Education and Activism for Women
This year, faced with the impossibility of holding an in-person march, the volunteer-run organization Women’s March Ottawa in Canada took on a completely new format to champion the inclusion of all women into its movement…
Advocating for People with Disabilities
VSO Pakistan identified the rights of people with disabilities as a policy focus and helped to draft a Disability Act, known as the ‘Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Rights of Person with Disability Act,’ which would ensure the rights of people with disabilities through democratic, rights-based and inclusive legislation…
Volunteers Teaching Sign Language
In Rwanda, up to half a million people are estimated to be living with a disability, many of whom struggle to access health care services…
Improving the Health of Prisoners
Prison populations across Zimbabwe face prejudice, overcrowding, poor nutrition, and lack of essential medication, all barriers to prisoners fully realising their health rights…
Sign Language Covid-19 Messages
In Nepal, volunteers translated official messaging about the Covid-19 pandemic into sign language and worked with community volunteer mobilisers to ensure that the deaf community is able to access accurate public health messaging around the response, reaching over 300 children with disabilities across three districts…
Education and Activism for Women
This year, faced with the impossibility of holding an in-person march, the volunteer-run organization Women’s March Ottawa in Canada took on a completely new format to champion the inclusion of all women into its movement…
Nurturing Displaced Children in South Sudan
In Gumbo area, Juba, South Sudan, World Vision helps vulnerable children to overcome poverty and experience the fullness of life through the establishment of their child friendly space (CFS)…
Service Victims of Human Trafficking in Italy
In Palermo, the capital city of Sicily, Italy, a group called the Women of Benin City was founded in 2015 by Osas Egbon with other women who were victims of trafficking…
Do you know of other successes?
We’d like to hear how an organization you know is advancing progress toward UN SDG’s.