Jun 10 2020
Perspective
The Covid-19 global pandemic has lain bare many vulnerabilities in our current systems, from a lack of equity and economic opportunity to the weaknesses of our food supply chains. As …
Jun 09 2020
YieldWise is The Rockefeller Foundation's $130 million initiative working with private, public, and nonprofit actors involved in the food supply system to cut their food loss and waste by half. …
May 28 2020
Press Releases
NEW YORK, May 28, 2020 – The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that it will award three new grants to support organizations that are working with countries, communities, and regions in …
May 22 2020
Perspective
Nothing excites me more than visiting an open-air market and sampling some succulent, juicy pineapple, or a yellow-ripe sweet banana amidst small chit-chat with the friendly women vendors. These pleasantries …
May 19 2020
The enormous global growth of mobile phone access presents an opportunity for funders, such as philanthropies and other development agencies, to easily connect, communicate, and listen to their clients and …
Food Africa
May 13 2020
Perspective
Billian Okoth and Alloys Mbogo live 125 kilometers apart in Kenya and have never met each other. However, they are fighting the effects of Covid-19 together, through an unusual partnership …
May 11 2020
Perspective
Utilities worldwide have faced an enormous stress test in recent weeks as they ensure the continued operations of electricity systems, providing the critical power that has ventilators running in hospitals, …
May 06 2020
Perspective
As numbers of Covid-19 cases on the African continent have risen, African leaders have responded by implementing a range of prevention and containment measures. As of April 19th, several African …
Apr 22 2020
Press Releases
The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Amref Health Africa USD 1 Million Grant to Boost Covid-19 Response 
The support is in line with The Rockefeller Foundation’s tradition of supporting the practice of public health in its areas of operation. Nairobi, April 22, 2020—Today, The Rockefeller Foundation announced a …
