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

Disability Innovation Strategy 2021 – 2024 Global Disability Innovation Hub

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GDI Hub is a research and practice centre driving disability innovation for a fairer world. Operational in over 35 countries, we work with more than 70 partners, delivering projects across a portfolio of £50m. GDI Hub has reached 12 million people since its launch in 2016 by developing bold approaches, building innovative partnerships, and creating ecosystems to accelerate change.

Online Course on Civil Resistance and Nonviolent Conflict

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Centre for Social Change (CSC) calls for a four weeklong online course on Civil Resistance and Nonviolent Conflict. It offers youth, students, practitioners, and scholars a great opportunity to learn about and reflect upon ways to achieve social change nonviolently. This course intends to enhance a general knowledge about the dynamics and effectiveness of civil resistance and provides opportunity

The Handbook to Guide the Reception and Integration of Resettled Refugees (UNHCR)

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The Handbook to Guide the Reception and Integration of Resettled Refugees grew from a seed planted in 2001 at the International Conference on the Reception and Integration of Resettled Refugees (ICRIRR) hosted by the Government of Sweden. Several hundred government officials, UNHCR andNGO representatives and resettled refugees gathered for intensive discussions on how to help resettled refugee

Carmelo Anthony nominated with inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award

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On Anthony's behalf, $100,000 will be donated to the Portland Art Museum’s Black Arts and Experiences Initiative

Do Not Revive Coal: Planned Asia coal plants a danger to Paris (Carbon Tracker)

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Renewables continue to increase their cost competitiveness versus coal, with 27% of the global coal fleet unprofitable today. Do Not Revive Coal is the third annual report in Carbon Tracker’s Powering Down Coal series. The report finds around 70% of the global fleet relies to some degree on policy support and would likely be unprofitable in the absence of market distortions.

FROM THE EU: EU Asylum Agency, Council presidency and European Parliament reach provisional agreement

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The Council presidency and European Parliament representatives reached a provisional agreement on an EU asylum agency regulation.The regulation establishing the EU asylum agency aims to improve the application of asylum policy within the EU, by turning the current European asylum support office (EASO) into a fully-fledged agency.

What is intersectionality? The Center for Intersectional Justice

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The Center for Intersectional Justice is an independent nonprofit organization based in Berlin dedicated to advancing equality and justice for all by combating intersecting forms of structural inequality and discrimination in Europe. We envision a world free of systemic oppression in which each individual has access to resources, voice, power and safety.

Generation Equality Forum in Paris Starts today

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The Generation Equality Forum is a landmark event to accelerate progress on gender equality. The Forum kicked off in Mexico City in March 2021 and will culminate in Paris from 30 June to 2 July 2021, launching a series of concrete, ambitious and transformative actions to achieve immediate and irreversible progress towards gender equality.

New report calls for transformative action for racial justice

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet has released a report calling on Member States to adopt a “transformative agenda” to uproot systemic racism.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the NBA's new Social Justice Champion award: Finalists announced

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Announced in May, the NBA announced the finalists of the first batch of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champions.

COMMON AGRICULTURAL REFORM (EU): PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT

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The Portuguese presidency of the Council has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on the common agricultural policy (CAP) reform for 2023-2027. The deal paves the way for a simpler, fairer and greener CAP that will provide a sustainable future for European farmers.

Access to justice for children’s environmental rights (CRIN)

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Children and young people have been at the forefront of environmental activism in recent years, from protesting to pressing their governments to tackle the climate crisis, to bringing legal challenges against those who have polluted the environment. This isn’t just a question of protecting a planet they will inherit, but fighting for their rights today.

Generation Equality Forum: Paris

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The Generation Equality Forum in Paris, a milestone global event to advance action and investment for gender equality, will be held from 30 June to 2 July 2021. Heads of State and Government, international organizations, civil society, private sector, and youth organizations will gather to launch the Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality, announce concrete commitments..

THE GLOBAL STATE OF DEMOCRACY 2019 Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise (IDEA)

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Democracy is under threat and its promise needs revival. The value, viability and future of democracy are more contested now than ever before in modern history. While the past four decades have seen a remarkable expansion of democracy throughout all regions of the world, recent years have been marked by declines in the fabric of both older and younger democracies.

FAO Conference endorses new Strategic Framework to drive agri-food systems transformation

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18 June 2021, Rome - Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today endorsed the new Strategic Framework that will drive the Organization's efforts to transform agri-food systems and address hunger, poverty and inequality over the next decade.

$1 billion fund for renewables among key energy commitments made during UN ministerial forums

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The IKEA Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation have announced plans to launch a $1 billion fund to boost access to renewable energy in developing countries – one of the key commitments made during a series of virtual UN ministerial forums this week.

World Bank Group Increases Support for Climate Action in Developing Countries

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New Climate Change Action Plan will increase high-impact support to deliver climate results, targeted towards reducing the trajectory of emissions and strengthening adaptation and resilience in developing countries.

Open letter for the Establishment of a new UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change

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As the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) is taking place from 21 June to 15 July, 2021, the undersigned civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations call on the UN member States through the HRC to establish at this session a new UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change.

MEPs urge EU Commission to present ambitious proposal on corporate due diligence & accountability

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The new legislation will make human rights a much stronger priority for many corporations operating in Europe and around the world, making human rights due diligence mandatory, implementing in this way one of the key aspects of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Now it is up to the European Commission to come up with the final proposed legislation.

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