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Global Hand Principles
Global Hand is in the process of developing a set of principles and values to ensure that aid given is good aid.
Pakistan floods - July 2010
Heavy monsoon rains at the end of July triggered massive floods that rapidly moved southwards from Pakistan’s northwest, inundating hundreds of villages and claiming more than sixteen hundred lives. More than 14 million people have been affected, with countless others missing, whilst agriculture...
Blythswood and Birchwood: Saving lives in Serbia
“They were screaming in terror, badly cut, bruised and in shock. The inside of the car was full of freezing water ….”
New version of Global Hand - January, 2010
Following the launch of the new United Nations site (business.un.org), built by Global Hand, we have re-launched our own website at the end of January, 2010. This happens to fall in the immediate wake of the tragedy in Haiti which is necessitating rapid global response, given the breadth of...
New Partnership with the United Nations - January, 2010
(14 January 2010) Today sees the launch of a new website which Global Hand has built for the United Nations: business.un.org
Raising the Bar: Media Social Responsibility
This article, originally published two years ago, has now been adapted to include more recent research.
Corporate Social Responsibility: An Implementation Guide for Business
Corporate Social Responsibility: An Implementation Guide for Business aims to provide practical guidance on CSR to companies operating in the international context. It contains information on how to assess the effects of business activities on others, develop and implement a CSR strategy and...
Business and the Millennium Development Goals
Business and the Millennium Development Goals is a publication that provides a framework for action on how companies and business coalitions can work with the UN system, governments, and civil society organisations to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aimed at making...
Optical Express and Glasgow the Caring City working together to SEE a better future
Optical Express and Glasgow the Caring City join forces to restore the vision of thousands of people across the globe. Through this partnership Optical Express donates used glasses and Glasgow the Caring City provides the expertise to train personnel and distribute glasses in developing countries.
WIZZIT reaching the Unbanked of South Africa
WIZZIT is a South African company that has developed a mobile phone based banking service. The bank account is supported by a debit card for use in ATMs and Point of Sale devices where these exist. The company employs over 2500 "Wizz Kids" - unemployed people from low-income communities - to...