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India warned it must achieve climate jobs transition differently to West
India must prioritise job creation through a climate lens in a way that is done differently to the West, according to a leading Indian social impact advisor. Rathish Balakrishnan, co-founder of Sattva, a social impact …
Insights from SEE Climate Week in Beijing
Over 100,000 delegates participated in COP28 last year, making it the biggest in COP history. China also sent its largest delegation to Dubai, including over 50 foundations and NGOs, highlighting the increasing engagement of Chinese …
Equal seats at the table: Why philanthropy should embrace gender quotas
In 2023 women comprised only 4.7 percent of CEOs in India, highlighting a significant gender gap in leadership roles. Despite remarkable strides in education and the workforce over the past half-century, women remain underrepresented at …
How philanthropy is changing perceptions of autism in Central Asia
Autism as an independent disorder was first described nearly 80 years ago, but awareness of the problem of autism around the world is a relatively recent phenomenon. Just 17 years ago, in 2007, the United …
Harmony and social cohesion to the fore
Despite radical change in ways of giving, traditional community values remain central for Asian donors The notion of the common good in Asia has long been grounded in shared cultural values of community harmony and …
What do ‘foreign agent’ laws have to do with gender ideology? Reflections from the HRFN & Ariadne joint day
As we gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia for Ariadne and HRFN convenings, thousands were demonstrating daily in the streets of Tbilisi next to the conference venue. Our evening events on the rooftop of Stamba Hotel were …
Regimes and resistance in CEECCNA regions: A few puzzle pieces
´Our region is on fire ́ says Nick Antipov, an LGBT+ defender from Belarus who lives in exile due to his political organising under Lukashenko´s regime. Those of us from Central and Eastern Europe, the …
