Small Farms. Big Impact.
<strong>Global food production will need to increase by 60 percent by 2050 to feed the world’s expected population. In the developing world, food production will need to double.</strong> Yet, the smallholder farmers who produce most of the food consumed in these countries are some of the poorest people on earth. What would it take to […]
Babban Gona
In Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, smallholder farming is a perilous occupation. Although agriculture represents a quarter of the economy, the sector is unready to meet the food needs of a population expected to double over the next generation. Meanwhile, the burgeoning youth population faces 50 percent unemployment against a backdrop of three insurgencies in […]
Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago (AMAN)
Indonesia has the third largest area of tropical forests in the world, yet the burning of hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest for palm oil and mining concessions makes it one of the world’s largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Failure to recognize Indigenous land rights threatens Indigenous communities that depend directly on forests […]
Ehsan Ahmad Sahel
Afghan Institute of Learning
The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) uses a holistic approach to education and good healthcare, especially for women and girls. AIL goes to a community only when it has been requested. The community states what it wants and AIL sees how it can help. AIL provides evolving programming including training teachers in interactive teaching methods […]
Sarah Zak Borgman
Brittany Boettcher
2024 Forum
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Lessons in Collective Trust & Action from the Skoll Community of Social Innovators
At Skoll Foundation, we believe that communities – people who build trust with each other and share a sense of purpose – can unlock the support, sharing, and collaboration needed for ongoing collective action and transformational social change. Since the first Skoll Award in 2005, we’ve supported the work of social innovators and created spaces […]
Spotlight on Vibrant Lagos in First of 2018 TEDx Skoll Conversation Series
With TEDxLagos this year we wanted the event to embody the essence of our vibrant, diverse community, one of the major business hubs of Africa. Under a theme of “Spotlight,” we curated ideas ranging from trend spotters and history keepers, to innovators and trailblazers, all highlighting specific issues in our community. It was critical to […]