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It was the day after the first rainfall in three months. Kenyan farmers sprang up on the fields like hopeful seedlings, praying aloud for more showers. After two and a half …

In high levels, lead poisoning can lead to anemia, brain damage, and a host of other health issues. For BlueConduit, eliminating lead services lines has been a guiding priority.

The images of Africans facing drought, floods, or climate-triggered hunger always hit hard. But that is not the full picture. Africa should be viewed as a potential climate champion, not a …

Restructuring and modernizing the global financial system is critical to helping Africa – and the world – meet the climate change crisis, say The Rockefeller Foundation partners and experts who …

Every day, women are helping women advance human rights, tackle climate change, drive economic growth, secure nourishing and sustainable food, and prioritize health, all around the world. As this Women’s …

School meals are the main source of nutrition for millions of children every day – and research has shown that healthy school meals can enhance student well-being and success while …

Researcher Neil Lewis Jr. discusses how the Social Science Research Council’s Mercury Project‘s team’s approach to research can improve the evidence generation process. Where do we go from here? And how …

There is no question about it: women must be accepted as equal partners with men if we are to successfully address the shared and existential challenges of our time, from …

"Enacting change requires a mass intellectual movement—you need to influence people. Then they'll demand change from leaders."

"When someone's really coming at you, instead of being scared, know that what it means is whatever you're doing is working."