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PRESS RELEASE | January 16, 2025

Global Partners Launch School Meals Accelerator to Reach 100 Million More Children

A new global partnership is helping governments scale national school meal programs to deliver nutritious meals to an additional 100 million children by 2030.

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A New Partnership To Embed Learning in Transition Minerals Policymaking

A new learning platform enables Global South countries to share real-time experiences and co-develop best practices for managing transition mineral resources while protecting communities and driving economic development.

Latin America and Caribbean

Designing a Better World — Together

COP30 underscored the urgency of the climate crisis while revealing a clear path forward: climate-smart development, empowered local leadership, and transformed finance systems that integrate adaptation and mitigation to build resilient communities and economies.

Latin America and Caribbean

How Nuclear Power Can Reduce the Cost of Clean Energy Abundance in Emerging Economies

Nuclear power can reduce clean energy system costs by 2-31% in developing countries by complementing renewables and dramatically lowering the need for expensive solar capacity, storage, and transmission infrastructure.

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112 Years of Driving Change

From our initial grant to the American Red Cross a century ago, The Rockefeller Foundation’s history is marked by bold initiatives, breakthroughs, and unique partnerships, driving transformative change toward a more equitable and resilient world.

Reimagining Global Health for a Changing World
Reimagining Global Health for a Changing World
From funding the Nobel Prize-winning yellow fever vaccine to scaling Covid-19 testing during the pandemic, The Rockefeller Foundation has helped shape public health’s principles and institutions. As traditional funding sources recede, institutional power shifts, and long-standing systems falter, The Rockefeller Foundation is accelerating the thinking of global health architecture fit for tomorrow.

Growing Good Food
Growing Good Food
To fight food insecurity, The Rockefeller Foundation helped boost crop yields in Asia, Africa, and beyond through modernizing agriculture practices. Today, we are championing regenerative agriculture and helping Americans access nutritious, affordable, and sustainably-grown foods.

Connecting People to Energy
Connecting People to Energy
Nearly half the world's population lacks sufficient access to the energy that offers opportunity, health, and stability in the 21st century. The Rockefeller Foundation has advanced solar mini-grid prototypes in India, helped create the U.S. Energy Foundation, and co-leads the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, whose mission is to reach one billion people with reliable renewable power.

Leveraging Innovation
Leveraging Innovation
From the earliest days of nuclear physics to the cutting-edge of AI, The Rockefeller Foundation has worked across sectors and political lines to develop technologies and scale them for efficiency and impact. Too few enjoy the benefits of innovation, which is why our mission is to ensure scientific progress advances good jobs, good food, good health, and safe communities.

Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens

A new playbook by Dr. Rajiv J. Shah with stories that show you it is realistic to be optimistic about our capacity to make large-scale change.

Student discussing Big Bets with Dr. Rajiv J. Shah

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