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

Indigenous Peoples: Leaders in Climate Action

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UN Climate Change News, 8 August 2024 - As we celebrate International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, we reflect on how Indigenous Peoples' deep connection to the land and holistic understanding of ecosystems can guide humanity towards a harmonious coexistence with nature and enrich climate policy and action.

Stanford HAI Announces Hoffman-Yee Grants Recipients for 2024 (Stanford University-Human Centered Artificial Intelligence)

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Six interdisciplinary research teams received a total of $3 million to pursue groundbreaking ideas in the field of AI. Aug 21, 2024 | Nikki Goth Itoi

Olympics: Overturn Athlete’s Disqualification for Speaking out

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Olympic Authorities Violated Manizha Talash’s Right to Free Expression

Almost half a billion children live in areas experiencing at least twice as many extremely hot days as their grandparents - UNICEF

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Eight countries, including Mali, Niger, Senegal, South Sudan and Sudan, are home to children who spend more than half the year in temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius / 95 degrees Fahrenheit

Promoting the Greater Involvement of Young People in Asia in Climate Action

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By Alanna Jayne Inserra Senior Social Development Specialist | Plan International’s Secondee, Asian Development Bank Alanna Jayne Inserra is a Senior Social Development Specialist with the Asian Development Bank's Fragility and Engagement Division. Seconded from Plan International,

Safeguarding Next Generations: A Call to End Child Trafficking

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To mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the United Nations Network on Migration calls on States to intensify their efforts to prevent and combat child trafficking and to provide comprehensive protection and assistance to the children who fall victim to this crime.

The human cost of the global meat industry

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By Sanne van der Wal Senior Researcher, SOMO

Challenging false, for-profit solutions to the food, climate and ecological crises

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The latest edition of the annual Right to Food and Nutrition WATCH examines the causes, impacts and responses to the food, climate and ecological crises.

DRC: Respecting indigenous peoples’ rights ruled key in fighting climate crisis

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29 July 2024 The forcible eviction of the indigenous Batwa community from their ancestral lands within the Kahuzi-Biega National Park (PNKB) was a violation of their rights by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government, finds the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights in a historic decision.

Opening remarks from Volker Türk at the 2024 Mary Robinson Speaker Series on BHR

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Thursday 12 September 2024, 09:00 New York / 14:00 London / 16:00 Gaza & Kyiv / 19:30 Naypyidaw

CIEL Welcomes US’ Signaling a Change in Global Plastics Treaty Positions

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WASHINGTON, DC, August 14, 2024 — Following a Reuters story announcing the Biden-Harris Administration’s shift to favor production reduction in the ongoing global plastics treaty negotiations, Rachel Radvany, Environmental Health Campaigner at the Center for International Environmental Law issued the following statement:

REINFOREST TRIBUNAL: The rainforest is gone - where did the logging revenues go?

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This and other explosive questions are being investigated by the Rainforest Tribunal of Basel.

The Asia LEDS Partnership Forum 2024: Towards decarbonization in the Asia-Pacific through 2025 NDCs

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20 to 22 August 2024 | By invitation only. The Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Partnership Forum (ALP Forum) serves as the premier gathering of country representatives, policymakers, donors, practitioners, and sector experts involved in enabling low-emission, climate-resilient development in the Asia-Pacific and explores synergies and collaboration opportunities to advance climate

Activists Call on President Biden to End the Federal Death Penalty Before Leaving Office

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Published Tuesday, August 13, 2024. A conversation with Death Penalty Action Co-founder and Executive Director Abe Bonowitz.

Delay in EU anti-deforestation law could emit CO2 equivalent to 376 million long-haul flights

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Brussels, July 24 – Postponing enforcement of the European Union’s anti-deforestation law by two years could expose the EU to 300,769 hectares of deforestation. This is equivalent to an estimated 120 megatons of CO2, or 376 million long-haul flights, according to a new analysis by Global Witnes

The Zero Tolerance Initiative

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The Zero Tolerance Initiative is a global coalition led by indigenous peoples, local community representatives and supportive NGOs working collectively to address the root causes of killings and violence against human rights defenders linked to global supply chains.

Clean Air Zones – A Win for People and the Planet

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As the world’s eyes turn to Paris for the “greenest ever” Olympic Games, I will be celebrating this milestone as just the latest chapter in the city’s ongoing transformation under Mayor Anne Hidalgo. Since her election in 2014, Hidalgo has championed a vision of a city designed for people, not cars, and that can be enjoyed by everyone, not just those with greater than average wealth.

ADB, University of Chicago to Promote Innovations to Reduce Climate Change Impacts

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NEW DELHI, INDIA (1 August 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the University of Chicago’s Development Innovation Lab (DIL) have signed knowledge exchange arrangement that facilitates the scale-up of innovations to reduce the impacts of climate change on agriculture and promote climate adaptation in low- and middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific.

IFC Poised to Unveil First Remedy Policy After Decades of Advocacy

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Published July 10, 2024 By Aubrey Manahan, Campaigner for CIEL’s People, Land & Resources Program

Communities fighting deforestation push for inclusion in EU talks

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May 31, 2024 . Human Rights Watch calls for environmental groups and Indigenous communities to be included at the Malaysia and Indonesia EU anti-deforestation task force meetings.

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