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Community foundations and SDG 16: Mobilisation during the war in Ukraine
24 February 2022 is a date history will remember as the start of another European war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has captured our minds and hearts for over a year now. The war brings …
The SDG world and local communities: what role for community foundations?
Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent the most important collective effort to date on sustainable development at both global and local levels. They reflect some of the priorities we should all be focusing …
The role of the private sector in achieving the SDGs
Even before the Covid global pandemic, the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals was behind schedule. Since then, the gap has widened as governments around the world are grappling with post-Covid recovery, increased demands …
Why – and how – community foundations can link their work to the SDGs
With the halfway mark of the Goals’ just around the corner in 2023, it is evident that long-term progress on the targets set for 2030 are hampered by the need to fend off the latest …
Contributing to SDG7 and learning from each other: IKEA Foundation and Energising Development
Cross-sectoral partnerships are becoming more important in international development cooperation. With their financial independence and thematic expertise, private foundations and philanthropic organisations are excellent partners for public development cooperation in achieving the Agenda 2030. One …
Azim Premji Foundation, Wellspring Fund among winners recognised in awards for SDG work
Organisations and funders were celebrated during the Catalyst 2030 Awards for Systemic Change 2022. Catalyst 2030 is a global movement of people and organisations that are powering systems change to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals …
How can philanthropy adopt a human-first approach to achieve the SDGs?
The events of the past two years have left a lasting impact on all of us. Existing inequalities have been exacerbated, both within and between countries. We’ve seen the reversal of progress on multiple Sustainable …
UNHCR Refugee Zakat Fund tackling SDG goals
The Refugee Zakat Fund from the UNHCR has impacted the lives of an estimated 1.2 million people across 14 countries, its 2022 annual report estimates. Thanks to generous Zakat and Sadaqah donations from institutional and …