Tag: COVID-19

UN Women delivers lifeline support to women’s and grassroots organizations for COVID-19 response

Stuart Mitchell

In addition to the dramatic health crisis, the COVID-19 global pandemic has presented grave new threats to the critical work and very existence of local civil society organizations working on the front lines of crises, making the need to mobilize support for their efforts more urgent than ever before. Women’s organizations and activists are already on the front lines of COVID-19 response and should be an integral part of COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Recognizing the imperative that these organizations are appropriately funded, UN Women announced its support to the…

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National Trust calls for UK’s letters from lockdown

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust is calling for people around the UK to share their letters with the conservation charity and its followers and members, about their lockdown experiences. The Trust plans to add a selection to its historic collection of letters. In the two-week period from 11-25 March, the charity saw a 1,000% jump in visits to the notecard category of its online shop, suggesting people were anticipating that traditional handwritten notes and letters would be a key way to keep in touch during the lockdown. The National Trust’s Head Curator,…

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Swimathon Foundation launches COVID-19 relief fund to support aquatics community

Stuart Mitchell

The Swimathon Foundation has launched a COVID-19 Relief Fund to help the swimming and aquatics community deal with the impact and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foundation will seek to allocate grants of between £250 and £1,000 to small swimming and aquatic organisations experiencing short-term financial hardship from the effects of COVID-19, especially where access to financial support is not otherwise available. These range from National Governing Body Affiliated Swim Clubs, Aquatic Clubs and Swim Schools to Independent Swimming Organisations. Swimathon President and Olympic gold medallist, Duncan Goodhew MBE,…

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The Investor Agenda founding partners call for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

The following can be attributed to the heads of the Founding Partners of The Investor Agenda on the release of their global statement on a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic: Director of the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change, Rebecca Mikula-Wright, said: “Investors active across Asia are increasingly seeking low-emissions investment opportunities and tightening controls against emissions-intensive activities. Asian governments will drive the most efficient and widespread private capital investment, which in turn will create fresh jobs and growth, if they tap into this trend and integrate COVID-19 economic recovery…

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WaterAid and Thrive team up to protect vulnerable communities against Covid-19

Stuart Mitchell

International charity WaterAid and health communications agency Thrive: Words that Change Lives have teamed up to create life-saving content for vulnerable communities to stop the spread of Covid-19.   The partnership sees the award-winning health agency create pro bono content to support WaterAid’s hygiene education and behaviour change work in some of the world’s poorest communities.   Clean water and good hygiene are the first line of defence against Covid-19. Thrive is supporting WaterAid in creating culture-specific messaging to encourage social distancing and promote good hygiene practices, such as handwashing with soap.…

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