fresh soil
🌍 What does the Dutch model of comprehensive, shame-free sex-ed look like?: The Netherlands' sex-ed model has been credited with some of the world’s best outcomes for teen sexual health. Known as ‘Spring Fever’, the program begins for children as early as four years old and centers around a week each March in which students learn about sex, love and relationships in a ‘shame-free’ environment. → Film
🌍 A quick guide to "solarpunk": Solarpunk is an aesthetic and political movement that imagines a beautiful and just future. Unlike other dystopian 'punks' Cyberpunk and Steampunk, Solarpunk imagines an alternative world based on clean energy and collaborative social ideals. → Story
🌍 Mental health global village for human rights activists: This inaugural village offers sessions that share knowledge from mental healthcare practitioners, with a focus on helping human rights and digital rights defenders. Nana Marina, a Ajq’iij, or Mayan spiritual guide from Guatemala, will be conducting a wisdom and peace session for defenders. → Event
water your soul
👂 Tune into any radio station around the world.
⛲️ A fountain made of 400,000.....
🦄 Quite the versatile Buddhist monk.
🦚 Luxuriate in the pleasures of your body.
🦁 Craving a little confidence boost?
🤸🏽♀ You'll want the sound ON for this.
grow new roots
NORTH AMERICA
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NGO – Remote – Multiple internships – Human Rights Campaign
NGO – Remote – Legislative fellow – Pay Our Interns
Civic Org – Remote – Network weaver – Narrative Initiative
Media – Remote – Multiple roles in production, video, HR, design – Hashtag Our Stories
Venture Capital – Remote – Portfolio manager – Candide Group
NGO – Remote – Humanitarian response specialist – Vital Voices Global Partnership
NGO – Remote – Comms manager – Black Futures Lab
NGO – Remote – Strategy, impact, & learning associate – Center for Tech and Civil Life
Ed – Remote – Multiple roles – Research for Action
Tech – NY – NFT for social good marketplace manager – Nfinita
Development – DC – Gender & youth specialist – ACDI
Gov – DC – Spring fellow & intern part-time – Leadership Council for Women in National Security
Tech – NY – Executive assistant – Sidewalk Labs
NGO – NY or London – Digital marketing writer – International Rescue Committee
NGO – San Diego – Legal assistant – Haitian Bridge Alliance
Ed – NY – Social research managing editor – The New School
NGO – Palo Alto – Policy & research intern – Learning Policy Institute
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NGO – Remote – Digital journalist – Universities Canada
Ed – Toronto – Multiple openings – Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
NGO – Toronto – Donor database assistant – Canadian Olympic Committee
ASIA + OCEANIA
NGO – Campaigner for Asia-Pacific – Access Now
NGO – Women in leadership training program – Open Mapping Hub Asia Pacific
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Tech – Multiple roles across India – IT For Change
NGO – Delhi – Senior impact specialist – Breakthrough India
NGO – Delhi – LGBTQ+ program associate – Naz Foundation
Tech – Mumbai – Project management intern – Viamo
Cybersecurity – Bangalore – Research scientist – FireEye
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NGO – Bangkok – Program associate – Aspen Institute
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Development – Beijing – Research & comms interns – China-Britain Business Council
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Research – Remote – Multiple openings – Includovate
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Security – Remote – Geopolitical analyst x2 – APAC
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NGO – Remote – Community facilitator for movement strategy & governance – Wikimedia Foundation
AFRICA + MIDDLE EAST
NGO – Investigative data analyst in Sudan, Mali, or Côte d'Ivoire – Code for Africa
NGO – Misinformation fact-checkers in the Central African Republic or Côte d’Ivoire – Code for Africa
Research – Call for submissions "African women workers in a changing world" – Feminist Africa
NGO – Researcher for environmental incubators, innovation hubs, & financing landscape in MENA region – UNDP
Civic Org – Middle East & North Africa trainee – Business & Human Rights Resource Center
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NGO – Amman –Deputy director for research & policy advocacy – Generations for Peace
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Finance – Nairobi – Investment intern – AECF
Environment – Nairobi – People coordinator – Sistema Bio
Consulting – Nairobi – Managing director – Wasafiri Institute
NGO – Nairobi – Investment operations intern – Kiva
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NGO – Abidjan – Business development manager – AfricaWorks
