Join us at the Charter for Compassion Global Youth Conference.
Opening panel: From Crisis to Compassion
Tue Oct 28, 9:30–10:20 AM ET (6:30 AM PT, 1:30 PM GMT, 2:30 PM SAST, 7 PM IST
Register: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/cfc-global-youth-conference-2025/registration
#CFCYouthConf2025 #Peacebuilding #CompassionInAction #YouthLeadership
The question “What will people say?” is a death sentence for countless people trapped in abusive homes. A powerful story from our community member Sumiya in Bangladesh has become a global call to action to end the tyranny of silence.
Our new post offers a universal blueprint for choosing life over reputation. It’s a plan for individuals, families, and communities everywhere.
#DomesticViolence #HumanRights #EndViolence #GenderEquality #SafetyFirst
We stand on a ledge. The risks of this century, from AI and pandemics to nuclear war and climate collapse, are immense.
Our new major post, "The Shortlist That Saves Us," is a detailed, non-partisan engineering plan for navigating these challenges. It argues that survival is an engineering problem married to a trust problem, and offers eight non-negotiable moves to solve both.
This is a plan for a serious time. We invite you to read and discuss it.
The question "Is life worth living?" is not a mood or a slogan. It is an audit. This new post is a clear-eyed look at the ledger of our existence, balancing the weight of modern suffering with the fire-tested sources of worth: genuine connection, purpose beyond comfort, and the courage to protect our future selves. It’s an act of "engineering for mercy."
Read the audit here: https://open.substack.com/pub/10billion/p/the-ledger-of-existence-why-we-choose?r=2063al&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#Life #Philosophy #Meaning #Hope #MentalHealth #Substack #Existentialism #Resilience
The opposite of tragedy isn't comedy. It's maintenance.
In a century of cascading crises, our survival depends not on grand disruptions, but on the boring, essential work of holding things together. A new essay on choosing to "Fail Gently." #SystemsThinking #Resilience
#LongRead #Essay #SystemsThinking #Resilience #Maintenance #Hope #Philosophy #Climate #AISafety
We are the first generation that can end extreme poverty and the last that can prevent runaway climate change. We hold every card. History will ask if we played them.
We wrote an in-depth essay about this unique moment and the responsibility that comes with it. It is not about optimism, but about the specific, systematic work required to build a better future.
#Future #Progress #Longtermism #Climate #Poverty #AI #Politics #BigIdeas
A powerful read in the Guardian on the history of societal collapse. A Cambridge researcher's 5,000-year analysis concludes that extreme inequality driven by elites is the primary driver.
The warning: "self-termination is most likely" for our interconnected global system.
The solution: genuine democracy & ending elite capture.
This is exactly the challenge our #10BillionFuture project aims to address.
10Billion.org is partnering with @charterforcompassion for the Global Youth Conference 2025 – three days of youth-led action, Oct 28-30 (online, free). Closing day by @kidsrights.
Register: http://bit.ly/4kVGml6
#CFCYouthConf2025 #YouthVoices #Compassion
Join us at 10 Billion: an open-source, borderless citizens’ collaboration turning shared hope into action, one community at a time.
You can help by:
• Teaching or learning solar skills
• Co-designing community training
• Capturing and sharing stories
• Funding or organizing workshops
• Advocating or connecting us to partners
Get started: Email team@10billion.org with how you’d like to contribute.
Together, we’ll build a fair, resilient, solar-powered world, community by community. 🔆
In Malawi, one in four people still live without reliable electricity ⚡ and students still carry kerosene lamps to read by at dusk. Lilongwe’s young leaders are changing that, learning solar installation, powering classrooms and clinics, and proving community-driven solutions spark the brightest change.
10 Billion is piloting a solar hub to train 40 youth technicians, install a rooftop solar + battery system, and share open blueprints so any town can follow. Malawi today, your town tomorrow.
