Jul 19 2021
Press Releases
Africa CDC, African Union, The Rockefeller Foundation, Clouds Media and the ‘One by One: Target Covid-19 Campaign Join Celebrity Influencers from DRC, Zambia and Uganda to launch: Zambia, Uganda, July 7th, …
JULY 2021
JUNE 2021
Jun 28 2021
Press Releases
Kampala, Monday, June 28th, 2021 -Today, a coalition of global energy sector leaders launched a first-of-its-kind integrated energy pilot in Uganda. Led by Uganda’s largest power utility, Umeme, coordinated by …
APRIL 2021
Apr 28 2021
Press Releases
Supported projects will produce text and speech datasets for natural language processing (NLP) technologies that will have significant downstream impacts on education, financial inclusion, healthcare, agriculture, communication, and disaster response …
Apr 22 2021
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The climate crisis is the world’s greatest existential threat − but the race to reduce CO2 emissions and achieve global net zero is often perceived as at odds with the …
Apr 22 2021
Press Releases
NEW YORK | April 22, 2021 – The Rockefeller Foundation has today pledged USD$1.5 million to a new global initiative which will support developing countries transitioning towards clean energy. Recently …
MARCH 2021
Mar 30 2021
Press Releases
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Brazzaville (Republic of Congo), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), Lusaka (Zambia), New York, NY (USA) - 30th March 2021— In order to combat the spread of misinformation …
Mar 12 2021
Southern Africa Archives - The Rockefeller Foundation
FEBRUARY 2021
Feb 03 2021
Press Releases
Part of Foundation’s Billion-Dollar Global Commitment to Ending the Pandemic and Providing Sustainable Pathways out of Poverty NAIROBI | February 3, 2021 – The Rockefeller Foundation announces an initial USD 34.95 million …
JANUARY 2021
Jan 13 2021
Press Releases
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 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 – …