August 19 is World Humanitarian Day marking the date on which Sérgio Vieira de Mello & 21 of his colleagues were killed in an attack on UN Headquarters in Baghdad. We should remember this event & the work of humanitarians while also accepting that we are just supporting actors.

In 2019, Nikhila led a project that explored the needs of migrant communities in a rapidly gentrifying suburb in the north of Melbourne. Today, we are proud to share a small insight into that project: of-substance.com/gentrification

Today is #EarthOvershootDay, the date when humanity has used more from nature than our 🌍 can renew in the entire year. We face a triple crisis of 🔵 Climate change 🔵 Nature loss 🔵 Pollution We need to reboot how we live, move & eat. We need to #MoveTheDate. 📷NASA

In memory of Sir Ken Robinson, the man responsible for our most cherished TED Talk: ted.com/talks/sir_ken_…

Germany is set to trial a Universal Basic Income scheme bit.ly/3grBEdE Germany #Finance

This month we are simulating the journey from Damascus to Beirut in support of 'Miles for refugees'. If you'd like to support the efforts of the Red Cross in the UK, please consider donating: …es-for-refugees-2020.everydayhero.com/uk/of-substance

Another of our most important influences has passed away. For those that don't know David Graeber’s work, this is essential reading: strike.coop/bullshit-jobs/

We recently surpassed our #milesforrefugees target of 72 miles and with your support have raised over £700 for British Red Cross 🧡. Please consider donating as we head towards our next target of 108 miles: …es-for-refugees-2020.everydayhero.com/uk/of-substance

We are proud to have contributed a primer on low-tech thinking for this collaboration between Uniper and Monocle Magazine.

Interested to learn how decolonial thinking and participatory practice might influence the design of built environments? Then read our latest article: medium.com/of-substance/p…

Jay Doscher (@back7co)—the man behind the Off-Grid Cyberdeck, a Raspberry Pi-powered microcomputer housed in a Pelican case, and additive manufacturing guru—shares his views on the role of makers in the face shield supply chain during the coronavirus pandemic.

Then and now: how emergency relief has changed over 25 years thenewhumanitarian.org/maps-and-graph…

On this day 50 years ago, Milton Friedman published an essay in NYT Mag that changed the course of capitalism. To mark the occasion DealBook & NYT Magazine invited an array of top thinkers to annotate Friedman's original essay: nytimes.com/2020/09/11/bus…

World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam theguardian.com/environment/20…

We've uploaded our very first piece of research on DLTs in development contexts from 2017/18 to our website. We think it may still offer some interesting insights: of-substance.com/social-impacts…

Today Björn joins Elrha as an Innovation Manager—an unmissable opportunity to support more evidence-based and innovative humanitarian action.

"Together, Oxfam and Sempo have demonstrated the first successful trial demonstrating community co-development of a #blockchain solution to deliver localized, cash-based disaster assistance in the Pacific region." #innovation #ICT4D irishtechnews.ie/oxfam-and-semp…

Three naked truths about humanitarian innovation by Paula Gil Baizan link.medium.com/O4FmZoKeMpb