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As most industries pivoted to adapt their operations amidst the pandemic, specific sectors were disproportionately affected. Around the world, as the covid-19 virus threw us into a health crisis, educational institutions went into closure, globally affecting approximately 825 million learners. It is estimated that about 47% of the world's student population was affected. While the [...]

  We are excited to announce our second webinar as part of Ampuz’s ‘Clarifying Impact’ series. Our discussion will be centered around the impact of technology on SDG #4; Quality and Inclusive Education, in light of the pandemic. For our second series, we are collaborating with the Global Compact Network Pakistan.  The panel will bring […]

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched with two striking realizations; firstly that that the private sector must be engaged to achieve them; and secondly, that progress needs to be measurable. Annually, the Secretary General releases an annual report on SDG Progress where it was explicitly stated ‘the availability of timely, disaggregated data across all countries and all [...]

Leaders are faced with the challenges of fulfilling commitments towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) compounded by the devastating effects of the Covid – 19 pandemic. With the pandemic has come the worst economic recession since the Great Depression where it is expected that 71 million people will be pushed back into extreme poverty. At […]

We at ampUz are committed to achieving the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In order to achieve the SDGs, it is crucial to be able to quantify the impact. Therefore, we are dedicated to creating awareness of collecting and analysing data for the SDGs. It is possible to measure the societal and sustainability impact […]

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are indicative of global acceptance that change and impact cannot occur in a vacuum. From their inception which went through one of the most participatory processes in the history of development; to their very nature, which is interdisciplinary and intersectional; the SDGs are dependent on the creation of [...]

The Effects of COVID-19: Our New Challenges The COVID-19 pandemic left the development space rethinking our collective approach to impact, both its depth and its breadth. On some fronts, we are seeing a massive step back, such as with issues of gender-based violence and internally displaced peoples. India is facing the largest internal migration since […]

Youth in 2020: Entering the Global Stage It is a scary time to be a young adult. The climate crisis changing the world, at an unprecedented scale is a reality; COVID-19 has robbed a whole generation of milestones like graduation, and college tours, and we are in the middle of the largest civil rights movement […]

We are currently living in the age of digitalization and data visualization, and the sustainability and impact universe are not exempt from this trend. Stakeholders will hold corporates, the public, and development sectors accountable; with an expectation of access to accurate and dynamic data-driven information. In today’s fast-paced, content-heavy world, stakeholders will not make time […]

In 2018, the UAE hosted the second UN World Data Forum, reflecting the commitment of the UN and the UAE to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The major themes explored at the Forum revolved around identifying data for impact, measuring gender data, building trust in data and technology, and creating a healthy data ecosystem. Continuing […]