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Sep 15
In early childhood, we have an innate, unique ability to learn. But when this crucial period is missed, neural pathways are lost. That’s why early childhood education is foundational, and children who receive high-quality early learning reap lifelong benefits in both their
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Sep 14
“If you cannot get the experts to the patient, can you get their expertise to the patient?” @IntelehealthOrg co-founders Neha Verma and Dr. Soumyadipta Acharya set out to answer this question in India, where 6 out of 10 women delay or forgo seeking health care because facilities
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Skoll Foundation
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Sep 11
Access to health care is a challenge across the world, but particularly in India, where 70 percent of the population lives in rural areas and access to care—especially women’s care—is limited. When issues do arise, Indian women face multiple barriers, ranging from time-consuming
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Sep 9
The Amazon Basin is connected in ways that extend beyond national borders and country-level policy, and at the cross-biome @tedxamazonia gathering last week, with its theme of “Where Everything Connects,” our team gained insights and lessons that made this point clearer than
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Skoll Foundation
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Sep 8
Jagdish, a laborer in Delhi, India, has been working as a mason for over 15 years, as his father did before him. He is one of the 71 million Indian workers in the construction sector, which relies on temporary work arrangements, informal employer-employee relationships, and
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