Rumee Singh: Helping Protect and Support Local Nepali Farmers

Feb 14, 2024 Posted by: Daniela Vega Nepal,  Rumee Singh,  SDG 1,  SDG 13,  SDG 2,  SDG 5

Rumee: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! In recent years, the weather has gotten a bit wild and surprising. It might become really, really hot when it's supposed to be cold, or it might rain a lot more than usual. Now, for people, especially those who need more help and who grow food, like farmers, tricky weather patterns can make it really hard. That means they cannot grow the food they need, cannot get to sell them and earn a living. Farmers need help to protect themselves and also to get through tough times caused by the strange weather. They can buy protection plans to help get money when needed, but these plans can be super expensive and super slow.

Roman Gojayev: Actively Challenging Gender Stereotypes

Feb 13, 2024 Posted by: Daniela Vega Azerbaijan,  Roman Gojayev,  SDG 10,  SDG 4,  SDG 5,  SDG 8

Roman: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! We inhabit a world where individuals often limit their potential in response to societal expectations assigned to them through various roles. Gender norms stand out as particularly risky; as young people, we find ourselves shaped by these norms, influencing our life-long decisions and aspirations. With vibrant young minds, we are actively challenging gender stereotypes that are leading to hate crimes and gender-based violence, impacting young people, particularly women and girls.

Maria Ida Palmieri: Bringing Social Business Models inside of Companies

Jan 11, 2024 Posted by: Sujit Kunte Germany,  Maria Ida Palmieri,  SDG 1,  SDG 10,  SDG 11,  SDG 16,  SDG 17,  SDG 4,  SDG 5,  SDG 8

Maria: It’s great to be here, Spiffy! Through my work at The Grameen Creative Lab (TGCL), we were mainly addressing one challenge—how can we make business as usual become even more usual by putting people and the planet at the center? At TGCL, we were using creativity and innovation, in particular, to train social entrepreneurs and company leaders of today and tomorrow to adopt social business principles and mindsets in the way they were designing and carrying out their business, following the vision of our founder and Nobel laureate—Professor Muhammad Yunus. Key aspects of our programs were to first analyze problems systemically.