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

IVCO 2023 A New Generation of Volunteers as Changemakers

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Jointly hosted by Yayasan Sukarelawan Siswa (YSS)/Student Volunteers Foundation and Forum, the annual conference for International Volunteering Cooperation Organisations (IVCO) will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 22-26 October, 2023.

MAJOR MILESTONE FOR MALARIA FIGHT AS NEW VACCINE RECEIVES WHO BACKING

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Malaria No More UK welcomes news today that the WHO have published a policy recommendation on the new R21 malaria vaccine, developed by the Jenner Institute at Oxford University.

APHR Co-Chair on the Invitation of the Junta to the EU-ASEAN Civil Society Forum

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Please find below quotes from APHR Co-Chair, Charles Santiago, responding to the invitation of Myanmar junta representatives by the European Union to the EU-ASEAN Civil Society Forum

ASHOKA: Welcome Change: Everyone, everywhere, all at once – Unleashing our climate agency. October 11!

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join us October 11 on Welcome Change. We’ll speak with Kuldeep Dantewadia (India), founder of Reap Benefit, and Koen Timmers (Belgium/Global), founder of Take Action Global – the world’s largest climate education initiative.

SDSN Releases Sustainable Development Report for Small Island Developing States

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Ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit and the 2024 Antigua and Barbuda fourth International Conference on SIDS, the 2023 Sustainable Development Report for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) presents for the first time a special edition of the SDG Index to assess where SIDS stand in terms of SDG progress.

Launch the IVCO 2023 Challenge Paper

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The paper was written by Dr. Moses Okech of Makerere University in Uganda with Professor Matt Baillie Smith and Dr. Bianca Fadel of Northumbria University in the UK.

ENGAGING COMMUNITIES FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FROM THE GLOBAL RCE NETWORK

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This publication from UNU-IAS highlights innovative biodiversity education projects developed by RCEs throughout the period of the Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) from 2015-2019.

Amy Pope Makes History as First Woman Director General of IOM

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Geneva – Amy E. Pope of the United States of America has begun her five-year term as the eleventh Director General (DG) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The first woman to become Director General in IOM’s 72-year history, DG Pope was elected on 15 May 2023 during the Sixth Special Session of the IOM Council in Geneva.

WHO recommends R21/Matrix-M vaccine for malaria prevention in updated advice on immunization

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO: Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG) and was endorsed by the WHO Director-General following its regular biannual meeting held on 25-29 September.

Youth Volunteering and Social Change, 3rd of Oct, 2023 (IAVE)

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Final session of IAVE's 4-part webinar series, "Youth Volunteering and Social Change: Challenges and Opportunities".Oct 3, 2023 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join USIP and the Vietnam Society for a profound exploration of healing and harmony as part of an open dialogue on Vietnamese and Vietnamese American accomplishments and the road ahead for lasting reconciliation and peace.

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Join USIP and the Vietnam Society for a profound exploration of healing and harmony as part of an open dialogue on Vietnamese and Vietnamese American accomplishments and the road ahead for lasting reconciliation and peace. Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 Time: 6:00pm - 7:15pm EDT

From one-off engagement to system change: How do we mainstream citizen participation in government?

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By Josh Lerner and Diana Dajer (PeoplePowered).Governments worldwide are grappling with a crisis of democracy, in which a focus solely on elections is failing to deliver inclusive and equitable governance. The recent surge of innovations in participatory and deliberative democracy (PDD) presents a timely opportunity to address this crisis. But how can we turn these one-off innovations into systemi

AntiSlavery International: More must be done to tackle forced labour in global trade and supply chains

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More must be done to tackle forced labour in global trade and supply chains, says new Coalition Against Forced Labour in Trade

Unpacking the CSDDD: responsibility, climate and justice (4 october, 2023)

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This timely conference will bring together affected rightsholders from the Global South, practitioners, policymakers and business representatives to discuss what’s key for the directive to effectively protect human rights, tackle environmental and climate impacts and ensure justice for affected workers and communities.

FINANCE IN COMMON SUMMIT, COLOMBIA, 4/6SEPT 2023

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Finance in Common is the global network of all Public Development Banks (PDBs), which aims to align financial flows on the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement for Climate Change. Four main themes were addressed: SMEs and financial inclusion, Climate and biodiversity, Sustainable infrastructures, and PDBs' institutional agenda.

Help shape a new course on human rights in the built environment

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The Institute for Human Rights and Business, with support from the Ove Arup Foundation, is developing an international professional certificate on “Human Rights and Just Transition in the Built Environment” - and we want to hear your ideas to help shape the course content.

Climate and Energy Summit: A Grand Coalition to Keep 1.5 ºC Within Reach

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Teresa Ribera, Vice-President of the Government of Spain, and Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, will host an international Climate and Energy Summit in Madrid on 2 October 2023 focused on the urgency of accelerating the global clean energy transition.

OECD Regional Outlook 2023

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The OECD will publish its latest Regional Outlook on Monday 2 October 2023 providing new evidence on the evolution of regional inequalities within OECD countries. The report looks into several dimensions, including income and access to services, over the past 20 years.

Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Shanghai unveil Implementation Plan Outline for first trans-Pacific green shipping corridor

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A voluntary partnership of leading maritime goods movement stakeholders, including the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Shanghai, some of the largest shipping lines in the world, with input from leading cargo owners, have developed a Green Shipping Corridor Implementation Plan Outline to accelerate emissions reductions on one of the world’s busiest container shipping routes.

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