Apr 02 2013
Recurrent food crises are one of the principal impediments to development in the Horn and Sahel regions of Africa. In 2011, a drought-related emergency affected over 12 million people in …
Apr 01 2013
This issue of Asian Insider includes two case studies on trends and innovations in the South Asian region. The first article describes trends in delivering goods and services to remote …
Mar 31 2013
This newsletter features an article on worker migration from South Asia. Other articles are on the topics of domestic work in India and affordable transportation for the poor.
Mar 14 2013
The Rockefeller Foundation's Digital Jobs Africa initiative seeks to impact the lives of 1 million people in six countries in Africa by catalyzing sustainable Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-enabled employment opportunities …
U.S. Economic Opportunity
Mar 14 2013
Digital jobs are created through the application of information and communications technologies (ICT) to a new or existing activity or process. Digital jobs generally include performing information-based tasks that build …
U.S. Economic Opportunity
Feb 28 2013
Sustainable energy—energy that is accessible, clean and efficient—powers human progress. Access to electricity is a key driver of change, providing improved quality of life, transformative social gains and new opportunities for long-term …
Power
Feb 01 2013
Diseases do not respect boundaries Once diseases spread beyond a localized region, their expansion becomes exponential and difficult to contain. Early detection and containment by effective disease surveillance networks are …
Health
Jan 26 2013
In 2013, as part of its Centennial, the Rockefeller Foundation is holding a series of gatherings that bring together the world’s leading thinkers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and political leaders to identify, …
Jan 25 2013
The world has made significant strides in tackling major public health challenges over the last several decades. We have eradicated one disease, smallpox, and are close to doing so with …
Health
Jan 24 2013
Threats and stresses to our 21st century world come in all shapes and sizes, just as they have since the beginning of human existence. But what distinguishes today’s threats from …
Climate