Grantee Impact Stories
Insights into how our grantees are revolutionizing the world
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Artificial Intelligence Accelerates Lead Pipe Removal in U.S. Cities
Dec 18 2024Over 9 million U.S. households still face the danger of lead-contaminated drinking water, but BlueConduit, supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, is using AI to accurately locate and replace lead pipes, saving cities millions and protecting public health.
Dec 17 2024Grantee Impact StoryPartnerships Power Cities To Create a Sustainable Future
Local leaders bring together small businesses and community organizations to drive economic opportunity and support a just green transition. 
Oct 11 2024Grantee Impact StoryAffordable Green Energy Lights Up Underserved Haiti Homes Mesh grids are helping bring solar energy access to underserved communities in a troubled country where many survive on two dollars a day. 
Jun 18 2024Grantee Impact StoryUnplugged: Andes Communities Face Life Without Electricity Good news is on the way for Kewinal, Bolivia, high in the Andes Mountains, whose residents have been pleading for electricity to support schools, health care, and livelihoods.
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Shaking Up Systems with Big Bets
Big bets are essential for large-scale change as they often require altering fundamental societal systems. In the #RFBreakthrough episode "Shaking Up Systems with Big Bets," Climate fellows discuss their high-impact strategies for pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
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In this quarterly series, we cast a close eye on a single topic or issue with short features, video, and impact stories.
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Pioneering Pathways in Climate Finance
This edition of Matter of Impact spotlights innovative financial strategies driving a resilient, equitable shift toward sustainable energy worldwide.
- Grantee Impact StoryA New Generation Cultivates Tomorrow with Sustainable Farming The food system today contributes 25 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Mad Capital brings individually tailored financing to help farmers make the transition to regenerative practices.
- Grantee Impact StoryThe Race to Replace Coal An innovative financing tool is being used to try to retire a coal plant in the Philippines a decade earlier than currently scheduled.
- Grantee Impact StoryTransformative Initiatives To Add Nature to the Balance Sheet A look at what it means to add nature to a corporate ledger, and how The Rockefeller Foundation fellows are helping create this systems change.
Perspectives Blog
PerspectivePowering Africa's Future by 2030 At the Mission 300 African Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, African leaders, in partnership with global organizations, will come together to drive momentum toward the goal of powering 300 million people by 2030. 
PerspectiveCOP-29 Wrapped: A Turning Point for Climate Finance and Food Systems This year’s COP highlighted the need to invest in food systems, key to cutting emissions. The Rockefeller Foundation is driving innovation and collaboration to scale regenerative agriculture for a sustainable future. 
PerspectiveFollowing Indigenous and Frontline Leadership to a Regenerative Future COP16 aims to place Indigenous wisdom and leadership at the core of global efforts to fight climate change and biodiversity loss.
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