What is it?

S4G, the un-mediated, not moderated social platform

Have you ever thought you have something to “express” with a social dimension but never had the opportunity to do it?

Then S4G is what you are looking for:

  • Open, unrestricted and easy to use
  • Three mediums to choose from: TEXT, VIDEO, PHOTO
  • A way to express your ideas, reflections and expertise, on social issues and broader development and society at large
  • You do not need to be an expert but just passionate about what you share

Latest Sharings

25 April, 2024

16 youth activists partner with GPE to transform education

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Global Partnership for Education's (GPE) youth leaders are supporting GPE’s financing campaign to transform education systems in the lowest income countries in the world. As the coronavirus pandemic puts school and learning further out of reach for children globally, they are raising the alarm and calling for support to education.

Education for sustainable development and the climate emergency: ‘Bending the curve for climate change (UNESCO, 10th Feb)

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"Education has been recognized as a crucial element to counter climate change and is one of the priority areas of Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) because it has the power to transform the way people feel, think and behave. Education contributes to raising awareness on the physical mechanisms and the emergency of climate change and its impacts".

Global Sports Week

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With support of President Emmanuel Macron as well as the patronage of UNESCO, the second edition of the Global Sports Week is taking place from 1 to 5 February 2021 in Paris. The theme of this year edition is “F​or an innovative and sustainable sports economy - reinvention in action​” and is structured around 6 ‘SHIFTS’ - lifestyle, equality, power, data, climate and health.

Bloomberg Innovation Index

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South Korea is the most innovative nation followed by Singapore, Switzerland and Germany according to the recently published Bloomberg Innovation Index

Democracy Index 2020: In sickness and in health? (ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE UNIT)

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Democracy was dealt a major blow in 2020. Almost 70% of countries covered by The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index recorded a decline in their overall score, as country after country locked down to protect lives from a novel coronavirus. The global average score fell to its lowest level since the index began in 2006.

The Future of Asian Cities (UN-ESCAP)

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Radical proposals to truly transform cities in the Asia Pacific under the following pillars: 1) Future of Urban Planning, 2) The Future of Urban Resilience, 3)Smart and inclusive cities , 4) The future of urban finance Investing in healthy cities

FIFA launches major new global education programme to strengthen and build safeguarding capacity across football

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FIFA has announced the launch of the FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Diploma – a major new global education programme designed to strengthen and professionalise safeguarding standards across football.

UK TREASURY REVIEW: Nature is a blind spot in economics that we ignore at our peril, says Dasgupta Revie

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Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta’s review presents the first comprehensive economic framework of its kind for biodiversity. It calls for urgent and transformative change in how we think, act and measure economic success to protect and enhance our prosperity and the natural world.

Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs

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A global forum on the most relevant topics for humanity Join Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs for monthly interviews with renowned authors about their groundbreaking work in history, social justice, sustainable development, and more.

Top 10 Insights from Climate Science in 2020

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Produced by Future Earth, The Earth League, and the World Climate Research Programme, the report highlights the latest insights and findings in matter of sustainability.

UN Security Council’s agenda for February under UK to focus on climate change and conflict and Covid

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The Council President Barbara Woodward (United Kingdom) said her delegation will focus on three “Cs” — climate, COVID-19 and conflict — and bring in the perspectives of youth as many global challenges are intergenerational. Her delegation also aims to make the organ’s work as transparent as possible.

RSF’s 2020 Round-up: 50 journalists killed, two-thirds in countries “at peace”

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A total of 50 journalists were killed worldwide in 2020, according to the second part of the annual round-up of abusive treatment and violence against journalists, published today by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). While the number of journalists killed in countries at war continues to fall, more are being murdered in countries not at war.

What is stakeholder capitalism? ( FROM WEF)

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This piece, written by Klaus Schwab and Peter Vanham, highlights how "stakeholder capitalism is a form of capitalism in which companies seek long-term value creation by taking into account the needs of all their stakeholders, and society at large"

Systemic Racism in sports in AFL team ( Australia)

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Héritier Lumumba has been one of the biggest players of Australian Football Rules or footsie or simply AF, one of the most important sports in Australia, a mix of football, rugby. Lumumba denounced racism within his former club, Collingwood, one of the most important club. Now the club has issues a scantly report confirming the existence of structured racism in the club.

Social Value: a live conversation with Tony Blair, Sir Ronald Cohen and Sir Michael Barber (Thursday 11th February, 11:00 - 11:45 GMT, VIRTUAL)

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Organized by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, two of the most renown thinkers in how to re-boot capitalism and make governments more effective, will discuss with former prime minister Tony Blair about how to increase the " social value" being produced by the government and private sector to strengthen our societies and economies.

"WHO's Covid warnings were not heeded. Now the world has a new chance to beat the virus" from the Guardian

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"We must prioritise equity. All at-risk people in all countries, especially health workers, older people and those with underlying conditions, need access to vaccines – not all people in some countries".

Trade and investment ‘indispensable’ to post-COVID recovery in Asia and the Pacific, UN meeting says

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International trade and investment, and resilient supply chains are indispensable for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, high-level delegates stressed this week at the Seventh Session of the Committee on Trade and Investment convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

A more sustainable travel industry, Prince Harry at TRAVALYST

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“Right before us, there is an opportunity to do things differently, to do things better. Travel and tourism are no exception. As the industry re-emerges from crisis, there is an urgent need to reset and reimagine.” says Prince Harry, who is promoted Travalyst, an initiative bringing together the major tourism actors.

From the Guardian: Climate crisis: world is at its hottest for at least 12,000 years – study

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"Scientists say temperatures globally at highest level since start of human civilisation". The article is based on a research published by the journal Nature.

From the Guardian: Climate crisis: world is at its hottest for at least 12,000 years – study

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"Scientists say temperatures globally at highest level since start of human civilisation". The article is based on a research published by the journal Nature.

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