Is it possible to prevent extreme suffering?
DO TANK
Answers and insights from Jonathan Leighton, CEO at OPIS, in an interview with OLBIOS
OLBIOS NETWORK FOR ACTION
The Journal
Opening the global markets to artists
CULTURAL ISSUES - ECONOMY
A presentation of the Novica initiative
Where is the room where I can read?
EDUCATION - GENDER - SOCIAL ISSUES
Or how to give books to 15 million children
Listening to the Sacred Voices
ARTS - NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
Watch an outstanding short film on the sacred natural sites in Africa
Do we still want to maximise consumption?
SOCIAL ISSUES
Jon Alexander, Founder and Director at New Citizenship Project, writes on sustainable consumption and the Citizen Confidence Index
How can humanitarian aid become more effective?
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - SOCIAL ISSUES
Reinier Van Hoffen writes from the Netherlands on the constructive interplay between tacit knowledge and science in relation to aid effectiveness.
Do only crises bring us closer?
SOCIAL ISSUES
In an article contributed to OLBIOS, Angela Tolliday, Senior Programme Manager at Acumen, asks whether we can connect only during crises
THE ORPHAN MYTH
NGOs & ASSOCIATIONS - SOCIAL ISSUES
Helping orphans and supporting orphanages is almost synonymous with what it means to be compassionate. At least this...
Rebel Architecture
ARTS - OUR CITIES
How Santiago Cirugeda, a Sevilian artist and architect, exploits the gaps in administrative structure and official procedures in order to come up with ideas susceptible to solve the issue of housing.
Children in the margins
HUMAN STORIES
The tireless efforts of Sebastien Marot to assist marginalized children and youth, from orphans and drug addicts to migrants and sex workers.
How Talia Leman started her organization at 10
FOUNDATIONS - YOUTH
When she realized that by harnessing the fundraising power of kids across a country, she’d raise more than she could on her own, the organisation RandomKid was born.
What are the rights of the marginalized?
DO TANK
What happened after John Richardson heard the stories of the residents in the impoverished neighborhood of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver
The Imerman angels
HUMAN STORIES
At 26 years old, Jonny Imerman was diagnosed with cancer and began his fight against the disease, He created the Imerman Angels on the belief that no one should have to face cancer alone.
How can you track a student’s progress?
EDUCATION
Jennifer Medbery, a math teacher, founded Kickboard, the best technology for schools that want to see real results from a better school culture.
What matters the most for a tennis player
DO TANK
Find out how The Novak Djokovic Foundation is working towards the improvement of conditions in which children in Serbia get education, grow up and play
Conscious Commerce
DO TANK
How Barbara Burchfield and Olivia Wilde are promoting the causes, brands, people and lifestyles that are forging a new paragon of living.
What is the most effective way to give back?
DO TANK
Meet Catchafire, a community of individuals striving to push the social good sector forward by focusing on efficient ways to give back.
Supporting the birds
DO TANK
How the American Bird Conservancy conserve native birds and protect their habitats throughout the Americas.
The courage of a journalist
GENDER - MEDIA
Inone of the most dangerous countries for journalists, Adela Navarro Bello continues to work despite the threats against her life.
The bees and Leigh-Kathryn
HUMAN STORIES
How to dave the dwindling honeybee population while providing corporations with a novel approach to sustainability
The pandemic's silver linings
CULTURAL ISSUES
Jordan: Rana Nejem tells OLBIOS about how the pandemic brought people together in the Arab world, often in unprecedented ways.
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