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

International Day of Older Persons

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The year 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and the 30th Anniversary of the International Day of Older Persons.

EU action on child poverty needs greater focus

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"Child poverty remains a serious issue in the EU with almost one out of four children at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Studies have repeatedly highlighted that investing at a relatively low financial cost during childhood can yield a lifetime of gains".The European Court of Auditors is asking for member states to coordinate their response to fight child poverty and youth unemployment..

Leaders’ Pledge for Nature

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Political leaders participating in the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity in September 2020, representing 64* countries from all regions and the European Union, have committed to reversing biodiversity loss by 2030.

ALOHA+ CHALLENGE 2020 BENCHMARK REPORT: HAWAIʻI’S VOLUNTARY LOCAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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Hawaiʻi’s first statewide Voluntary Local Review assesses progress to date and provides 2020 benchmark data to inform decision-making, including on economic recovery, through the Aloha+ Challenge – Hawai‘i’s framework to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals

CMU Completes Voluntary Review of Sustainable Development Goals

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Carnegie Mellon University's commitment to equity, justice and the environment is reflected in a new report released this week that catalogues activities by students, faculty and staff to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Voluntary University Review is a first-of-its-kind report.

MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE: DRIVING CORPORATE COMMITMENTS ON GENDER EQUALITY & WOMEN’S HEALTH FOR THE DECADE OF ACTION

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Hosted by UNF’s Univeral Access Project (UAP) and World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA). This event will feature the results of the WBA’s groundbreaking Gender baseline report, which sheds light on the corporate gender impacts of the apparel industry’s most influential companies globally across their full value chain.

Become-a-factivist

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This is our chance to reset our word for the better. But to do so we need to know the state of our world and take action. That’s why this September during the UN General Assembly and as part of Global Goals Week we’re focussing on Factivism with two exciting projects we’d like to share with you.

Generation Unlimited Gathers World Leaders to Rewrite Future of Connectivity & Modern Education

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The event facilitated by UNICEF focused on the fact that 3.7 billion people are without internet access, with children and young people most at risk of being left behind.

United Nations Summit on Biodiversity (30 September 2020, New York)

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The Summit on Biodiversity will be convened under the theme “Urgent Action on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development.” The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will assist the President of the General Assembly in the preparation of the Summit.

UNITED 2030: a movement and platform to achieve the SDGs

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Leveraging the power of youth to solve the world’s biggest challenges by the year 2030. A global platform to achieve the SDGs. https://www.unite2030.com/about

SDGs Business Forum

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It is critical time to achieve the SDGs. Can corporations really be the game-changer? This event is part of the Global SDGs Week now going on virtually as part of the programs celebrating 75th anniversary of the UN.

United Nations releases special 2020 broadcast calling for collective action

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In order to achieve the SDGs, we need to engage people, movies and arts can really make the difference.

NEW SOUTH WALES VOLUNTEERING POLICY 2020-2030

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NSW Volunteering recently has endorsed a new volunteering strategy for the new decade. It focuses on 1) Growth and Support (Increase Participation), 2) Knowledge (Improve understanding of volunteering in NSW), 3) Value (enhance recognition of contributions made by volunteers).

The Ethics of Digitalization, an initiative of the German Federal President Frank Walter Steinmeier

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"We need to engage in dialogue, to ask ourselves what rules exist in digital space, and what rules we want to impose on ourselves. Are we a global internet community, or are we still American, Chinese, European when we are online? What problems concern us? What can we expect from one another? And where is there common ground that we can build on? We need to ask ourselves these questions..."

"Building Resilience Within Communities": Virtual Volunteering focused hackathon

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The virtual Ideathon is a three-day marathon, during which volunteer teams from major NGOs and volunteering organizations from around the world come together to develop sustainable and impactful solutions to challenges from some of the key themes of the global response to the COVID19 pandemic.

Making Mission Possible: Delivering a Net-Zero Economy

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The report outlines 3 critical priorities for the 2020s and practical actions that nations and non-state parties can commit to in the run up to the COP26 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in November 2021 to put mid-century objectives within reach.

Making Mission Possible: Delivering a Net-Zero Economy

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The ETC’s blueprint is intended to allow all developed economies to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, including China which has the resources and technology leadership to become a rich developed zero-carbon economy by 2050. All developing nations would be able to reach net-zero emissions by 2060 at the latest but require development finance to de-risk and attract private green invest

Making Mission Possible: Delivering a Net-Zero Economy

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A net-zero global economy is technically and economically possible by mid-century, and will require a profound transformation of the global energy system.

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ISSUES DECLARATION AGAINST AMAZON DEFORESTATION.

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The countries forming the Amsterdam Declarations Partnership, i.e. Germany (current chair), Denmark, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway and United Kingdom, and Belgium sent an open letter to the Brazilian Vice-President Mourão. The Amsterdam Declarations Partnership is specifically committed to achieving sustainable and deforestation-free agricultural commodity supply chains to our countries.

Nature: Humanity at a crossroads, UN warns

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UN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report outlines eight major transitions needed to slow, then halt nature’s accelerating decline

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