Sep 17 2020
Blueprint
Greg, an IT professional with a background in accounting, business intelligence and data analytics, left his job because he wanted to quit traveling and work closer to home. Four years …
SEPTEMBER 2020
Sep 10 2020
Human Impact
Growing up, Habiba Ali and her siblings helped their mother sell fried plantains, okra soup, pounded yam and other Nigerian favorite dishes at a roadside stall in Kakuri, working by …
Sep 10 2020
Human Impact
Their stories spilled out one after another, almost as if a musical refrain. Villages leaders, they said, met them with hostility. Their neighbors appeared at their doors after sunset, pressing …
AUGUST 2020
Aug 24 2020
Field Note
Their voices are often unheard in the global conversation, and their pandemic challenges underrecognized, so as part of a listening initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation and its partners are surveying rural …
Aug 10 2020
Human Impact
Growing up in Bombay, India, Radhika Timbadia loved to read. But she rarely found Indian characters to identify with in children’s literature, so she turned to adult books, supplemented by …
JULY 2020
Jul 27 2020
Field Note
In Juba, South Sudan, Esteban Sacco, deputy head of office at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), spent four hours recently on a call with …
Jul 15 2020
Blueprint
Imagine a world where food systems are more nourishing, regenerative and equitable, where year-round nourishment for all is a reality, and where individual food cultures are honored in their own …
Jul 09 2020
Human Impact
Nine months ago, solar-powered mini-grids arrived to Ruby Kumari’s village of 400 households in India’s Bihar State, allowing her to transform her considerable sewing skills into a viable business. The …
Jul 08 2020
Human Impact
Child immunizations plummeted on the priority list for many when India locked down to fight Covid-19. There were so many other, more immediate fears. But midwife Anju Koretia knew that …
Jul 02 2020
Human Impact
Marsha Darbouze, a 19-year-old pre-med student at Columbia University, falls silent when asked about her emotions at this historical moment as protesters from all backgrounds stream through American streets expressing …