Haylie Wrubel: Helping Current and Future Youth to Build a Truly Inclusive World

Mar 13, 2023 Posted by: Anushree Nande AZ,  CM,  Haylie Wrubel,  SDG 4,  USA

Haylie: Thanks for inviting me, Spiffy! The Special Olympics is using the power of sport to build friendship, understanding, and inclusion between young people with and without intellectual disabilities. We work with schools around the world to start Unified Sports teams, which are teams made up of students with and without disabilities, who then compete together. In addition to sports, the Special Olympics also promotes programming that focuses on youth leadership and opportunities to engage the entire school population. Through these activities, social inclusion blooms and breaks down the divides. The Special Olympics believes that physical inclusion is not enough. Full inclusion in education requires a commitment to social inclusion.

Meggie Palmer: Helping Women Track Their Wins and Grow Their Pay

Mar 10, 2023 Posted by: George Romar Meggie Palmer,  New York City,  NY,  SDG 10,  SDG 5,  SDG 8,  USA

Meggie: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! When I was working as a news reporter, I (by accident) discovered I was being paid less than my male colleagues. This totally opened my eyes to the pay discrimination women face in the workplace. I wanted to change that so others didn’t have to go through what I went through. And so PepTalkHer and its app were born!

Corina Reynolds: Enabling Book Production and Distribution for All

Mar 08, 2023 Posted by: George Romar Corina Reynolds,  New York City,  NY,  SDG 10,  SDG 4,  USA

Corina: Excited to cruise with you, Spiffy! Books are an excellent format for artists to share their ideas in a way that is private and public at the same time. In order to receive the content a book has to offer, you must hold it in your hands, touch its cover, and turn its pages. Books can also be made in large quantities and in portable formats, making them ideal for sharing creative ideas with a large number of people in different places all at once. At the Center for Book Arts, we believe that everyone should have access to the skills to produce and share their own books.