Month: June 2020

UNESCO and the Coca-Cola Foundation launch “Youth and Innovation for Ocean” initiative

Stuart Mitchell

On World Oceans Day, UNESCO is pleased to announce the “Youth and Innovation for Ocean” initiative to empower university students and young professionals to put forward innovative and practical solutions in reducing, reusing, recycling and managing plastic waste in coastal regions of Viet Nam. The initiative is under the partnership between UNESCO and The Coca-Cola Foundation established since 2017 for solutions to manage plastic waste, toward as sustainable green economy in Vietnam. About 8 million metric tons of plastic are discarded into the ocean annually (Jambeck, et al. 2015), the equivalent…

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Charity Retail Association and Wil-U, Launch Volunteering Matching Service

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Retail Association  in collaboration with Wil-U, have launched an initiative to help match potential volunteers with charity shops when they reopen on or after the 15th June. From today, members of the public who are potentially interested in volunteering can go to www.charityshopvolunteer.org.uk and sign up in a very simple and short process. Charity retailers who have vacancies will then be able to interrogate the database and identify potential volunteers according to their location and specific charity interest (eg medical research, animal welfare etc). The platform has been…

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More than £4m awarded to redistribution organisations in England

Stuart Mitchell

The first wave of funding under the COVID-19 Emergency Surplus Food Grant is announced today, as WRAP confirms details of 89 not-for-profit organisations across England receiving much needed assistance.  The COVID-19 Emergency Surplus Food Grant was launched in early April in response to the immediate challenges faced by food redistributors as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. It opened with an initial fund of £3.25 million, and was expanded with an additional £1.6 million from the Government in May; taking the total to nearly £5 million.  The grants were designed…

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UNESCO and Ericsson launch a new portal for teaching AI to students

Stuart Mitchell

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rarely out of the news – especially during these challenging times, when AI has been suggested as a tool to help end the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many people do not have a full understanding of what AI actually means, how it works, or how it might help. UNESCO and Ericsson are proud to launch the Teaching AI for K-12 Portal. This portal will provide a one-stop repository of resources for all educators around the world. The aim is to help curriculum developers and teachers to better…

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Instagram Introduces Live Donations

Stuart Mitchell

You can now raise money for a nonprofit on Instagram Live. Many people are facing challenges at this time, and Instagram say they want to do their part to support nonprofits and communities who need it the most. Now, you can easily create a fundraiser on Live with 100% of the money raised going directly to the nonprofit of your choice. To use Live Donations, tap the camera in the top left of Feed or swipe right in Feed. Tap Live at the bottom of the screen, select Fundraiser and…

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