Day 2 at the 2019 Skoll World Forum

Tonight, we celebrated the 16th Annual Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship—the emotional highlight of our week in Oxford. Six remarkable social entrepreneurs took to the stage in recognition for their work in some of the toughest places in the world, on some of the most intractable issues. Where others see only thorny problems and impossible challenges, they see elegant solutions. These leaders show how to spark transformative change to improve health, protect vulnerable individuals, and provide new opportunities for young people. They each have a distinct approach, but they all share a relentless pursuit of impact and the desire to create a more just world. Nicola Galombik and Maryana Iskander, with Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator are fixing a broken system that has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world. With its innovative job training methodology, business partnerships, and opportunity matching, Harambee is revolutionizing the South African youth labor market.   Nancy Lublin, with Crisis Text Line, has built a 24/7 mental health support service that reaches underserved demographics and leverages its data to catalyze a more effective and cohesive mental health system. They’ve already exchanged 100 million text conversations and they hope to expand to 15 countries by 2021. Gregory Rockson, with mPharma, fixes the broken drug supply chain in Africa to make medicine accessible and affordable. It eliminates the inefficiencies and price fluctuations that keep drugs from sick people. mPharma does the thoughtful, data-driven work that takes the guess work out of how to get medicine to those who need it most. Bright Simons and Selorm Branttie (unable to attend), from mPedigree, fight drug and agricultural seed counterfeiting with a product identification marker that consumers use to determine authenticity immediately with a mobile phone. mPedigree has helped 100 million people verify nearly two billion products.   Julie Cordua, from Thorn, defends children from sexual abuse, scouring web data, publicly available classified ads, and online forum data with smart algorithms to help law enforcement find child victims. Thorn has helped officers identify over 30,000 child sex trafficking victims in 35 countries. Live from #SkollWF This year, we're hosting a series of live conversations — led by award-winning journalist Emily Kasriel — with social entrepreneurs, innovators, and thought leaders on Facebook, off the main stage. Here's what's coming up in our Facebook Livestudio tomorrow (all times are in GMT): 8:50 AM: Laughter, Satire, and Social Change with Erika Soto Lamb, Vice-President of Social Impact Strategy at Comedy Central 9:30 AM: Agricultural Innovation to Feed a Growing Planet with Usha Barwale Zehr, Director of Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company 11:30AM: Social Entrepreneurship in South America with Michelle Arevalo-Carpenter, human rights lawyer and CEO of innovation accelerator IMPAQTO 1:10 PM: Resilient Shelter for a Changing Climate with Elizabeth Hausler, Founder and CEO of Build Change 1:50 PM: B Corps in Developing Economies with Marcel Fukayama, Co-Founder of Sistema B Brazil, and Olivia Muiru, Executive Director and founder of B Lab East Africa 2:30 PM: Play, Imagination, and Connecting With Refugee Youth with Muzoon Almellehan, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and Sherrie Westin, President of Global Impact and Philanthropy for Sesame Workshop 3:10 PM: A Media Landscape in Flux with Stephen King, CEO of Luminate, interviewed by Catherine Cheney, Devex 3:40 PM: Catalyzing Social Change with Art with Holly Gordon, Chief Impact Officer at Participant Media 4:30 PM: The Rise of Social Enterprise in Latin America with Daniel Buchbinder, Founder and Director of Alterna Explore the full Facebook Live schedule.