Rappler's latest stories on SDGs
Youth organization to hold SDG Bayanihan Summit
PRESS RELEASE: With 'bayanihan' at the core of our culture and identity, 2030 Youth Force Philippines aims to gather hundreds of advocates and partners to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

#2030NOW: Advocates rethink gender and development in the Philippines
Advocates talk about the importance of ending gender inequality during one of the Huddle sessions of the 2019 Social Good Summit

#2030Now: #RespetoNaman campaign hopes to shine a light on gender-based violence
'This campaign is not just about women.... It's about the entire nation. It's about calling for respect in so many different ways,' says SPARK! Program Manager Kassandra Barnes

#2030Now: To make metro areas more livable, mayors need urban planners
Aside from a rail-based mass transport system, urban planner Paulo Alcazaren also points out the need for pedestrian systems

Sari-sari store conundrum: How can you help poor Filipinos reduce plastic waste?
While use of refillables and package-free purchasing is becoming trendy among the wealthy, what do we do about the 'tingi' and sari-sari store culture among most Filipinos that contribute to plastic waste?

#2030Now: Only ‘Chernobyl’ can bring democracy back to digital spaces
Tech entrepreneur Andrew Keen, Google's Irene Jay Liu, and Democracy & Disinformation consortium convenor John Nery discuss solutions to the 'crisis of democracy'

#2030Now: This is how you give women real political and social power
Oxfam Pilipinas’ SHE projects envisions ‘a world where consent is valued, pleasure is acceptable, and sexual health and satisfaction are achieved’

#2030Now: Plastic pollution not just an environment problem
Participants of the 2019 Social Good Summit say the plastics problem in the country must also be treated as a social and economic issue

How going zero waste is addressing PH's plastic pollution
Snapshots of the zero waste movement in the Philippines

#2030Now Social Good Summit: Insight for Impact
The 2019 Social Good Summit in the Philippines challenges us to cut through the social media noise so we build communities of action that will help make the world a better place

Social Good Summit #2030Now: Insight for impact
The 2019 Social Good Summit in the Philippines challenges us to cut through the social media noise so we build communities of action that will help make the world a better place

#HackSociety 2018: What to expect
(Updated) On Monday, October 29, at least 22 groups of students and young professionals will be in the Rappler newsroom for a two-day ideathon, where they will think, create, and make the first step in building their innovative ventures

JICA extends deadline for digital art contest on SDGs for college students
Deadline for submission of entries has been extended until September 30, 2018. Rappler is a media partner for the 'Building An Inclusive Future' contest.

2 PH start-up teams win global awards
Philippine start-up teams Arooga Health and Phinix bag two of the five 2018 Asia-Pacific Youth SDG Innovative Awards in China

PH 'not performing well' in fight vs different forms of malnutrition
'We remain to be challenged both for stunting, also for malnutrition of mothers, malnutrition of adults, malnutrition of children,' says National Nutrition Council Executive Director Maria-Bernardita Flores

10 civic actions in 2017 that can move PH in 2018
MovePH, Rappler’s civic engagement arm, hopes that the social impact of these efforts it initiated or supported in 2017 will fuel sustained action that will transform courage into action in 2018

UNDP, PBE launch SDG monitoring app
'If you do good, you can do well,' says UNDP Philippines Country Director Titon Mitra
Ayo, #Ngobrolin2030 sambil keliling Jakarta
Apa sih #Ngobrolin2030? Ada apa dengan angka 2030 sampai harus diobrolin segala?

Southeast Asia's poorest mostly Filipinos, Indonesians – ASEAN report
The report notes, however, that extreme poverty in the region dropped to 7% as of 2013 from a high of 17% in 2005
Mengampanyekan pentingnya SDGs dengan berjalan kaki di Car Free Day
AIESEC Indonesia mengadakan kampanye WALK 4 SDGS di 12 kota pada 29 Oktober 2017

Seberapa penting kesetaraan gender demi tercapainya SDGs?
Visi Pemuda 2030: Kesetaraan Gender dan Pemberdayaan Perempuan di Indonesia adalah acara yang diselenggarakan oleh IBCWE, UN Women, UNDP, dan AIESEC
Saatnya anak muda bicara kesetaraan gender
AIESEC Indonesia, IBC WE, UN Women dan UNDP akan gelar acara ‘Visi Pemuda 2030: Kesetaraan Gender dan Pemberdayaan Perempuan’ pada 20 Oktober di CIMB Niaga Hall, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 59, Jakarta Selatan

WATCH: Innovate with Purpose: Leave No One Behind #2030NOW
Watch the 2017 Manila Social Good Summit and join the discussion on how innovation should leave no one behind