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Law – Remote – Indigenous fellow program – Natural Justice
NGO – Cape Town – Male social worker – Yabonga Children's Project
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Media – Remote – Research officer – BBC Media Action
Media – Remote – Project manager – BBC Media Action
NGO- Dar es Salaam – Evidence & insights specialist – Girl Effect
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NGO – Remote – Junior researchers on sexual & reproductive health – We Lead
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Consultant – Niamey – Performance analyst – Palladium
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NGO – Remote – Early stage qualitative researcher – Girl Effect
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NGO – Flexible – Program manager for East Africa – Miraclefeet
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Development – Casablanca – Project officer in citizen participation & civic technologies – Enabel
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NGO – Pemba – Project start-up consultant – Search for Common Ground
EUROPE
International Affairs – Social affairs freelancer – EuroCities
Civic Tech – Digital engagement manager (Berlin preferred) – Civocracy
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Fashion – Novara – Knitwear product development intern – Stella McCartney
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Consulting – Amsterdam – Junior sustainability consultant – Metabolic
NGO – The Hague – Junior human rights program officer – Netherlands Helsinki Committee
NGO – Utrecht – Investigative reporting fellow – Lighthouse Reports
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NGO – Brussels – Monitoring, learning, & evaluation trainee – European Endowment for Democracy
NGO – Brussels – EU policy & advocacy assistant – Saferworld
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Climate Tech – Multiple openings across UK – Cervest
NGO – Flexible South Wales – Data analyst – Platfform
NGO – Flexible – Early career researcher – Climate Outreach
Research – London – Women in data science & AI social scientist – Alan Turing Institute
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NGO – Calais – Comms intern – L'Auberge des Migrants
Public Safety – Nîmes – Interns x2 – Resilience France
Research – Courbevoie – Junior business intelligence consultant – Vélite
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International Affairs – Bratislava – Executive assistant – GLOBSEC Policy Institute
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NGO – Geneva – Advocacy manager – Global Interfaith Network for People of All Sexes
NGO – Lausanne – Senior human rights manager – International Olympic Committee
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Insurance – Lisbon – Venture philanthropy strategist – Grupo Ageas Portugal
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Research – Vienna – Human rights researcher – Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights
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NGO – Berlin – LGBTQ+ program intern for LAC – Human Rights Watch
NGO – Berlin – Project assistant – Tactical Tech
Research – Berlin – Migration intern – DeZIM
Ed – Osnabrück – Research fellow – Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies
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Think Tank – Barcelona – Multiple traineeships – European Institute of the Mediterranean
LATIN AMERICA + CARIBBEAN
Philanthropy – Global grants associate – Emerging Markets Foundation
Philanthropy – Program officer for Latin America program in Bogotá or Mexico City – Open Society Foundations
NGO – Regional coordinator – We Effect
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Ed – Multiple – Educational interveners for early childhood & basic education – Radix Education
NGO – Remote – Organizational process facilitator for labor & human rights – ProDESC
NGO – Remote – Development & comms assistant – Asylum Access
Environment – Maní – Sales coordinator B2C – Sistema Bio
NGO – Tapachula or Palenque – Multiple openings – Kids in Need of Defence
NGO – Mexico City – Finance coordinator – Aspen Institute
Finance – Mexico City or Cartagena – Analyst – Kaya Impacto
Think Tank – Mexico City – Inequalities & poverty professor – Ethos Laboratorio de Políticas Publicas
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Ed – Buenos Aires – Multiple openings – Universidad de Buenos Aires
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NGO – Remote – Humanitarian workshop – Frontline Negotiations
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NGO – Remote – Brazil comms coordinator – WITNESS
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NGO – Remote – Latin America early career fellow – International Crisis Group
