Jan 23 2023
Press Releases
Funds enhance the Mercury Project, a $25 million consortium to identify cost-effective and scalable solutions that build vaccination demand around the world. New York | January 23, 2023 — The Social …
JANUARY 2023
Jan 15 2023
Press Releases
ABU DHABI | January 15, 2023 – The U.S. Department of State, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Bezos Earth Fund today announced next steps in developing the Energy Transition Accelerator …
DECEMBER 2022
Dec 07 2022
Press Releases
Two-year partnership will support deployment of digital tools and data analytics in Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia NEW YORK | December 7, 2022 – The Rockefeller Foundation and …
NOVEMBER 2022
Nov 09 2022
Press Releases
$11 million in grants will support strategies to end compounding crises of climate, hunger, and malnutrition through community-led changes to global food systems SHARM EL-SHEIKH | November 9, 2022 – …
SEPTEMBER 2022
Sep 06 2022
Press Releases
The USD 5 million fund invests in small and medium sized businesses to expand access to ‘good food’ for low-income communities across Africa. KIGALI, RWANDA | September 06, 2022 – The …
AUGUST 2022
Aug 29 2022
Press Releases
New $5.5 million collaboration with e-GUIDE and Atlas AI launches in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda to catalyze investment in agriculture, energy, and transportation infrastructure NEW YORK / NAIROBI | August …
OCTOBER 2021
Oct 07 2021
Field Note
Agriculture accounts for 40% of Ethiopia’s GDP, employing about three-quarters of the country's workforce. Three quarters of farmers are smallholders who work on farms of about 2 acres, earning $707 …
Oct 07 2021
Human Impact
Uganda has the 7th highest inland fishery production in the world: the sector supports the livelihoods of over 5.3 million Ugandans and provides direct employment to over 1.2 million people. …
Oct 06 2021
Human Impact
Nigeria has Africa’s 5th largest cattle herd, yet the country imports most of the milk it consumes – $1.3 billion worth per year. Small scale pastoralists account for 95% of …
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 …