As many as 2 billion people worldwide do not have access to functioning toilets, and more than 4 billion use toilets that may be contaminating water sources, according to the latest Sustainable Development Goals Report (2020). This matters because sanitation feeds into almost every ot

Our new (and youngest) SITE4Society interns introduce themselves to our community, describe what led them to SITE4Society and share their dreams about how they are planning to use this experience to contribute to societal challenges of their home countries.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

#EarthDay2020 The Green Academy Project proved to me yet again that if we as academics participate in co-designed projects with social enterprises and NGOs, we can create real community value as well as scientific papers! This project is also a milestone for SITE4Society for it is ser

By Praachi Kumar, PhD Fellow at United Nations University-MERIT Inequities are exacerbated during global crises, and we need to put the spotlight on domestic violence. I wouldn’t be the first to suggest that violence against women is a pandemic. According to 2017 estimates, 137 women

Hello everybody, I write this letter to you from my room in Medellín, Colombia, where I am isolating myself. I live and work here. Before writing the rest – let me tell you – my main message: Under the COVID-19 siege, as it has been shown in other times in the past, the va

The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been spreading rapidly but at a different rate in different countries. A variety of emergency responses and policy strategies have been implemented with different outcomes so far. The Asian countries and territories that were first hit by the

A SITE4Society public health message for the Corona Virus Crisis 🦠: What are your social responsibilities? What is their rationale? 📉 One would imagine that this is obvious to everyone with all the news coming in from every quarter. But, even in Maastricht where SITE4Society resides,

Rita Bakunda and Jairaj Gopalakrishnan are our new SITE4Society interns! They are  just completing their Bachelor at Maastricht University, at the School of Business and Economics. How did this all happen? We asked them for their story, and here is what they said… Rita: “Hi! I’m

  By Axele Giroud, Professor of International Business at Manchester Business School and visiting professor with the University of Gothenburg Axele.Giroud@manchester.ac.uk       By Jacqueline Salguero Huaman, Associate Economic Affairs Office at International Trade Centre an

During this Talk, Elvis Aboluah unfolds the story behind Trashy Bags, the social enterprise that creates value from plastic waste, in an exclusive discussion with SITE4Society and Prof Shyama V. Ramani! A few words about Elvis Elvis is a Project Director at Trashy Bags, based in Accra