WATCH: 2017 #InspireCourage +SocialGood stories
Watch the #InspireCourage segment at the 2017 Manila Social Good Summit

Meet the speakers and guests at the 2017 Manila Social Good Summit
The 2017 Manila Social Good will explore the purpose of innovation and will push back to the center stage the massive and urgent needs that the society faces

UN honors Zobel de Ayala as pioneer of sustainable development
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala becomes the first business leader from the Philippines and Southeast Asia to be recognized by the United Nations for efforts in championing sustainability

Can P16 a day save PH kids from malnutrition?
The budget for the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s supplemental feeding program sees a drop of P1 billion

#2030Now Innovate with Purpose: Leave No One Behind
The Philippine Social Good Summit 2017 will challenge us to examine the purpose of innovation and ask the critical questions: Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there?

#2030Now: Innovate with purpose, leave no one behind
The 2017 Social Good Summit in the Philippines will challenge us to examine the purpose of innovation and ask the critical questions: Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there?

Bagaimana cara para pemuda Indonesia ikut realisasikan SDGs
AIESEC Indonesia selenggarakan Youthspeak gerakan inisiatif pemuda untuk lakukan tindakan nyata terkait Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan

2 billion people drinking contaminated water – WHO
Hundreds of thousands of people die each year because they are forced to drink contaminated water the World Health Organization says urging large investments to help provide universal access to safe drinking water

DOLE widens ban on child labor in agriculture
The agriculture sector which employs more than 85 000 children has the highest incidence of child labor in the country

Gov't, ILO vow to free 1 million kids from child labor
Their campaign 1MBatangMalaya aims to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goal to eliminate child labor by 2025

BPO workers answer call to mentor adult learners
For these business process outsourcing BPO employees giving a few hours of their weekend to teach adult learners under the Alternative Learning System ALS is worth it

Pelaku bisnis harus ubah pola pikir demi pembangunan berkelanjutan
Indonesia memang telah memasukkan pembangunan berkelanjutan dalam Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Nasional RPJMN Namun hingga saat ini realisasinya masih minim

Social Good Summit Jakarta 2016: Connecting Today, Creating Tomorrow
Dunia seperti apa yang kamu inginkan pada tahun 2030NOW? Yuk hadir dan berpartisipasi mencari solusi dan berbagi aspirasi

The winning ideas from #HackSociety
A look at some of ground up projects judged to have the most potential to drive progress

Youth develop community-based solutions at ADB forum
After a weeklong immersion youth participants at the Asia Pacific Youth Exchange Forum came up with innovative community based solutions focusing on the sustainable development goals

UN PH chief: 'Social enterprises means to achieving SDGs'
Now is the time to move beyond good will and advocacy and show leadership innovation and share resources says UN Resident Coordinator in the Philippines Ola Almgren

DOH scaling up community approach to end HIV epidemic
To address the increasing prevalence of HIV AIDS in the country the health department is launching a two pronged response to halt and reverse the spread of the infection

P2.6 billion spent on CSR programs in 2015 - LCF
League of Corporate Foundation member companies spent a total of P2 6B for their CSR programs centered around the UN s Sustainable Development Goals

In the aftermath of Paris Agreement, nature and humanity lose
Accepting the Paris Agreement without question risks us wasting another 15 vital years on distracting public opinion and creating the illusion that something positive is happening

Melinda Gates donates $80 million to close gender data gap
She says the funding would allow the collection of data in areas such as time use unpaid work and economic empowerment

PH to launch world's first 'AIDS Hour' on May 14
Filipinos are encouraged to light a candle from 6 pm to 7 pm on Saturday May 14 to commemorate the lives of those who died from HIV and AIDS

Filipino youth to next leaders: 'We want jobs, education, and healthcare'
The voice of the youth must be at the heart of every conversation regarding their future

Increasing productivity key to revive growth in Asia-Pacific
Along with the economic slowdown progress in poverty reduction is slowing inequalities are rising and prospects of decent employment are weakening

Filipino youth to tackle SDGs, voter education
Join Youth Vote Philippines and the United Nations Population Fund on Saturday April 30 at SM Aura in Taguig City

AIM, ADEC Innovations partner on research lab for 'next wave' PPPs
The research lab will serve as a platform to study how best to implement public private partnerships that align with the UN’s global goals on health education and IT

PH fails to halve child malnutrition within 25 years
The Philippines did not reach its target of reducing child malnutrition as part of the Millennium Development Goals

Scaling up national health insurance to deliver universal health coverage
Although there is no single path to success a growing number of countries have enjoyed good results with social health insurance
