In 2015 a comprehensive blueprint was outlined by all United Nations member states to build a world where we could all thrive, known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). The 17 goals were an urgent call for action, centred on calling on global partnership to address these challenging goals worldwide. This weekend marks the half-way mark for the goals at the SDG summit. While we are a small not-for-profit, we still believe in making worldwide impact so that all people can flourish. Our approach to working with communities focusses on place-based approaches to building community partnerships (with our community media expertise) so we align strongly with the SDGs. In partnership with WickedLab, we recently conducted a contribution analysis of our HCR projects in Australia and then wider with our HCR family around the world (with our global partners Amplifying Voices) to analyse what goals we are working towards collectively in all our projects.

As highlighted, we are working across majority of the goals, however, global partnerships remain key for all our projects. Working together is how we aim to help build healthier communities for all. We look forward to the re-alignment of the global goals during the upcoming summit and call on more global partnership so all can thrive around the world.