East Africa Archives - The Rockefeller Foundation

JANUARY 2021

Jan 13 2021

Press Releases

Lacuna Fund Announces its First Round of Funding that will Unlock the Power of AI to Accelerate Pioneering Agricultural Solutions in African Countries

Agricultural AI projects across Africa receive funding to produce labeled training datasets for machine learning that will help alleviate food security challenges, spur economic opportunities, and give researchers, farmers, communities, …

Jan 11 2021

Press Releases

New Loan Guarantee Facility Unlocks Over $30M to Shore Up Private Sector Health Care in five African Countries during Covid-19

New Initiative Will Help Keep Doors Open for Estimated 1600 Health Facilities Offering Malaria Treatment and other Essential Health Services New York and Washington, D.C. | January 11, 2021 – …

DECEMBER 2020

Dec 14 2020

Initiative

Africa

Working to increase sustainable production and supply of healthy foods across Africa.

NOVEMBER 2020

Nov 24 2020

Press Releases

Satellite Imagery Used for Electricity Consumption Forecasting in Africa For the First Time in New Service

The new service from e-GUIDE, a collaboration between The Rockefeller Foundation and four leading universities, helps utilities and system planners improve the planning and provision of electricity in Africa November 24, …

Nov 23 2020

Press Releases

Investing in Knowledge: IDRC and The Rockefeller Foundation Launch New Research Partnership to Improve Food Systems in East Africa

NAIROBI, November 23, 2020 The Rockefeller Foundation and IDRC are pleased to announce a new five-year, CA$11-million research funding partnership. “Catalyzing change for healthy and sustainable food systems” aims to improve …

Nov 12 2020

Press Releases

Africa CDC, African Union, and The Rockefeller Foundation Join Forces with The One By One Campaign on Influencer Behavior Campaigns Across Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; New York, USA; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Lusaka, Zambia 12 November, 2020: The One by One: Target Covid-19 Campaign announces a new partnership with The …

Nov 10 2020

Blueprint

Black Soldier Flies: Inexpensive and Sustainable Source for Animal Feed

Rosanne Mwangi scoops up two handfuls of squirming Black Soldier Fly larvae. “Brown, live gold,” she says with a broad grin. The flies she refers to as gold are alive only …

OCTOBER 2020

Oct 19 2020

In The News

Rockefeller Foundation to Fund Oxygen Plants Set Up in 4 Hospitals | Business Daily Africa

https://twitter.com/AMREFUSA/status/1316111091403980805

Oct 13 2020

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Power

Empowering Livelihoods in Northwestern Tanzania – PowerGen & CrossBoundary Energy Access Case Study

Meet Janeth, a tailor from Nemba, and Hellen, a shopkeeper in Mavota, whose livelihoods have been transformed with access to reliable, affordable and clean energy. CrossBoundary Energy Access partnered with …

Oct 07 2020

Meet the Top Visionaries

Restoring Nairobi to “A Place of Cool Waters”

Welcome to Nairobi, Kenya, year 2050. After Omondi wakes up, he enjoys a hot shower and gives thanks to solar energy for this luxury. His breakfast usually consists of a diverse …

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