Horyou, Social Network for Social Good
Details of the organization
Name *
Horyou
Country *
Switzerland
Website (URL)
http://www.horyou.com
Type *
Business sector entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Horyou, Social Network for Social Good
Title acronym
Horyou
Description *
Horyou connects more than 250,000 Internet users to Non-Profit Organisations, Artists and Innovators in 180 countries. Horyou organizes international events in resonance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, such as the the Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum, SIGEF. Horyou recently launched Spotlight, the first global digital social currency supporting economic inclusion worldwide, embedded into the social network and related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Horyou aims to connect CSR and innovative companies to its diverse community of change makers worldwide.
Project website
http://www.horyou.com
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Countries of implementation
Anguilla, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Netherlands Caribbean, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Burundi, Belgium, Benin, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Belarus, Belize, Central African Republic, Canada, Czech Republic, Chad (Republic of), Chile, Cook Islands, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cape Verde (Republic of), Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Faroe Islands, Gabon, Gambia (Republic of the), Guinea-Bissau, Guadeloupe, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guinea, Guam, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, China, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, China, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Marshall Islands, Malta, Mauritania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Madeira, Maldives, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mali, Malawi, Monaco, Montenegro (Republic of), Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Northern Marianas, Martinique, Montserrat, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal (Republic of), Niger, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Easter Island, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Congo, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Korea (Rep. of), Romania, Rwanda, South Africa, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Senegal, Seychelles, Saint Helena, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, American Samoa, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Somali (Democratic Republic), Spain, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Slovenia, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, East Timor, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russian Federation, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, United States of America, The United States Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, British Virgin Islands, Taiwan, China
Status *
Ongoing
from 18/12/2013
to
18/12/2030
Partners
UNESCO Green Citizens UN COP22 official label Ministry of Environment of Morocco (during the UN COP22) UNDP (during SIGEF 2017 in International EXPO 2017) City and Canton of Geneva (during SIGEF 2014 - SIGEF2015) Horyou Foundation SIGEF (Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum) List non exhaustive.
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Project type *
Website
social network for social good and promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs