Did you know that #Omicron and Transformers (yes, those Transformers) have a lot in common?
Omicron is the pandemic‘s latest threat against us. And by hoarding the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, world leaders are allowing variants like Omicron to continue to grow and spread. That means Omicron may be the latest variant to spread around the world — but it certainly won‘t be the last.
Learn more and demand that leaders of rich countries share vaccine doses to end the pandemic...
Arielle Witter
The last year has been an interesting one, to say the least. With the first promises of COVID-19 vaccines to the rise of new variants like Delta and Omicron, 2021 has seen a lot of ups and downs.
As we begin to wind down and enter the holiday season, we want to recap the year for you. But we know you‘re all sick of hearing pandemic news and would rather just hear holiday songs.
So here‘s 2021 re-told through some holiday...
In Cape Town, the team at the Women‘s Legal Centre are champions of women‘s rights and staunch defenders of women when they‘re at their most vulnerable. They are at the forefront of changing South Africa‘s legal landscape. And as South Africa‘s only African feminist law centre for women’s rights, they are making huge strides, especially for black women.
“We call it ’feminist activist lawyering,‘” Seehaam Samaai, the centre‘s director, said. “It‘s very important for us to ensure that the courts,...
As the end of the year approaches, it can only mean one thing — holiday shopping. This year has been a year like no other and activists around the world have stepped up to do their part to help make the world a better, safer place for everyone.
That‘s why it‘s extra important to show them a little appreciation this year. To do so, we‘ve put together a gift guide to make sure every activist on your gift-list gets something...
Two decades ago, HIV/AIDS infections were doubling each year and almost 4,000 people died daily from the virus.
Since then, the global response has come a long way and serves as a model of how to address a public health crisis. AIDS-related deaths have dropped by more than half since their peak in the early 2000s. And now, 27.5 million people have access to life-saving treatments.
But COVID-19 has severely impacted a lot of that progress, as the world battles twin...
COVID-19 has affected education everywhere, but the effects on school children in low-income countries are particularly concerning. It‘s been harder for children in the world‘s poorest countries to access remote learning programs designed to counter school closures. And girls have been particularly impacted: 20 million girls risk never returning to school after this global health crisis has passed.
The key to remedying this global learning crisis is financing. Now is not the time to reduce available funds for international development,...
Every day, almost 20 million people in South Africa go to bed hungry. And every month, 30 million people don’t have enough money, leaving them vulnerable to food insecurity.
In Cape Town, community gardens and nonprofits are fighting this food insecurity by rescuing food waste, encouraging people to grow their own gardens at home, and fostering the next generation of agricultural entrepreneurs.
On this World Food Day, here‘s a closer look at their work.
Bo-Kaap Helpers Garden: Building garden communities during COVID-19
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To see a brighter future, young activists know that they can‘t wait until tomorrow to start changing the world. Action has to happen now. In South Africa specifically, seven young girls are doing just that. Through education, climate action, and action against gender-based violence, these girls prove no one is too young to start changing the world.
On this International Day of the Girl, here‘s a closer look at their activism.
On empowering girls through education
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We know that coming together as one can affect change. That‘s why in 2015, the UN set forth 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Each goal is designed to take the necessary steps to achieve sustainable development for all in areas such as global poverty, global hunger, and more, and to encourage the global community to come together and change the world for the better.
But none of the SDGs can...
Imagine a place where COVID-19 never ends. Where the virus just constantly mutates, crosses borders, and wreaks havoc on our lives and livelihoods. Where life as we know it doesn‘t return for anyone. It sounds horrible right?
We already imagined such a place with our animated series Pandemica which we released six months ago. We made it as a warning.
But millions of people are already living in this grim reality. And it will only get worse if global leaders don‘t...