Around the world, health workers are on a mission to make essential deliveries to some of the planet’s most remote communities. The delivery? Life-saving vaccines! To be successful in their mission, these health heroes must be practical, fearless, and determined. If that sounds like you, you may want to test your skills in our new game, Vaccinator Quest! Vaccinator Quest is a retro-inspired game that gives players the opportunity to step into the shoes of health care workers and gain a...
Since the start of the year, we have been advocating for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to make sure that people everywhere can access the vaccinations they need to live healthy lives. Now, with COVID-19 impacting nearly every country on the planet, Gavi’s work has never been more important. “As has become brutally clear in recent months, this disease doesn’t respect borders, which is why it will take a truly global response to defeat it. … Routine immunisation against other deadly...
There isn’t a place in the world yet to be touched by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the global health community works together to find a vaccine, we’re reminded of just how integral routine immunisations are to transforming the health of people and communities everywhere. Right now, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is calling on world leaders and donors to help it continue its lifesaving work protecting communities from deadly diseases, like measles and polio, and fight the spread of COVID-19. When...
The world has made massive strides in ending extreme poverty over the past two decades. Since 2000, over a billion people have escaped extreme poverty. At that rate, the global goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 could be possible. But the problem is far from solved. Today, 592 million people worldwide are living on under US$1.90 a day. While extreme poverty is decreasing on the whole, more people are entering extreme poverty in the countries most affected by poverty....
Experts warn that costly pandemic responses could be our new normal. But they don’t have to be.  COVID-19 has already infected over 2 million people. The human and economic impacts of this pandemic are almost unfathomable. That’s why we teamed up with Humphrey Yang (@humphreytalks) to show the difference pandemic preparedness can make.  Humphrey blew us away with his TikTok demonstrating the difference between $1 million and $1 billion. So we used that same method to visualise the difference between what...
Podcasts have exploded into popularity in recent years. In fact, there’s over 800,000 podcasts out there, and about 62 million listeners in the U.S. every week. Whether you’re a long-time listener or looking for a place to start, we’ve got a great list of podcast episodes for you. As a bonus, each one of the episodes listed below covers an important issue, so you can learn something new while you listen. Cry Power The Cry Power podcast — hosted by artist Hozier...
Like many of you, we’re busy looking for creative ways to enjoy our free time now that we’re spending the majority of our time at home. We’ve got book recommendations, tips for at-home activism, a great Spotify playlist to jam to, and an activist-themed word search that’s pretty challenging. If you’re looking for something relaxing, we’ve created these downloadable colouring pages for you to print out, share, and get creative with! No printer? You can save these to your phone...
We’re experiencing a shared moment unlike any in living memory. COVID-19 is affecting our lives, our local communities, and the whole global community simultaneously. However, despite the challenges facing us all, there are countless examples that give us hope. People at all levels of society are coming together, proving that they can and will do whatever it takes to curb a crisis that threatens us all. Even though we are all at home, we can still share our voice. Together,...
There’s no doubt these are difficult times, but throughout Ireland, we’ve seen people from across communities come together to face this global pandemic. From doctors returning home from around the world to support our hospitals, to scouts making sure food and medicine gets delivered to the doorstep of older neighbors, and volunteers in soup kitchens continuing to serve up hot meals, it’s clear we’re in this together. And together we can make sure no one is left behind in this...
The current pandemic affects every person on the planet. It doesn’t matter where you come from, what language you speak, or which cultural background you come from: the virus does not know borders, nor social or racial distinctions. We are affected as one large community and we must face this challenge united, as one. COVID-19 reminds us that we all deserve to be treated equally and that now more than ever we need solidarity, hope, and political will to ensure...