Mar 30 2016
Perspective
The following post is part of a series based on research conducted around the health of the urban working poor. We have all experienced the seemingly endless wait in the waiting …
Mar 28 2016
Perspective
In the US, 63 million tons of food goes to waste every year, which represents $218 billion spent on growing, processing, transporting, and disposing of food that is never eaten. …
Mar 16 2016
Perspective
The mango value chain in Kenya is a clear demonstration of harnessing the power of collaborative partnerships for business opportunity and development impact. In 2015, The Rockefeller Foundation supported TechnoServe (TNS) …
Mar 14 2016
Perspective
The following post is part of a series based on research conducted around the health of the urban working poor. Despite many recent gains in public health, large sub-sets of the …
Mar 08 2016
Press Releases
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES/DELHI, INDIA—The Rockefeller Foundation and OMC Power have reached a US$4.5 million deal to finance OMC Power’s construction and retrofitting of 100 solar power plants with mini-grids, …
Mar 03 2016
Perspective
A version of this post originally appeared in the Nikkei Asian Review. After tense negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change conference in Paris in December, the world finally has a deal …
Feb 29 2016
Perspective
The following post is part of a series based on research conducted around the health of the urban working poor. Lack of information about and awareness of health services often impede …
Feb 25 2016
In 2009, in its efforts to stimulate the economy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Congress included funding in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Emergency Fund …
U.S. Economic Opportunity
Feb 22 2016
Perspective
It’s no secret that today’s young adults are facing the biggest youth unemployment crisis of our time. With nearly six million 16-to-24-year-old Americans out of school and out of work, …
Feb 12 2016
Perspective
When The Rockefeller Foundation launched Digital Jobs Africa in 2013, we focused on six countries— Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa, where we have since worked with partners in …