Tag: COVID-19

World Pulse to Launch #ConnectWomenHealTheWorld: Global Responses to COVID-19 Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

World Pulse, has announced a global campaign to showcase how women are collaborating across borders to find solutions and create impact around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign, titled #ConnectWomenHealTheWorld: Global Responses to COVID-19, launched on May 24, 2020 at worldpulse.com/connect-women-heal-the-world. The campaign features a curated collection of stories, including: Launching an app that responds to the rise of gender-based violence during lockdowns Collaboration feeds 400 hungry Nigerian families From the DRC to India, crowdsourcing leads to food and health solutions World Pulse, a Portland-based nonprofit, was founded…

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Undertone to Bring Its High-Impact Mobile Ad Units to the Ad Council’s #AloneTogether COVID-19 Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Undertone, creator of cross-platform Creative Synchronized Digital Branding for the world’s most prominent brands, announced today that it will be supporting the Ad Council, MTV and ViacomCBS’ Entertainment & Youth Brands’ national #AloneTogether campaign. The effort is designed to extend the reach and impact of critical COVID-19 response messaging focused on social distancing and mental health. #AloneTogether is a national campaign launched shortly after the crisis began to focus on the importance of staying home and social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19. The campaign recently evolved to focus…

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Over 150 Global Corporations Urge World Leaders for Net-zero Recovery From COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

155 companies — with a combined market capitalization of over US$ 2.4 trillion and representing over 5 million employees — have signed a statement urging Governments around the world to align their COVID-19 economic aid and recovery efforts with the latest climate science. As debates on recovery packages around the world ramp up in the coming weeks, the companies, which are all part of the Science Based Targets initiative, are calling for policies that will build resilience against future shocks by supporting efforts to hold global temperature rise to within 1.5°C above pre-industrial…

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UNICEF and Airtel Africa announce partnership to support children and families affected by COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

UNICEF announced a new partnership with Airtel Africa aimed at providing children with access to remote learning and enable access to cash assistance for their families via mobile cash transfers. Under this partnership, UNICEF and Airtel Africa will use mobile technology to benefit an estimated 133 million school age children currently affected by school closures in 13 countries across sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. The adverse effects of school closures on children’s learning are well documented.  Education experts warn that gains made in increasing access to learning in the…

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New Close the Gap report shows women will be harder hit by COVID-19 job disruption

Stuart Mitchell

Scottish Charity Close the Gap have published a new report highlighting the effect of COVID-19 on women’s employment, I have included the accompanying blog post below, please check out the post here. Much analysis has been published detailing the anticipated labour market impacts of COVID-19 including the predicted “jobs recession”. However, to date there has been a lack of focus afforded to the specific impacts on women’s employment. Our latest briefing highlights that women will experience disproportionate labour market disruption as a result of the pandemic. Overall, COVID-19 is likely…

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