samar Souleman and Ms. Souad Ahmed. The European Union funded and UNESCO implemented “Youth Empowerment” project represents a timely response to promoting the safe and ethical use of media and the internet. The project works to advance Media Information Literacy (MIL) as a holistic response to fostering the informed use, consumption and production of media…

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Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

Stuart Mitchell

The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples. Born on 11 December 1993 in Tlaxiaco, in the Mexican State of Oaxaca, Ms Aparicio is committed to the fight against racism and for the rights of women and indigenous peoples. She was chosen to play in Alfonso Cuarón’s film Roma while studying to be a teacher. Her performance in the film, for which she had to learn the Mixtec language of her father’s family, won her an Oscar nomination for best…

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The Good Exchange removes all fees for grant-makers and donors as it sets out to close the nationwide charitable funding gap

Stuart Mitchell

The Good Exchange has announced that it will be transforming the way that money is given to good causes using its platform by making the service completely free for every organisational funder and individual donor from 1st October 2019. It has made this decision because whilst the majority of charities and individual donors are benefitting from the use of crowdfunding technologies to raise money, these opportunities have sadly not yet been reflected in the way that the majority of charitable grant-giving organisations operate. The Good Exchange works on a ‘no…

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Age UK and The Silver Line join forces in the fight against loneliness

Stuart Mitchell

Age UK and The Silver Line have joined forces. The Silver Line, a charity for older people, is best known for its national 24/7 helpline which offers emotional support and friendship for older people. By joining forces, the ambition is to help more of the older people who most need The Silver Line’s vital loneliness services. Its helpline receives over 10,000 calls a week, and its befriending services support 2,000 older people. But demand is ever-increasing, so the charities will combine their strengths to enable The Silver Line to reach…

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Sightsavers launches eye health programme in Tanzania

Stuart Mitchell

Sightsavers is launching a three-year programme to provide quality eye care to rural populations in the Morogoro and Singida regions of Tanzania. The programme, funded by UK Aid Match, will ensure that eye health services are accessible to everyone. By July 2020, 150,000 people in these regions will have improved access to quality eye care services. The programme aims to provide more than 13,000 cataract operations and restore the sight of thousands more people using non-surgical treatment. Imran Khan, Sightsavers’ chief global technical lead, said: “We know that eye health…

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