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The Rockefeller Foundation's Big Bets Fellowship brings together emerging leaders tackling pressing challenges from food access to workforce development, providing them with skills, strategy, and a lasting community of peers to amplify their transformational work.

The Coalfield Development Corporation is revitalizing Appalachian Communities devastated by coal industry decline through an innovative model that combines job creation, workforce training, and property restoration, creating over 1,000 jobs and attracting $178+ million in new investment.

The World Bank’s new Mission 300 Progress Portal shows accelerating progress toward connecting 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030 through collective action.

Zambia is emerging as a frontrunner in Mission 300, rapidly expanding solar and mini-grid projects, modernizing energy policies, and lighting the path toward universal electricity access by 2030.

AsiaXchange 2025 brought together more than 1,000 leaders, funders, innovators, and communities across Asia to move proven solutions in health, food, and energy from ideas to implementation — scaling impact with the capital, partnerships, and policies needed to reach millions more.

At the 2025 UN General Assembly, The Rockefeller Foundation launched Build the Shared Future with an inaugural Global Dialogue that brought world leaders together to spark bold, collective solutions.

The Big Bets Fellowship brings together bold Asia-Pacific leaders tackling challenges from clean water to climate resilience, showcasing transformative solutions during UNGA and Climate Week 2025.

The Rockefeller Foundation is advancing climate and health resilience by supporting locally driven solutions, strengthening community systems, and investing in global cooperation through its $50 million Build the Shared Future initiative.

Mission 300, a groundbreaking partnership led by the World Bank, AfDB, and global allies, has already connected 30 million Africans to electricity and is accelerating efforts to reach 300 million by 2030.

The Rockefeller Foundation is advancing regenerative food procurement by investing in farmers, strengthening regional infrastructure, and building coalitions so schools and hospitals can source nutritious, sustainable food that supports people, farmers, and the planet.