SDGs
The conflict begins with a mere thought of “us” against “them”. The two simple pronouns draw a dividing line between people that can eventually breed conflict. While some countries clash and fight to have certain things their ways, others go about it harmoniously and empathetically by understanding the strength of diversity. How do they […]
As Thailand, together with many countries around the world, are currently working toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the price tag of the implementation of these ambitious goals is nevertheless enormous. Public resources alone are not enough to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. An investment made into companies – big or small, that strive […]
Industrial Revolution 4.0 : Asia’s Next Policy Moonshots. On the occasion of the launch of the new UN Development ProgrammeRegional Innovation Center in Bangkok, we reflect on how Asia in the past decades has demonstrated previously inconceivable levels of change. The next decades of ‘directed improvisation’ could make a decisive impact on the future of how humans, […]
Besides fun experience and music, one of the issues that Wonderfruit focuses on is “sustainability”. Wonderfruit is not only a music activity that promotes environmental cause, but is also a central platform to build awareness, promote creativity, and be a model of inspiration to change behaviour. It also complies with Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs […]
What to do if knowledge about seasonal food, traditional consumption, and the right way to store seeds disappear because the young generation don’t pay attention? Kalaya Chermue and Yutthaphan Phiphatmongkolkul, two young generations from Akha and Paganyaw ethnic group from the north began seeing the problem. Both are new generations that have to continue their […]
“Actually, we are not the experienced but the pioneers. And what we are doing now concerns wasted food.” It’s the journey of SOS foundation, which develops itself in every step to become an organisation that reduces food waste that ends up in landfill. The foundation tries to understand the concept of wasted food or Surplus […]
Thai tourism is generally seen as entertainment tourism more than community based tourism. From the past, local tourism has risen from local people that lived in that area, who could merely bring product out for sell, and the income distribution for local tourism was less than 10% per year. Local Alike has seen problem of […]
“The best way to build awareness in society is to have a disabled friends. When we become friends, problems of the disabled become our friends’ problem” Pythagoras math problem might seem easy for normal children to understand, but it’s not easy for blind children because they don’t even understand what a triangle looks like. This […]