Rappler's latest stories on sustainable development goals
SEAMEO-Japan Education for Sustainable Development Award now accepting entries
PRESS RELEASE: The award aims to raise and promote positive human values among both teachers and students as well as share best practices in Education for Sustainable Development in schools across Southeast Asia
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
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
Philippines joins countries in committing to end global TB epidemic by 2030
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III hopes to treat at least 2.5 million Filipinos with tuberculosis by 2020, but advocates say that the country's response to the disease is still lacking
Most nations to miss U.N. target on chronic diseases – study
Cancers, heart and blood-vessel disease, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease have combined to kill 12.5 million people aged 30 to 70 worldwide in 2016
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
How these millennials are fighting mental illness with art, Scripture
Representing the Philippines, the team of Where There Is Hope will be highlighting their advocacy for mental health awareness at the United Nations Youth Assembly this coming August
In fight vs plastic, 'challenge is changing people's mindset, lifestyle'
A study shows that the Philippines generates 2.7 million metric tons of plastic garbage every year
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
PH lags in providing pension amid increasing life expectancy – ILO
The International Labor Organization says that from 2000 to 2015, life expectancy in the Philippines grew by 5 years – the fastest increase observed since the 1960s
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
ASEAN+SocialGood Forum: Building an inclusive ASEAN
On Monday, November 13, Rappler and the ASEAN Impact Challenge talk about innovation as a catalyst for an inclusive ASEAN
Mengampanyekan pentingnya SDGs dengan berjalan kaki di Car Free Day
AIESEC Indonesia mengadakan kampanye WALK 4 SDGS di 12 kota pada 29 Oktober 2017
[OPINION] World hunger is increasing thanks to wars and climate change
As disasters compete for our attention, they make it harder for people in poor, marginalized and war-torn regions to access adequate food
40 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery – ILO
7 in 10 victims are women and girls, while 25% are children
152 million children worldwide still engaged in labor – ILO
Half of these child laborers are exposed to hazardous work
#2030NOW: Curbing hunger and restoring children's dignity
The UN Sustainable Development Goals include achieving zero hunger, minimizing stunting by 40%, and reducing childhood wasting to less than 5%
#2030NOW: Best cure for HIV/AIDS stigma? Love and acceptance
One way to stop the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Philippines is by fighting the stigma that comes with it, says Paul Junio of LoveYourself
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
#2030NOW: How an app safeguards women's reproductive health
Zarina San Jose of the World Youth Alliance Philippines promotes an app that can help women monitor their menstrual health
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
World lags badly on targets to slash TB, HIV, obesity – study
Overall only a fifth of 37 health related targets set under the UN s Sustainable Development Goals SDGs adopted in 2015 are likely to be met
WATCH: How a barrio teacher made learning science easy
Teacher Jennifer Rojo is one of the recipients of the 2017 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos award
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?
Ubial urges LGUs to help stop PH malnutrition time bomb
We are at a crossroads where decision and actions must be made that will have an impact on our children and the children of the future says Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial
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
Rappler Talk: VP Robredo on women's rights and the end to poverty
On March 8 International Women’s Month Maria Ressa talks to Vice President Leni Robredo about what the government can do to invest in young girls today and end poverty by 2030
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
Bulk of world's child deaths in just 10 countries – study
Accelerated investment in child survival is imperative to meet the UN s Sustainable Development Goals authors of the study say
The winning ideas from #HackSociety
A look at some of ground up projects judged to have the most potential to drive progress
SGS 2016: UN exec says new hacks needed for world's problems
No contribution is too small to make a difference says UN resident coordinator Ola Almgren
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
[Dash of SAS] Pleasure points
The Pleasure Project is on a relentless pursuit of pleasure in the name of accessible and appealing sex education
