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People’s Report as a Pedagogy Tool for University Awareness to SDGs

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:33 +0000

This session will be held with university professors and students to discuss local awareness to the SDGs and the power of the people’s report to empower people and inform government, private sector and UN. Speakers’ bios: 1. Rana Dajani: Professor of molecular cell biology, Hashemite University, Jordan, Harvard Radcliff fellow, a Fulbrighter, Eisenhower fellow, Yale and Cambridge visiting professor. Research area: refugee youth and the epigenetics of trauma across generations and world expert on genetics of Circassian and Chechan populations in Jordan. Established stem cell research ethics law in Jordan. Advocate for biological evolution and Islam, Member UN women Jordan advisory council. Established a women mentor network, and received Partnerships for enhanced engagement in research (PEER) award 2014. Organized the first gender summit for the Arab world 2017. Most influential women scientists in Islamic World, 12 among100 the most influential Arab women, Global Changemaker Award for celebrating, President of the Society for the Advancement of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Arab World. Awarded the Jordan star of science by His Majesty King Abdullah II. Developed a community-based model “We love reading” changing mindsets through reading to create changemakers, received World Innovation Summit in Education Award 2014, King Hussein Medal of Honor 2014, UNESCO International Literacy Prize 2017, World Literacy Council Award 2018 and the Jacobs social entrepreneurship award 2018, Science, Technology and Innovation Award UN 2019, Ashoka Fellow 2019, UNHCR Nansen Refugee awardee 2020, Schwab Social entrepreneur 2022. Author of the book: Five scarves, Doing the impossible: If we can reverse cell fate why can’t we redefine success, Nova Publisher 2018. Reviewed by Nature. 2. Debbi D. Brock: an internationally recognized expert on social entrepreneurship and professional trainer and social change advocate for various organizations focusing on social entrepreneurship, scaling social impact and entrepreneurship education. In 2021, she was awarded her dream job working with social change leaders around the world as the Systems Learning and Development Facilitator with Catalyst2030. In 2018 she launched the Social Change Innovators online resource platform that shares innovative teaching and experiential activities with faculty from around the world that won the USASBE Excellence in Innovative Pedagogical award. In 2011, she was awarded the “Distinguished Service to the Field of Social Entrepreneurship Education” by AshokaU and won the “Best Paper in Social Entrepreneurship” award from USASBE in 2015. 3. Dr. Saleha Khumawala: is the Robert Grinaker Professor of Accounting, Executive Director of the Center for Economic Inclusion and the Founding Director of the SURE℠ (Stimulating Urban Renewal through Entrepreneurship) Program at Bauer College of Business, University of Houston. She teaches and does research in the fields of Government and Non-Profit Accounting and Social Entrepreneurship. She has published widely, has made numerous presentations at national and international conferences and has successfully led the Study Abroad India Program since 2002. 4. Rasha Istaiteyeh: An inspiring economist who would strive to serve her community development and in helping youth to access the labour market after understanding what is required from their supply side.

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The Global WE: Mobilisation around our shared humanity

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:27 +0000

Amidst increasing geo-political conflicts, a rise in religious fanatism, widening wealth gaps, and the realities of entrenched racism, we are subject to an underlying crisis that threatens social justice – fractured relationships and indifference to suffering. We may make progress on the SDGs, but without attention to personal relationships and a culture of encounter, any progress will be short-lived and inequitable. This session explores how we, as social innovators, might realise a Global WE through mass mobilisation toward a collective practice of humanity. This is an exploratory brainstorm; everyone is welcome.

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Vključevanje v cilje trajnostnega razvoja 2030

