Alignment on Plastic Ban / Regulation through WWF’s Clean Ports, Clean Oceans: Improving Port Waste Management Project
Plastic pollution is one of the fastest-growing global environmental problems. It has severe impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as on public health and development. Labeled as the “sachet economy,” the Philippines’ high dependence on single-use plastics like multilayer sachets and pouches has led to the worsening of marine plastic pollution with 2.7 million […]
A Dialogue with Mr. Arthur Tuason, Volunteer Assistant Project Manager of One Earth-One Ocean
The Philippines is rich in marine resources, with nearly 36,300 km of coastline in the archipelago of more than 7,600 islands. However, it is also one of the world’s biggest marine plastic polluters. A staggering 2.7 million tons of plastic waste are generated in the Philippines each year, 20 percent of which is estimated to […]
Choosing the Right Learning Management System for your Organization
What is a Learning Management System? A Learning Management System (LMS) is a software application that allows you to create, plan, manage and deliver eLearning content. Regardless of the sector an organization is in, whether academic, corporate, government, or nonprofit, having an internal LMS to cater to the learning needs of your employees has become […]
Countering Climate Information Disorder through Knowledge Management and Security
Information has never been easier and faster to access as it is today. The digital age, also called the information age, has made the release and distribution of information possible with only a few clicks. While this brings greater efficiency and convenience to the consumer, threats against information quality and accuracy also continue to surge […]
Developing a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System for Impact Evaluation
Organizations engage in impact evaluation to acquire information about the observed changes or ‘impacts’ produced by an intervention or an organizational change. For many organizations, an impact evaluation is used to improve or reorient an intervention or to make better and more informed decisions about whether to continue, discontinue, replicate or scale up an intervention. […]
Knowledge Management for Climate Change Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector
In the past two decades, we have witnessed unprecedented environmental changes that have resulted from the misuse and mismanagement of natural resources in pursuit of global development. The massive increase in technological dependency and large-scale infrastructure development have made fundamental impacts on the environment, manifested in the worsening impact on climate. One sector that is […]
Extending Outreach: Digital Storytelling for Social Impact
Stories are a powerful tool for inspiring action by creating human connection and emotional resonance. Well-crafted stories can communicate abstract and complex ideas in ways that encourage understanding and value connections. This is especially important in the nonprofit industry. Stories put a face or name on an organization and the communities and people it works […]
Designing a Social and Behavior Change Communication Strategy
A paradigm shift in the use of communication strategies has occurred in recent years as strategic, evidence-based behavior change communication (BCC) strategies increasingly take over sporadic awareness-raising information, education, and communication (IEC) activities. The change has resulted from the pursuit of holistic approaches to communication in which socio-cultural norms are used to influence individual behavior […]
The Youth Breaks Free from the Plastic Pandemic through GIZ’s Rethinking Plastics
The national closing ceremony of the Rethinking Plastics project in the Philippines was held on September 14, 2022 in Iloilo City. The event featured technical presentations and exchanges covering the results of advisory services and pilot projects in the topics of EPR, plastic waste management, sustainable consumption, and production of plastics, as well as addressing […]
Sinag Pagasa: Lighting the Path to Better Lives of Indigenous People
Manila, Philippines – Indigenous peoples (IPs) are geographically isolated and underserved, with limited access to basic social services and economic opportunities. Their communities are in remote locations and usually have no reliable power sources, forcing indigenous people to use kerosene gas lamps for their lighting needs. These lights not only pose fire hazards and numerous […]