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

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, 2 November

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Countering threats of violence and crimes against journalists to protect freedom of expression for all

National human rights action plans: An inventory (The Danish Institute for Human Rights)

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How many states have adopted national human rights action plans? Building on its inventory of all national human rights action plans ever adopted, this research project investigates processes of norm diffusion, methodological evolutions as well as state engagement with national human rights action plans since the 1993 Vienna Declaration introduced the concept.

ASHOKA EVENT: Building for the New Longevity (9th of November)

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Join us on November 9, as we hear from social entrepreneurs building for the New Longevity. Live from the BBK New Lon

Inspiring Practices in Corporate Skills-Based Volunteering (November 15 @ 10:00am EST )

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Earlier this year IAVE released Corporate Volunteering for a Post Pandemic World, a comprehensive research on corporate volunteering and how it happens in each region of the world was the result of nearly 200 interviews, with representation from 80 companies. One of the major topics explored in this research is skills-based volunteering.

Progress on methane emissions by energy companies, but numbers still don’t add up: UNEP

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Over 80 oil and gas companies across the world have committed to measuring and reducing their methane emissions, the second biggest driver of global warming, according to a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP).

Rights of indigenous peoples and local communities must be the focus of climate change solutions

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BANGKOK, 1 November 2022 — The rights of indigenous peoples and local communities must be put at the center when discussing urgently needed solutions to the ongoing climate crisis, lawmakers, civil society members, and experts said in the first ever conference on the role of parliamentarians in addressing climate change in Southeast Asia, organized by ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS LAUNCHED IN UKRAINE

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Today the National Association of Social Workers Ukraine (NASWU) was officially launched in the country’s central district of Kamenets Podisk. Representatives from the office of the Prime Minister joined the District Mayor, Mr Mykhailo Simashkevych, along with local social workers, social work students, professionals from other parts of the country and members of the International Federation....

NEW FELLOWS JOIN THE ECHOING GREEN FELLOWSHIP CLASS OF 2022

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Announced in October 2022, these 20 Echoing Green Fellows are innovating for our collective future.

Building Climate Justice Through Participatory Governance (Wednesday, November 2, 2022 6:30 PM 8:30 PM (EAST AMERICAN TIME).)

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Join City University of New York (CUNY) for a virtual panel discussion on "Building Climate Justice Through Participatory Governance: Frameworks and Case Studies from the U.S." with Lebaron Sims, Demos; Johana Bozuwa, Community and Climate Project; and Thomas Hanna, Democracy Collaborative. It will be moderated by Michael Menser, Brooklyn College and CUNY. with Denise Thompson, John Jay College/CU

PEOPLE POWERED'S October news: digital impact stories, platform survey, regional hubs

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n this month’s newsletter: Stories of human impact from online participation in China, Argentina, Chile and Kyrgyzstan Survey: Tell us about the digital participation platforms you use Regional hubs kick off New People Powered team members Featured resources What we’re reading Upcoming events Funding opportunities

Enabling women’s entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific through smart legislative and policy reforms (UN-ESCAP)

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The event, attended by more than 100 participants, focused on the legal and regulatory challenges facing women entrepreneurs in the region, presented case studies of successful reforms, and identified strategies for the way forward. In her opening remarks, World Bank Group Global Director for Gender, Hana Brixi, emphasized the need to “draw on everyone’s experiences and work together to prioritize

Inadequate progress on climate action makes rapid transformation of societies only option - UNEP

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Climate pledges leave the world on track for a temperature rise of 2.4-2.6°C by the end of this century Updated pledges since COP26 in Glasgow take less than one per cent off projected 2030 greenhouse gas emissions; 45 per cent is needed for limiting global warming to 1.5°C

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND THE ROLE OF PARLIAMENT

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UNESCAP: 30 October 2022, 09:15 - 12:30 Maldives Time | By invitation only

World Energy Outlook 2022 shows the global energy crisis can be a historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure future

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The global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing profound and long-lasting changes that have the potential to hasten the transition to a more sustainable and secure energy system, according to the latest edition of the IEA’s World Energy Outlook.

Malaysia and the Politics Behind the Death Penalty: A Tumultuous Relationship.

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By Michelle Chew, on 24 October 2022. On 6 October 2022, the Malaysian government tabled bills abolishing the mandatory death penalty. However, the parliament was dissolved on 10 October, before the bills were passed.

Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns

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National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate experts said on Thursday, in an urgent appeal for a radical transformation of the energy sector, before it’s too late.

8th Session of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group on a proposed treaty on business and human rights

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The 8th session of the UN open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (IGWG) is taking place on 24-28 October 2022 in Geneva.

FORUM ASIA: Connecting the Dots: Artist Protection & Artistic Freedom in Asia

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In light of these concerning developments, PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection is releasing Connecting the Dots: Artist Protection & Artistic Freedom in Asia, a new report that illuminates the challenges to artistic freedom that artists in the region face.

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