Melissa Mattoon, Author at New Global Citizen

About Melissa Mattoon

Melissa Mattoon is the Design and Publication Manager at the New Global Citizen where she seeks to showcase the impact of innovative leadership and global engagement around the world. She is also the Communications Coordinator at PYXERA Global.

Can Better Toilets and Latrines Solve the World’s Sanitation Problem?

Enterprise Development

October 15, 2015 Melissa Mattoon 1 comment

“Excuse me. May I use your toilet?” Despite my not being a paying customer, the restaurant owner directed me toward a doorway at the back of the building. Through the doo...

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Four Innovators Changing the Game for WASH Worldwide

Impact & Innovation

September 16, 2015 Melissa Mattoon no comments

In 2000, the UN General Assembly committed to Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe dr...

Unlikely Partners Are Working Together to Feed the World

Impact & Innovation

May 29, 2015 Melissa Mattoon no comments

When you imagine the future of food, it’s easy to envision a world of driverless tractors, vertical urban gardens, and genetically modified organisms. Or perhaps you’ve a...

The Nine Places We Wanted to Visit in 2014

Impact & Innovation

December 29, 2014 Melissa Mattoon 5 comments

This was an exciting year for The New Global Citizen! We featured stories of innovative impact from exciting places around the world, like Brazil, Zambia, Vietnam, Uganda...

For the World’s Water, Every Drop Counts

Impact & Innovation

November 24, 2014 Melissa Mattoon no comments

This is part two of the New Global Citizen’s coverage of the 2014 Net Impact Conference, “Breaking Boundaries,” held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in November 2014. The confe...

Can Global Business Feed the World?

Impact & Innovation

November 14, 2014 Melissa Mattoon 2 comments

This is part one of the New Global Citizen’s coverage of the 2014 Net Impact Conference, “Breaking Boundaries,” held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The conference convened im...

TV White Spaces Will Bring Millions Online

Impact & Innovation

November 4, 2014 Melissa Mattoon 2 comments

This is part one of the Microsoft 4Afrika series on bridging the digital divide in Africa. The $70 million initiative is designed to help improve Africa’s global co...