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Let's get cooking: ensuring clean energy for all

Here are some astonishing numbers. Approximately three billion people lack access to clean cooking solutions. They are exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution. On top of that, 840 million people live without electricity, of which 50% live in Sub-Saharan Africa. The United Nations wants to ensure access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for all. We’re proud to introduce you to three of our partners who do just that.

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Ensuring healthy lives in times of COVID-19

As we are all tragically aware, a health emergency such as COVID-19 can cause bankruptcy in both developed and developing countries. However, in the Netherlands we are fortunate enough to rely on a social safety net. Also, we are able to physically distance ourselves from one another and work from home. In developing countries, there isn’t space to socially distance yourself. What can we do to ensure healthy lives for all?

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Make an impact in your pajamas

Good news: there’s no need for you to go outside to make an impact. There are tons of things you can do from the comfort of your home. So put on your pajamas, pour yourself a beverage of choice and raise your glass. Here’s to solidarity!

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How to earn money while fighting extreme poverty

Fighting poverty worldwide and making money out of it – seems quite contradicting, doesn’t it? In the past seven years, we’ve learned that it’s possible. In order to understand how this works, let’s first have a look at how poverty arises and how it stays in tact.

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Who run the world? Girls. But not without your support!

"Equality between men and women is not only a human right, it’s also the basis for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world”. We couldn’t agree more with the United Nations. Because women are still disadvantaged compared to men, the UN has made gender equality Sustainable Development Goal #5. By 2030, men and women must have equal rights such as education, health care and jobs. Find out how you can help to achieve this goal.

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6 vragen om jezelf te stellen voordat je een hond adopteert of begint met crowdfunding

Een asielhond in je leven verwelkomen heeft veel overeenkomsten met het crowdfunden van een betere wereld. In beide scenario's is het verstandig om goed over de investering na te denken. Het is natuurlijk makkelijk om overenthousiast te raken van alle beschikbare hondenvrienden en crowdfundingprojecten. Stel jezelf daarom eerst deze zes vragen voordat je een keuze maakt.

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17 goede voornemens van wereldformaat

funding gap emerging marketsImpactGeschreven door Lily Zhou op 21 november 2019

Aan het einde van het jaar breekt ook de tijd van goede voornemens weer aan. Wellicht heb jij ook voornemens om volgend jaar meer - of absoluut niet meer - te  doen. Stoppen met roken, een marathon lopen, aardiger zijn voor de mensen om je heen of juist meer voor jezelf opkomen? Mooie doelen die je kunnen helpen een steeds betere versie van jezelf te worden. 

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