The stories of influential changemakers making SDG progress in communities across the USA.
A 2020 UN Young Leader and producer, singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur, AY Young brings clean energy and the Sustainable Development Goals to communities around the world through his battery-powered concerts.
Dr. Austin Shelton has seen the effects of climate change on Guam’s oceans and is taking action. His work towards a sustainable future contributed to the founding of an island-led peer-to-peer network to push SDG progress forward.
A Rector in Central Ohio supports local parishioners’ global ministry as chair of a SDG grants program, one of the many ways he is answering Christ’s calling to help those at risk of being left behind.
Deepa Vedavyas has taken on many roles across urban planning, architecture, philanthropy, academia, and government. Now, she’s leading sustainability and resiliency efforts in Northeast Ohio. Through it all, there is one framework she can’t go without: the Sustainable Development Goals.
As a youth advocate in Texas, Oscar shares how his upbringing on the U.S.-Mexico border shaped his understanding of diversity, equity, and access to basic resources — from water to the world wide web.
A 2020 UN Young Leader and producer, singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur, AY Young brings clean energy and the Sustainable Development Goals to communities around the world through his battery-powered concerts.
Read more > Dr. Austin Shelton has seen the effects of climate change on Guam’s oceans and is taking action. His work towards a sustainable future contributed to the founding of an island-led peer-to-peer network to push SDG progress forward.
Read more > A Rector in Central Ohio supports local parishioners’ global ministry as chair of a SDG grants program, one of the many ways he is answering Christ’s calling to help those at risk of being left behind.
Read more > Deepa Vedavyas has taken on many roles across urban planning, architecture, philanthropy, academia, and government. Now, she’s leading sustainability and resiliency efforts in Northeast Ohio. Through it all, there is one framework she can’t go without: the Sustainable Development Goals.
Read more > As a youth advocate in Texas, Oscar shares how his upbringing on the U.S.-Mexico border shaped his understanding of diversity, equity, and access to basic resources — from water to the world wide web.
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As the head of civic partnerships for a non-profit in rural Minnesota, Ben is harnessing his wisdom as a former mayor and restaurateur to spark innovation, collaboration, and opportunity in America’s heartland.
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The UN Foundation and the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution have hosted a series of public events and discussions, including an annual event during the UN General Assembly (UNGA), inviting policymakers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and academics to share success stories and lessons learned on bringing SDGs home.