What is it?

S4G, the un-mediated, not moderated social platform

Have you ever thought you have something to “express” with a social dimension but never had the opportunity to do it?

Then S4G is what you are looking for:

  • Open, unrestricted and easy to use
  • Three mediums to choose from: TEXT, VIDEO, PHOTO
  • A way to express your ideas, reflections and expertise, on social issues and broader development and society at large
  • You do not need to be an expert but just passionate about what you share

Latest Sharings

01 December, 2025

Orange the World hub

Full Text Sharing
Violence against women and girls is not inevitable. It is shaped by systems, policies and everyday choices and it can be dismantled. Orange the World, a UN initiative, is a global call to break the silence, confront the roots of gender-based violence and stand with those who resist it. At ISS, researchers, students and partners work across the world to uncover the patterns, power structures....

Global: Assembly of States Parties must oppose, not appease, US sanctions on the ICC

Full Text Sharing
States must firmly oppose the US government’s threats and sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and protect the Court’s ability to pursue its independent and impartial mandate, Amnesty International said today, on the beginning of the 24th Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute – the ICC’s founding treaty – which runs until 6 December in The Hague.

The recognition of volunteerism with IVY 2026

Full Text Sharing
The United Nations has declared 2026 the International Volunteer Year (IVY 2026) to recognize volunteerism as a key driver of sustainable development. The launching will be on International Volunteer Day—5 December 2025

Thanksgiving 2025-Dad's Surprising Life

Full Text Sharing
Categories: 
My dad will be 97 on March 13, 2026. In the past few days, I've provided him with a number of surprises. Read about his adventures.

Five essential facts to know about femicide

Full Text Sharing
Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024.

South Africa puts a stern test to G20 leaders this year to confront the scourge of global inequality

Full Text Sharing
Published: 20th November 2025 G20 billionaires’ fortunes rise by $2.2 trillion in just one year, more than enough to lift everyone above the global poverty line

Delivering an integrated climate finance agenda in support of the Baku to Belém Roadmap to 1.3T

Full Text Sharing
Fourth Report of the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance This report sets out a comprehensive and feasible pathway to mobilise US$1.3 trillion per year in external finance by 2035 for developing countries other than China, in support of a total investment requirement of US$3.2 trillion per year by 2035 to meet climate and development goals, in particular the Paris Agreement.

School participation: Practical resources to develop active citizens and stronger communities

Full Text Sharing
People Powered has developed a suite of practical materials on school participation, including step-by-step guidance, research insights, sample materials and other helpful resources.

UNEP Report Updates on Climate Litigation Trends, Impacts

Full Text Sharing
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University issued a report examining key trends in climate change litigation, its impacts, and emerging lessons.

Governments of Colombia and The Netherlands Announce Co-hosting First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels as COP30 Text Drops with No Mention of Fossil Fuels

Full Text Sharing
Belém, Brazil – As COP30 negotiations draw to an end, and the most recent text released this morning makes no mention of fossil fuels, the Governments of Colombia and the Netherlands show leadership by announcing they will co-host the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels

Regional cooperation key to unleashing immense renewable energy potential of the Hindu Kush Himalaya, major report finds

Full Text Sharing
With just 6.1% of total energy supply from clean sources, Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) nations urged to harness shared rivers, sun and wind to power sustainable development and boost energy security

UNESCO: AI and the future of education: disruptions, dilemmas and directions

Full Text Sharing
This long read article is based on a talk delivered by Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, at Digital Learning Week on 2 September 2025 in Paris, France.

More than 400 million children globally live in poverty, missing out on at least two daily needs such as nutrition and sanitation – UNICEF

Full Text Sharing
New report warns more children are at risk of falling into poverty as global funding cuts, conflict and climate threaten access to services crucial for health and wellbeing

UNICEF: The State of the World's Children 2025 Ending child poverty: Our shared imperative

Full Text Sharing
"Poverty poisons childhood. It claims the lives of children, undermines their health and development, and constrains their learning. Poverty is a denial of children’s fundamental rights. "

BELEM DECLARATION ON THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS

Full Text Sharing
"We, the undersigned, gathered at COP30 in Belém do Pará, reaffirm our shared determination to work collectively towards a just, orderly and equitable transition away from fossil fuels, aligned with pathways consistent with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C"

COP30: landmark outcomes emerge from negotiations despite unprecedented geopolitical tensions

Full Text Sharing
The conference in Belém consolidates political and technical advances. It projects Brazilian leadership and inaugurates a global mutirão (collective effort) against climate change

Pages

About Us

The idea is simple: creating an open “Portal” where engaged and committed citizens who feel to share their ideas and offer their opinions on development related issues have the opportunity to do...

Contact

Please fell free to contact us. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to hearing from you.

Empowered by ENGAGE,
Toward the Volunteering Inspired Society.