On Thursday, June 30, the Capricorn Foundation Food Waste Challenge 2022 launched! The program seeks ideas for reducing food waste in Namibia. According to Reliefweb, from July to September 2020, approximately 428,000 people throughout the nation (17% of its population) were facing high levels of acute food insecurity or worse, including roughly 14,000 people in a state of emergency. Solutions to...
The Capricorn Group and its subsidiary companies aspire to be Connectors of Positive Change by creating economic value in a responsible way that creates sustainable opportunities for advancing and improving the economic and social conditions in the communities where we operate. The Capricorn Foundation was established in February 2020 as a non-profit Association Incorporated under Section 21 of...
Cisco is committed to positively impacting 1 billion people by 2025. As part of their work, they seek to inspire and empower a generation of global problem solvers who will not only survive – but thrive – in our increasingly digital economy. With digital technologies connecting devices and data, good ideas now have the ability to make a difference more quickly than ever before – and Cisco is here...
Skild is currently deep into the submissions process on the 6th annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge, which aims to recognize new business ideas that leverage technology for social impact from early stage entrepreneurs around the world. The challenge offers $1M USD in prize money that will help accelerate the adoption of breakthrough technology, products, and services that drive economic...
Is your organization faced with a critical problem but lacking the appropriate talent pool to solve it?
At Skild, we’re kicking off the year by consulting our Magic 8-Ball. And with every shake, we’re getting the same message: “The challenges of 2022 will become the challenges of 2022.”
Since 2015, Skild has seen more organizations invest time, money, and people in corporate social responsibility. For example, Harbor Freight has spent millions of dollars to reward teachers who are shaping the lives of their students. In the world of healthcare, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) has connected older adults and people with disabilities with the social services that they...
