The Hidden Element: Collaboration as a tool for achieving the SDGs

When I was accepted to the very first UNLEASH Innovation Lab, I received an email to join an informal Facebook group so we could start connecting and sharing. After reading about what others were doing in my field…

UNLEASH the Power of Data!

The power of data is endless. We use Fitbits to collect data about our activity level, sleep cycles, and diet to try and live healthier lives. Our personal data is used by companies to track spending habits and preferences to tailor advertisements perfectly to you. (How did they…

Turning Statistics into Stories

When I think of the Sustainable Development Goals, I do not see large, scary statistics, like limiting…

Connect to Create!!

My name is Nayana Primon and I’m a Brazilian inspired by the biotechnology!

Unleashing Talents to end hunger

Three years ago, I took a leap of faith and left paid employment to focus on running a business I had…

Rethinking Good Health and Wellbeing

Health as defined by the World Health Organisation is “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

Green Marketing: Incentives are the Way Forward for Activists and Policy Makers

Do humans want to fight over food, land and water in the future? Of the course the answer is no. The reality is that conflict over necessities is avoidable only if we take drastic action now to…

Saying goodbye to educational accountability will help us reach UN’s sustainable development goals

“Our students still rank far below students in many other countries!”

“Test scores demonstrate a decline in mathematics among high…

Journey towards soft tech and sustainable world!!

My father worked from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. My brother worked from 9.30 to 5. Now I am working from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Annual monetary earnings jumped 10 times in each generation. My earnings are 100 times the amount my father was earning but there…

Turning the tide for NCDs

My name is Felix Limbani from Malawi. I am a Public Health professional and researcher with 13 years of experience in management of health programmes and leading health research in local and international organizations and universities. I am a PhD student with University of the…