Equality & Diversity Articles on TRVST

#TRVSTLOVES Celebrating Women in (Social) Business

BY Sam Colyer ·

04·07·22

This edition of #TRVSTLOVES looks at several women in business awards and highlights influential women who go out of their way to inspire others.

#TRVSTLOVES: Inclusion & Diversity In Business

BY Sam Colyer ·

06·20·21

Welcome to #TRVSTLOVES. We curate news, ideas, and inspiration from across the world that demonstrates how real action can accomplish a positive social impact. This time we’re taking a look at inclusion and diversity in business. Inclusion is what you do "Diversity Is What You See, Inclusion Is What You Do". It’s an interesting thought, […]

Equality & Diversity Facts & Statistics

05·21·21

Our actions should never deny another person access to their rights and support that meets their individual needs. These 32 equality facts and diversity facts will help us better understand how to build an inclusive world.

Female Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19

BY Selva Ozelli ·

02·12·21

The 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly, is celebrated internationally on February 11 to raise awareness on the issue of celebrating women’s excellence in science. Gender equality is essential to achieve peaceful societies, with full human potential and to achieve all the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development agenda and its 17 Global Goals.

Celebrating Global Unity for a COVID-19 Recovery with Paintings

BY Selva Ozelli ·

12·09·20

The United Nations has said it will celebrate this year’s International Day of Disabled Persons, with the theme “Building Back Better Towards a Disability- Inclusive Accessible and Sustainable, Post-COVID-19” for the one billion or 15% of the world population with disabilities. Artist Selva Ozelli received a VOSAP Art from the Heart Contest 2020 participation award for her four portraits of Dr. Kalbiye Yalaz who established the first pediatric neurology department at Hacettepe Hospital in Ankara, Turkey.

Choose to Buy Fairtrade

08·06·20

As consumers, we have a lot of power to create change. By making the right choices when it comes to what we buy, we can make our world a better, fairer, more ethical place. We can remove our support for damaging commerce systems when we choose to buy fairtrade.

Equality Quotes & Inspiring Diversity Quotes

01·06·20

While diversity exists in all societies of the world today, it’s not always followed by equality. Some don’t believe that people of all genders, races, and sexualities should have access to the same rights and opportunities as others. These people are wrong. Some find it hard to believe that there could be any form of […]

BizGees - Transforming Refugees into Entrepreneurs

BY Zufi Deo ·

09·09·19

We transform refugees into entrepreneurs using FinTech. We custom-designed alternative finance-based services to support refugee communities to take ownership of their own lives. We are winners of the Infosys Challenge for Financial Inclusion at the UNICEF FinTech Jam for Good.

Chatterbox: Online Language Learning Service Powered By Refugee Talent.

BY Mursal Hedayat ·

01·18·19

Chatterbox is building an online language learning service powered by refugee talent. Chatterbox connects the problem of underutilised refugee talent with an opportunity in the demand for their language skills.

The 101 of Intersex (Something You Really Should Know About)

07·18·18

Why intersex individuals are demanding recognition and how small everyday changes that can make a real difference. Many social issues such as climate change or food insecurity are well-known, but so many issues aren’t featured in mainstream media. As the world wakes up and sees injustices that have previously been hidden, there are many groups (rightly), including those people who identify as intersex, standing up and demanding long over-due recognition.

The Battle for Gender Equality Has Begun!

BY Zoe Cuckow ·

03·27·18

An evening of challenging and empowering debate on 26th March at London Metropolitan University brought together students of London Metropolitan University, the Sustainable Development Goals Network, UK Africa Diaspora Forum, and the Let Toys Be Toys campaign. The debate was wide-ranging and highlighted the deeply ingrained gender stereotyping in advertising, children’s perceptions of themselves and others, and the wider implications for equal representation in STEM careers and in universities.

A Martin Luther King Day Challenge

BY Olivia Rosane ·

01·15·18

Guest writer and activist, Olivia Rosane, share her views on the complexity of activism and Martin Luther King's legacy in today’s world. Martin Luther King Day is the only federal holiday in the United States that honors someone specifically for activism, for working collectively with others to make society more just for all of its […]

HostNation: Befriending Refugees In London

BY Anneke Elwes ·

08·06·17

London is one of the greatest and most potentially inclusive places on earth, but it has become two cities. For refugees and asylum seekers, it can be intimidating, lonely and isolating. Today’s refugees are facing unprecedented challenges, and existing services are struggling to cope. Cities across the UK are crying out for social integration projects a few of the big refugee organisations have been able to sustain initiatives aimed at the emotional well being of their service users. Existing services focus on service provision; HostNation focuses on social provision.