Global Youth Employability

British Council and Think Global roundtable

We are looking forward to partnering up with the British Council on a roundtable event taking place on 15 December 2016, on the theme of Global Youth Employability.

Think Global Programme Manager, Catherine Richardson, will be contributing to this event. She says: "Recent news has very much highlighted just how unpredictable the world can be. This roundtable will bring together leaders in the skills sector to explore how best to equip young people with the skills they're going to need to succeed."

Keep an eye on our website, where we will be posting news and information from the event. Or contact catherine.richardson@think-global.org.uk for more information nearer the time.

Human rights abuse: the secret ingredient in our cookies

The EC-wide SupplyChainge consortium have launched research that demonstrates the human rights abuses prevalent in Palm Oil cultivation. Palm Oil is a key ingredient in many supermarket products, including the humble cookie. In order to create more ethical products, we must hold business to account for abuses in supply chains.

Think Global Programme Manager, Hannah Brenton, explains: "As a key member of the SupplyChainge consortium, we will be launching our ‘cookie petition’ next month to advocate for more ethical processes to be upheld in the supply chains of supermarket products. We want to raise awareness about the ethics of supermarket supply chains and help the British public take more responsibility for ethical consumption."

Look out for more details in the next issue of this newsletter. 

Civil Society Partnership Review

The Department for International Development (DFID) recently released a review of its funding relationship with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).

Think Global's Acting CEO, Sarah Williams, says: "Along with many organisations in our sector, Think Global was pleased to contribute to the review in 2015, so it is great to finally see the results published. The review rightly recognises the contribution and impact of CSOs and commits to strengthen and develop partnerships. Funding changes will bring opportunities and challenges: the UK Aid Connect funding stream due to open in March 2017 will be of interest, although the scale and scope of this is still unclear."
 
Read a response to the review on the BOND website

Download the review itself from the DFID website

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