Catarina Caria is the new Sustainable Development host on World Made Good. She will be interviewing notable project leaders across sustainability initiatives around the world. These include by are not limited by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Born in Lisbon, Portugal and passionate about Peace & Security, and Civil Society, Catarina focused on research of Women, Peace and Security Agenda at the University of Virginia under a Fulbright/FLAD Scholarship in 2021.
She holds a Political Science and International Affairs (NOVA University Lisbon/SCIENCESPO PARIS) and a Master’s Degree on Governance, Leadership and Democracy Studies (Universidade Católica Portuguesa).
In recent years, Catarina has worked for different diplomatic missions in Lisbon and in a number of projects championing women’s empowerment, peace and sustainable development.
Today she works as a programme manager for Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) in the Europe & MENA Region. IEP is the world’s leading think tank dedicated to developing metrics to analyze peace and quantify its economic value.
Catarina describes herself forever on a mission to create meaningful impact, having endless curiosity and learning from every step along the way.
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A Thai story of confidence, ethics and morality
When Pili Opal left Udon Thani, a farming region in north-eastern Thailand, to go to University in Bangkok, she bravely left her family to improve her life and theirs through her education.
Pili says, “When I created Respect International Academy I had much more than modeling In my mind. I wanted more. I wanted to change lives. I wanted to help people, men, women, children, discover who they are but maybe never saw. And never let anyone take that away from them, ever. When I help people I help my country rise up”.
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Clean Energy For Healthy Environments and Lives
Australia and India have significant potential to generate affordable clean electricity from solar energy systems. However the economic, environmental and health benefits from a transition to renewable energy are not fully appreciated.
To coincide with this year’s 2023 World Environment Day, World Made Good releases a segment on a joint Australia and India clean energy generation project funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Launched in 2021, the Clean Energy for Healthy Environments and Lives (CE4HEAL) project addresses 5 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Program diverts food from landfill to children and families
The Zero Hunger in Schools Program is a United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA New South Wales Division), Capgemini, and the Local Community Services Association initiative that aims to reduce food waste and provide food to families and children in need.
The program works with local schools and community centres to connect donors with food that would otherwise be thrown away.
