The Asia Foundation and Visa Partner to Bridge the Gender Digital Skills Gap in Asia and the Pacific

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April 4, 2023 — The Asia Foundation, through its Future Skills Alliance (FSA), is collaborating with Visa to address the growing gender digital skills divide in Asia and the Pacific. The partnership aims to broaden participation in the digital economy among women who are either at the early stages of their careers, returning to work, or running their businesses.

FRONT LINE DEFENDERS: Global Analysis 2022

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Front Line Defenders launched its Global Analysis 2022 on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk around the world today, an in-depth annual publication detailing the variety of risks, threats and attacks faced by HRDs around the world.

Land grabbing and land deals - call for grant applications

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The Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI) is offering 25 grants of US$3,000 each to researchers based in/from the Global South who have undertaken original empirical research on land grabs.

What Is Future-Mindedness? By Nate Barksdale

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Future-mindedness, or prospection, is the ability to envision and think about the future. The piece is published on the John Templeton Foundation's foundation web site.

New resource to help educators teach young people about climate change (By Joe Stafford)

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Social scientist Dr Catherine Walker from the Sustainable Consumption Institute at The University of Manchester co-created ‘Young People at a Crossroads: Stories of climate education, action and adaptation from around the world’ by speaking to teenagers from migrant backgrounds in Manchester and Melbourne, Australia.

Volunteerng Australia: National Volunteer Week 2023 Resources Now Available

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March 28, 2023 by Volunteering Australia We are delighted to provide a range of resources for use leading up to and during National Volunteer Week 2023.

UNESCO: Action for the planet: a meeting between students and leaders of citizen-led projects

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How can we act to protect the ocean and waterways? Students from three schools and two UNESCO Green Citizens projects addressed this issue during our last UNESCO Campus.

Journalism Trust Initiative (RSF)

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The Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) is an international standard, a label, for showcasing and promoting trustworthy journalism.

Dr Daphina Misiedjan appointed to the prestigious Young Academy

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Daphina Misiedjan has been elected a member of the Young Academy of the KNAW. She is a lawyer and researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam at the International Institute for Social Studies (ISS). The instalment is on March 28, 2023 and is for a period of five years. Misiedjan does research on climate inequality: "I do research on the challenges that vulnerable groups face.

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