Legendary Athletes, Save the Children Team Up to #SAVEWITHSPORTS

Save the Children has teamed up with some of the world’s greatest athletes and sports legends to give kids inspiring ways to stay active while they are home from school and unable to play the sports they love with the launch of #SAVEWITHSPORTS. Found on Instagram at @SavewithSports, this newly launched online destination features kid-friendly drills, pointers and fitness tips from a star-studded lineup. Among the talented array of #SAVEWITHSPORTS participants to date are: “World of Dance” judge Derek Hough, Gold Medal Olympian Shawn Johnson East along with her husband…

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Campaigners call for ‘street revolution’ to stop air pollution bounce-back

As we begin easing of lockdown restrictions, a broad coalition of environment and transport organisations are calling on the Westminster national government and local leaders to urgently and fundamentally redesign transport in a way that is better for public health, cleaner air and the climate. In an open letter – written to the Secretaries of State for Transport, Environment, the Chancellor, leaders of local and regional authorities, and city mayors – 9 NGOs, including, Greenpeace UK, Living Streets, Cycling UK, Transport & Environment and CPRE the countryside charity, set out…

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Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation and First Descents Launch First-of-its-Kind Program Supporting Healthcare Professionals with Traumatic Stress from COVID-19

The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation and First Descents today announced that applications are now open for participation in the “Hero Recharge” program, a first-of-its-kind outdoor adventure program designed to help nurses and other healthcare professionals cope with significant traumatic stress resulting from being on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. First Descents, the global leader in adventure-based healing and existing partner of the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, will use a $200,000 grant from the Foundation to create wellness programs aimed at nurturing supportive peer relationships and better positioning…

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L’Oréal announces the creation of its program L’Oréal for the future: €150 million to support vulnerable women and protect the environment

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and to address its consequences, L’Oréal announces L’Oréal for the future, an unprecedented social and environmental solidarity programme to address the following priorities: supporting organizations that support highly vulnerable women, the first victims of the social and economic crisis generated by the pandemic, with the creation of a €50 million charitable endowment fund; contributing to the regeneration of damaged natural ecosystems and efforts to prevent climate change, with €100 million dedicated to environmental impact investing. Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO of L’Oréal, says:…

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Gender equality experts recommend key actions for COVID-19 response and recovery for G7 leaders

As the pandemic is moving beyond a global health crisis and morphing into a labour market, social and economic crisis, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and European Commission Head of Service for Foreign Policy Instruments Hilde Hardeman, and International Labour Organization (ILO) Deputy Director-General for Policy Deborah Greenfield today convened Ministers, CEOs, and business associations, trade unions, civil society and academia representatives at the High-Level Roundtable, “The G7’s role in ensuring women’s economic empowerment and security in the post-COVID future”. The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious threat to women’s…

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