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

DEMOCRACYNEXT: Assembling an Assembly Guide

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The Assembling an Assembly Guide is a resource for any institution, organisation, city administration, or policy maker interested in running a Citizens’ Assembly.

ASHOKA: The next goal: chasing the full potential of sport for good

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For a look at what’s next in the world of sports and changemaking, join us on September 13. We’ll hear from Ashoka Fellow and former football/soccer player Kelly Davies, live from the U.K., in conversation with Ashoka’s Ana Saenz de Miera in Madrid. https://www.ashoka.org/en-ro/events

$1 billion to boost access to climate finance for Africa’s youths, African Development Bank announces

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African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has announced a new $1 billion facility to accelerate climate financing for Africa’s youth businesses.

2nd Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability

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The Berlin Forum is being held just a few weeks before the Fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5). It aims to facilitate high-level policy dialogue among all relevant sectors and stakeholders and to generate the political and public attention needed to achieve the ambitious and crisis-proof new framework "SAICM Beyond 2020" at ICCM5.

Fuel for Weaving (The Weave Project, Aspen Institute)

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Weave: The Social Fabric Project aims to heal America’s deeply divided society and politics by renewing our social norms. The project supports people across the country who are weaving our tattered social fabric by bringing their communities together, forming deep relationships, and serving each other across differences

Global Intergovernmental Meeting on Minerals and Metals

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Starting Thursday, delegates will try to refine 24 non-prescriptive proposals to enhance the environmental sustainability of minerals and metals along their full life cycle, forwarding the final recommendations to UNEA6.

UNESCAP: Safe, regular and orderly migration for inclusion and sustainability

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In Asia and the Pacific, migration is again on the rise. In 2020, almost 109 million people lived in a country other than that of their birth. They represented 2.3 per cent of the region’s population in 2020 and almost 38 per cent of the world’s international migrants. If managed properly, migration can benefit migrants, their families, as well as both the countries they come from and go to.

UNU Event: Globalization in Crisis — Confronting a New Economic Reality

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ONLINE/OSLO: On 10 October 2023, UNU-WIDER will host the 27th WIDER Annual Lecture with Pinelopi (Penny) Goldberg.

KANSAS LEADERSHIP CENTER: When Everyone Leads - Virtual Program Sept. 6 Registration Deadline for Sept. 20 Course

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LAST CHANCE to register for our new course based on our bestselling book and the best introduction yet to the Kansas Leadership Center curriculum. Registration closes tomorrow, September 6!

The Women Shaping Impact in Asia-Pacific and North America at the GSG Global Impact Summit 2023

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As the GSG Global Impact Summit: Malaga on 2-3 October draws near, we are proud to highlight our outstanding cohort of women impact leaders who are leading change in the Asia-Pacific and North America regions and beyond.

APHR Board Member Wong Chen on ASEAN's continued inclusion of Myanmar junta in regional military events

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Please find below quotes from APHR Board Member and Malaysian Member of Parliament Wong Chen, responding to the planned ASEAN Air Force Chiefs conference chaired by Myanmar junta Air Force Chief General Htun Aung, as well as the news that ASEAN has invited Myanmar junta representatives to a September security conference and training program in the United States:

DemocracyNext: A Blueprint for the EU Citizens' Assembly

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Our new paper with EUI charts a path toward greater democracy in the European Union

OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS EVENT (September 12, 2023 5:00–6:30 p.m. (EDT)): Multilateralism by the Numbers: What People Want and How to Deliver It

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This event will explore the current health of the multilateral system and identify ways to strengthen inclusive multilateralism for sustainable peace. The discussion will draw on the results of a new global poll by Open Society, which represents the views of more than 5.5 billion people on global priorities, global solidarity, financing for climate

OXFAM: Rich nations paid less than 5 percent of the $53.3 billion East Africa needs to confront the climate crisis

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Published: 30th August 2023 Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan have incurred $7.4bn of livestock losses alone as a result of climate change

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Commission adopts detailed reporting rules for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism's transitional phase

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The European Commission adopted today the rules governing the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during its transitional phase, which starts on 1 October of this year and runs until the end of 2025.

European Charter of Local Self-government vital to preserve democracy - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, President

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Leendert Verbeek, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, today marked the 35th anniversary of the European Charter of Local Self Government with a reminder of its vital importance to democracy.

GLOBAL RCE NETWORK: REGISTRATIONS OPEN & CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 13TH GLOBAL RCE CONFERENCE

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31 October - 2 November 2023, hybrid, hosted by RCE Greater Gombak & RCE Greater Kuala Lumpur. The 13th Global RCE Conference will be held in a hybrid format from 31 October - 2 November 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting will be jointly hosted by RCE Greater Gombak and RCE Greater Kuala Lumpur under the theme 'Whole Community Approach for ESD'.

Media Release: IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment

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Invasive Alien Species Pose Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security and Human Health Key Role in 60% of Global Plant & Animal Extinctions Annual Costs Now >$423 Billion – Have Quadrupled Every Decade Since 1970 Report Provides Evidence, Tools & Options to Help Governments Achieve Ambitious New Global Goal on Invasive Alien Species

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