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📢 A transition to agroecology and regenerative food systems would help us meet our climate, biodiversity and food security targets. 🎯 Transitioning to agroecology requires USD 430 billion annually. But right now it only gets USD 44 billion. In contrast, nearly USD 630 billion goes annually towards agriculture subsidies, half of which are harmful. ☠️ This doesn't add up. We need to transform our food systems. Read more in our article authored with IKEA Foundation and McKnight Foundation via Common Dreams: https://bit.ly/3X5eUsY #agroecology #climatefinance

HEJ we’re Practical Action! 👋 Are you curious to hear what our #2023AnnualReview highlight was? 💭 2023 marked the conclusion of our five-year Transforming Rural Economies and Youth Livelihoods (TREYL) programme. Our partnership with the IKEA Foundation has improved incomes and livelihoods for 9,400 young entrepreneurs, half of them women. Learn more about Practical Action and how we’re transforming rural economies and youth livelihoods through #RegenerativeAgriculture to create more opportunities for farmers 👇 https://lnkd.in/dFG8vzEQ #AnnualReviewSeries #PeopleAndPlanet #IKEAFoundationHighlights2023

HEJ! 👋 We’re Acumen and we’re excited to share our #2023AnnualReview highlight from our collaboration with IKEA Foundation.  Talking about failure can be uncomfortable, but when we don’t, we miss the opportunity to grow. The value of failure is in helping us – and other funders, philanthropic organisations and companies – to learn from mistakes, create more impact and make real progress towards eradicating poverty. Learn more about Acumen and how we’re inviting others to share their learnings from failures and enabling actors to make wiser decisions in the future 👇 https://lnkd.in/dFG8vzEQ Stay tuned for the next partner review! ⭐ #AnnualReviewSeries #PeopleAndPlanet #IKEAFoundationHighlights2023

2023 marked the halfway point to the deadline of the Sustainable Development Goals (2030) ⏰ For our #2023AnnualReview, we asked some of our partners to take a look back at the past year to reflect on their progress and learnings 🔙 Follow our socials and join us on a journey to see if it’s still possible to change the future of our planet 🌍 Head to our website to read more about our 2023 Annual Review 👇 https://lnkd.in/dFG8vzEQ #PeopleAndPlanet #IKEAFoundationHighlights2023

The use of plastic products in the healthcare sector is negatively affecting human health and depleting natural resources 😷🌳 This is especially true in communities vulnerable to #ClimateChange 🌍 That’s why we’re proud to support Health Care Without Harm to reduce plastic production and pollution in the healthcare sector, and accelerate the development of innovative plastic alternatives. This month is #PlasticFreeJuly, an annual global movement that calls on participants to reduce their single-use plastic waste ♻️ Health Care Without Harm Europe is taking steps to reduce the use of plastic through their recent project, Born Green Generation, which aims to make toxic-free prenatal and postnatal care possible, protecting babies from harmful plastic exposure. Together, we’re generating the will, expertise, and energy to collectively advance our North Star of a climate-resilient and equitable health sector 🧑🤝🧑 Learn more about how Born Green Generation is driving transformational change and how you can get involved 👇 👇 https://lnkd.in/eDrXyc3q #ReducePlastic #ClimateSolutions #PeopleAndPlanet

Around 1.3 billion young people aged 15-24 are working to build their skills for a better future around the world 🌍 We are proud to partner with UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited, supporting the organisation’s efforts to reach 64 million young people across 50 countries by: 📚 Building job-ready, green and digital #SkillsRightNow 💼 Connecting to youth employment 🚀 Supporting youth #entrepreneurship 🌱 Fostering green social impact initiative Find out more about their impact 👇 https://bit.ly/4bhA4aO #PeopleAndPlanet #ClimateSolutions

“How to tell a good story, understanding who you’re trying to influence through a story, and why your story is worth listening to is such an important piece of the puzzle.” 🌍 Sahba Chauhan, Programme Manager for Climate Governance and Society at the IKEA Foundation, believes in the power of storytelling for driving #ClimateAction. In collaboration with our partners, we’re supporting the Climate Story Fund, which helps storytellers tell climate stories differently, in ways that inspire others to share their own stories 📣 Read Sahba’s article to learn more about how stories can act as powerful #ClimateSolutions 👇 🔗https://lnkd.in/egN2MqzZ #PeopleAndPlanet #ClimateStorytelling #ClimateNarratives

“It is thanks to this business that my family lives.” Francis Mbuyi Nyangwile is a Congolese refugee and entrepreneur who lives in Kampala, Uganda. With support from the Re:BUiLD programme, he was able to develop his urban farm, helping him afford a better life for his family. Today more people have been #ForcedToFlee their homes than ever before due to disaster, conflict and crisis – over 100 million people 🌍 Many forcibly displaced people make their ways to cities, yet urban refugees struggle to find sustainable livelihoods and achieve long-term self-reliance. The IKEA Foundation and the International Rescue Committee have partnered to support urban refugees and their host communities to earn a decent income and afford a better life 🧑🤝🧑 Refugees need our solidarity now more than ever. We need to urgently scale up long-term solutions to support forcibly displaced people, like Francis, to achieve economic self-reliance. Learn more about the Re:BUiLD programme 👇 https://lnkd.in/eNsX9M6T #PeopleAndPlanet #RefugeeLivelihoods #WorldRefugeeDay #WithRefugees

Together with Acumen, we’re helping build a clean energy ecosystem that empowers communities living in poverty. Learn more about what Acumen has learned from supporting enterprises in India that leverage clean energy to transform livelihoods in a new report and video series developed as part of the PEII initiative. Download the report and watch the videos today:  https://lnkd.in/eKAJaPhr #EnergyforLivelihoods #PUE

Last month, the UN Climate Change body (the UNFCCC) announced the cancellation of its annual regional climate weeks, which are important forums for identifying #ClimateSolutions. Their cancellation should impact us all. That’s why Louise Olivier, our Head of Portfolio for Climate Governance and Society, is advocating for their return. “We all see the immense value in important platforms such as the annual Climate Week in New York City, and how climate stakeholders attend in great numbers. We also see how strikingly underrepresented people from places outside the US and Europe are at these global north events. Securing the regional climate weeks as an immutable part of the climate calendar would go a long way to balancing this deficit.” Read Louise’s full statement on Devex below 👇 https://lnkd.in/eSUjsNiq  #PeopleAndPlanet #ClimateChange