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Andrew O'Brien at Summit 2014

P3 Impact Award Finalist: The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is a model public-private partnership hosted by the United Nations Foundation to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions.Read More

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P3 Impact Award Finalist: African Diaspora Marketplace

Launched in 2009 by the U.S. Agency for International Development's Center for Transformational Partnerships and Africa Bureau, Western Union, and the Western Union Foundation, the African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) aims to encourage sustainable economic growth and employment by supporting African diaspora entrepreneurs.Read More

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Haiti: Modernization Through Public-Private Partnership

Almost three years after it launched service, the success of Natcom is questionable. This case study examines Teleco's transition into Natcom and what impact the P3 has had on Haiti's telecommunication landscape.Read More

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Vietnam: A Portrait of Youth

In recent decades, Vietnam's economy has changed dramatically and rapidly. While this growth has largely had a positive impact, there are still obstacles to successful employment for youth.Read More

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June 2014 P3i update

On June 17th, P3i released its second country-specific study: “Reaching Across Sectors: Challenges and Opportunities for Youth Employment in Colombia.” The report examines the factors associated with youth unemployment, including the magnitude of the informal economy, biases against certain sectors and education institutions, and inconsistent access to quality education.Read More

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Conversations for Innovation: Uniting to Counter Cyber Extremism

On May 22nd, Concordia and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) hosted a roundtable, Conversations for Innovation: Uniting to Counter Cyber Extremism, to discuss how to create counter-narratives to online extremism.Read More

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Conversations for Innovation: The Private Sector and the ‘Next Education’

Under the theme, “Conversations for Innovations: The Private Sector and ‘Next Education’”, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Concordia brought together the brightest minds in the education sector at the IDB headquarters in Washington DC on June 5th.Read More

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Colombia: Reaching Across Sectors

Youth unemployment is a well-documented global problem without a clear or easy solution. In Colombia the magnitude of the informal economy, market failures in education, barriers to entrepreneurship, and inefficiency in and stigma against certain sectors have amplified youth unemployment.Read More

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Fact Sheet for the Private Sector and the “Next Education”

Under the theme, “Conversations for Innovations: The Private Sector and ‘Next Education’”, the Inter-American Development Bank and Concordia will bring together the brightest minds of the private, public, and nonprofit sectors from across the world.Read More

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Mubin Shaikh: Deradicalization and Countering Extremism

Mubin Shaikh was your typical, “seemingly integrated” Muslim who was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. The following article is the final installment of a two-part series describing Shaikh's path to advocate for peace and justice.Read More

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Mubin Shaikh: It Was all About “Disavowing Yourself From the Infidels”

Mubin Shaikh was your typical, “seemingly integrated” Muslim who was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. The following article is the first installment of a two-part series describing Shaikh's path to advocate for peace and justice.Read More