Nov 11 2014
Perspective
A version of this post also appeared on LinkedIn.
"Every city has a different set of needs—but every city needs a Chief Resilience Officer. While 100 Resilient Cities is helping to …
Nov 05 2014
Perspective
"Today, over 1 billion urban women in developing countries lack the ability to fully exercise property rights and, as a result, lack formal land titles and savings accounts."
The following story …
Oct 30 2014
Perspective
In developing countries, 90 percent of wastage is from food loss within the value chain. It directly impacts poor producers through foregone income and impacts poor consumers through reduced food …
Oct 26 2014
Perspective
"The growing role of fish farming for meeting the world's demand and need for fish is clear. We need to support that growth in ways that minimize environmental impacts and …
Oct 15 2014
Press Releases
JOHANNESBURG—Global youth unemployment has become the primary focus of governments. Nowhere has this issue become more pressing than in Africa, a continent with the youngest population in the world with …
Oct 09 2014
Perspective
Over the past seven years, The Rockefeller Foundation has supported the goal of universal health coverage (UHC) and, as part of that initiative, we've proudly supported work on the monitoring …
Oct 07 2014
Perspective
This is the final blog in a series of three on the topic of impact sourcing. In the first one, I covered the fundamentals of the model and in the …
Oct 02 2014
Perspective
"Now is the time to capitalize on the growing momentum toward health for all."
Last Monday, The Rockefeller Foundation hosted a meeting called "Delivering on Universal Health Coverage: Why the Time …
Sep 26 2014
Perspective
A version of this post also appeared on The Everest Group blog. This blog is the second in a series of three on impact sourcing. In my first post, I gave …
Sep 24 2014
Press Releases
The Rockefeller Foundation and African Union Commission Join Hands to Catalyze Development in Africa 
New York—The Rockefeller Foundation and the African Union Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote increased cooperation between them in their efforts towards Africa's progress. The MoU was …