Hard to write about, easy to believe in: the importance of data in achieving human rights
Emily Laurie, Managing Director of Future First Global, blogs on the importance of data in delivering evidence-based development. I have sat in enough meetings with communications colleagues to know ‘data isn’t sexy’. It just isn’t. Human rights and development is about people which is why story telling is so important but I am not sure my writing skills are up to developing an engaging narrative about data. However, I am sure that as the world celebrates this year’s Human Rights Day, serious progress will only be made over the next 365 days (great ‘every day is human right’s day’ theme this year #rights365) …
Kazakh former students ready to give back to schools, research shows
Press release available in Russian here. Over a third of former students in Kazakhstan would be prepared to support students at their old school, new research and polling has shown. On the United Nations’ (UN) International Human Rights Day, international charity Future First Global, which commissioned the research, is calling on schools and alumni to work together to help young Kazakhs realize their rights to education and to work. Polling by Ipsos MORI of over 1,000 Kazakh adults nationwide revealed that over a third of adults would be willing to give back to their old schools, but on average less than …
Ex-alunos brasileiros prontos para contribuir de volta às escolas, mostra pesquisa
Dois terços dos ex-alunos no Brasil estaria preparado para dar apoio aos alunos em suas antigas escolas, novas pesquisa e sondagem mostraram. No Dia Internacional dos Direitos Humanos das Nações Unidas (ONU), a caridade internacional Future First Global, a qual encomendou a pesquisa, está convidando escolas e ex-alunos a trabalharem em conjunto para ajudar os jovens brasileiros a se conscientizarem de seus direitos em relação à educação e trabalho. Uma sondagem feita pelo Ipsos MORI com mais de 1.000 adultos brasileiros em todo o país revelou que mais de 60 por cento dos adultos gostariam de contribuir de volta com sua …
Las investigaciones demuestran que los antiguos alumnos argentinos están dispuestos a hacer alguna aportación a las escuelas
Más de dos tercios de los exalumnos de Argentina estarían dispuestos a apoyar a los estudiantes en su antigua escuela, según lo demostrado por las nuevas investigaciones y sondeos. En el Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), la organización benéfica Future First Global, que comisionó la investigación, insta a las escuelas y los alumnos a trabajar juntos para ayudar a los jóvenes argentinos a ejercer sus derechos a la educación y al trabajo. La encuesta realizada por Ipsos MORI a más de 1.000 adultos argentinos en todo el país reveló que más de dos tercios de …
Jordanians ready to give back to their old schools, research shows
Press release available in Arabic here. Over half of former students in Jordan would be prepared to support students at their old school, new research and polling has shown. On the United Nations’ (UN) International Human Rights Day, international charity Future First Global, which commissioned the research, is calling on schools and alumni to work together to help young Jordanians realize their rights to education and to work. Polling by Ipsos MORI of over 1,000 Jordanian adults nationwide revealed that over half were willing to give back to their old school, but that less than 5% had already done so. In …
Ghanaian former students ready to give back to schools, research shows
Nearly two-thirds of former students in Ghana would be prepared to support students at their old school, new research and polling has shown. Wednesday 10 December – On the United Nations’ (UN) International Human Rights Day, international charity Future First Global, which commissioned the research, is calling on schools and alumni to work together to help young Ghanaians realize their rights to education and to work. Polling by Ipsos MORI of over 1,000 Ghanaian adults nationwide revealed that around 60 per cent of adults were will to give back to their old school, but that just one per cent had …