REMOTE
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International Affairs – Data analyst – Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Media – Media ecosystem analysts – Global Voices
Environment – Learning & training lead Sistema Bio
NGO – Project officers in content creation, partnerships, design, & events – Global Schools
NGO – Publications consultant – KAICIID Dialogue Center
NGO – Global youth campaigner – Amnesty
NGO – Grant writer – Access Now
NGO – Partnerships coordinator – Asylum Access
Philanthropy – Associate director – The Emerging Markets Foundation
Philanthropy – Network engagement facilitator part-time – Global Fund for Children
Tech – Data justice consultant – CEIMIA
NGO – Digital comms officer – Women in Informal Employment
NGO – Legal research intern – Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
NGO – Media technologist for tech, threats, & opportunities program – WITNESS
sponsored seeds
This week we're thrilled to spotlight an incredible junior role in the UK 🇬🇧
Access to the internet is a lifeline that remains inaccessible to over half of the world’s population. Jangala is a UK-based humanitarian tech start-up on a mission to change this reality and bring internet connectivity to vulnerable and marginalised people worldwide – from displaced people in French, Greek, and Kenyan refugee camps, to survivors of violence living in shelters in the UK, to rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
They're looking for a Fundraising Associate with a passion for social impact, a gift for expression, and a flair for collaborative working. The role is remote in the UK with a starting salary of £28,000, and a bonus scheme of up to 20%. It's a particularly exciting time to join the organization as they have big ambitions to grow exponentially in the coming years – bonus, you'll get to work with this amazing Bloomer!! ✨👇🏾✨
Sponsored seeds are paid ads that support The Bloom and are seen by a diverse global community of 3,000+ changemakers each week. Book yours!
branch out
🧠 EXPLORE
What’s the most popular song in your city?
The world's first net zero carbon hotel.
Building spacecrafts for disabled astronauts.
My experience as a pastor, turned sex worker.
Powerful tips from AOC on recovering from and preventing burnout.
The art of not taking things personally.
💰 FUND$
A feminist AI research network launched a call for papers "Incubating Feminist AI" from multi-disciplinary, global south teams to explore new models and new ways of conceiving AI that correct for historic inequities and bring social programs and policy fit for the 21st century.
MENA region feminists are invited to apply to the Doria Feminist Fund awarding between $5,000-$10,000.
📆 JOIN
Oct 26: #SHEcurity conference
The main panel discussion is "Beyond Women", with representatives from Center for Feminist Foreign Policy, Working Group for Homosexual Members of the German Army, and Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security.
🦋 GROW
UNESCO partnered with Netflix to launch "African Folktales Reimagined", a short film competition to find the bravest, wittiest, and most surprising retellings of some of Africa’s most-loved folktales.
If you have an early-stage social enterprise, the Echoing Green Fellowship
might be a great option to scale your idea! Through their intensive two-year program and beyond, they provide the tools you need to bring your solutions to life.
Feminist economics summer school in Africa will examine the ways in which feminist economics and feminist political economy has been able to respond to economic transitions over the course of the past four decades of structural adjustment in Africa.
A global "Climate Hack" competition for anyone eager to start a climate business. The winning team will get support, exposure and access to the extensive Climate Founders network directly after the event to make a rocket start.
Africa ClimAccelerator is the first Pan-African climate accelerator focused on supporting the most promising climate impact ideas and those who put the objective of enhancing sustainability at the forefront of their own mission and growth.
community garden
Spotted in our community garden this week is a project run not by one but five young Bloomers in the UK! 🌈 Postcolonial Encounters is a project analysing current issues from a postcolonial angle. They're raising awareness on the impacts of colonialism on global structures, looking at different themes like economic neocolonialism, colonialism in fast fashion or linguistic imperialism. The dream: contribute to the decolonisation of current systems by providing alternative narratives. You can follow the heart of their work over on Instagram, and learn so much along the way! Do you know what "folklorisation" is? 🌝
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