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:26 +0000

Lanska rast BDP v evrskem obmocju in EU je po tretji oceni 5,3-odstotna, je objavil Eurostat. Lanska 5,3-odstotna gospodarska rast v evrskem obmocju in celotni uniji sledi 6,4-odstotnemu koronskemu padcu v 2020 v obmocju skupne valute in 5,9-odstotnemu zmanjsanju v vsej sedemindvajseterici. Zaposlenost v obmocju evra se je v letu 2021 povecala za 1,1 odstotka, v celotni EU pa za 1,2 odstotka. Stevilo zaposlenih se je v zadnjem lanskem cetrtletju glede na cetrtletje prej tako v evrskem obmocju kot v EU povecalo za pol odstotka, medletna primerjava pa kaze 2,2- oziroma 2,1-odstotno rast. Stevilo dolgotrajno brezposelnih se je leta 2021 napram letu 2020 v Sloveniji zmanjsalo, a se vedno obsega 37.179 oseb. Med njimi je celo več kot 10.000 oseb, ki so brezposelni vec kot 5 let ali vec. Socialna ekonomija in socialno podjetnistvo je tisti del podjetnistva, ki ustvarjajo v druzbi poleg delovnih mest pozitivne ucinke na nacin, da skusajo resevati oz. se vsaj soociti s problem v druzbi. V okviru tematske delavnice bomo skusali predstaviti problem dolgotrajno brezposelnih oseb, s kaksnimi tezavami se soocajo, kako jih premagujejo in na kaksen nacin jih lahko socialna ekonomija vkljucuje na trg delovne sile z namenom po eni strani povecanja BDP Slovenije in po drugi strani za izpolnjevanje zivljenjskih ciljev posameznikov. Poleg tega pa se bomo pogovarjali tudi o izpolnjevanju ciljev trajnostnega razvoja 2030, ki obsega spolno enakopravnost na trgu delovne sile, pravica do dostojnega dela in placila, ekonomske rasti in zmanjsevanja enakopravnosti.

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Community Collaboration: The Key Role of Local Government as a Catalyst

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:22 +0000

The complexity of the SDGs requires the prioritization of systems and project collaboration over silos. Government, business, social profits, and citizens working together are especially important at the community level to ensure global issues are localized. A significant challenge is that collaboration requires a neutral catalyst and a new planning approach driven by more than data and tasks. Planning for issues as complicated as the SDGs requires that in addition to being driven by data and tasks, planning must be driven by stakeholders and citizens. Local government is well positioned to serve as a catalyst for this crucial holistic approach to community collaboration by emphasizing stakeholder and citizen relationship building. This session will share a practice-informed framework, strategies, and examples of projects and systems collaboration resulting from local government serving as a catalyst for transformation.

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The Privilege Framework – prototyping of a community-driven and response tool

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:20 +0000

An interactive live demonstration of The Privilege Framework – a universally applicable open source community-driven assessment tool. Social entrepreneurs are aware that people have privilege when they are able to live with dignity. Inequity is measured by the numbers and the distance between the under-privileged and the over-privileged. We want a future that has harmony and thriving for the entire ecosystem. If every life form on the planet is given the same due as humans, then we begin to assess more than just human privilege. The Privilege Framework is being trialled by WG4:People Driven Development as a universally applicable open source self-assessment and response tool for a community. We invite you to be a co-creator.

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Young People from Fringe Communities Reflect on SDGs 3, 4, 5, and 10.

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:20 +0000

1. Present the purpose of the survey and the emerging trends from the pilot. 2. Share collaborative experiences. 3. Identify willing collaborators. 4. Create an IBG for the report.

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Earned Value vs. Earned Income

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:19 +0000

Gain new insights on the means and methods for unlocking the economic value of effective social innovation and leveraging that value to reduce the dependency on grants and donations and produce a more sustainable social benefit organisation.

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Data Management -101: Structured Approach

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:19 +0000

The main objective of the session is to focus on giving a guide to organizations specifically not for profits, corporates, HNI institutions working in the development sector to decide on how to start on their data management journey. This includes: 1) Establishing goals for the data management exercise 2) Identifying layers and integrating them with operations 3) Importance of demographic, social and cultural embeddedness 4) Incentivizing people for data lead decision making 5) Simplifying data metrices 6) Technology adoption for data management

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Beyond the Bounds of your Organization: Systems Influencing & Why it Matters!

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:19 +0000

To use a systems led approach to drive your organisation’s strategy and approach to the HOW of what you do include wide listening, non-inear approach, multi-perspective teams with lived experiences, sharing beyond the bounds of your organisation and connections. Since poverty is a multidimensional problem, Dara Institute developed an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to promote health for the entire family. Learn about a comprehensive systems approach to addressing poverty in Brazil using the family action plans that involve the family with health education and improvement, family education, citizenship and engagement, housing improvements and family income. During the session, you will be asked to reflect on how your organisation is systems led and what is missing or needs to be changed to make your organisation be led by systems.

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Funding the First Mile

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:18 +0000

Catalyst 2030 and the Sankalp Forum are collaborating on tackling the financial and non-financial needs when it comes to financing first mile interventions. From grants to debt and equity the approaches can be varied. Come to this session to hear from those funding and solving first mile challenges.

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