Jan 15 2019
Press Releases
Co-Impact collaborative includes core partners Richard Chandler, Bill and Melinda Gates, Jeff Skoll, The Rockefeller Foundation, and – most recently – Rohini and Nandan Nilekani. LONDON, January 15, 2019 – Co-Impact …
Jan 07 2019
Perspective
Does having women in positions of political leadership change how governments make policy on health and welfare? The latest research suggests there is a powerful correlation. According to an illuminating report …
Dec 17 2018
Perspective
From the outset, The Rockefeller Foundation has worked closely to build capacity of governments at all levels. From our work helping to establish the field of public health and its …
Dec 12 2018
Perspective
If you believe that universal health coverage sounds too difficult or expensive to achieve, you are not alone. But contrary to popular belief, decades of experience in both rich and poor …
Dec 06 2018
Press Releases
Urban Institute Midterm Evaluation Report Finds 100RC – A Grantee of The Rockefeller Foundation - Is Helping Cities Break Down Internal Silos And Move Toward More Effective Resilience Building Efforts NEW …
Nov 19 2018
Perspective
Paris Peace Forum shows the need for realistic perceptions of international stability and state fragility
A recent piece in The Economist reflecting on the Armistice of November 11, 1918, noted that: …
Nov 16 2018
Perspective
Last Sunday, the world celebrated 100 years since the armistice of the Great War, one of the most terrible conflicts ever witnessed by humanity. Yet, for too many people around …
Nov 14 2018
Perspective
There are good reasons to be optimistic about the world’s future. We live in an era when more people are leading better lives than they were just a decade ago. …
Nov 12 2018
Perspective
Africa is growing, but not fast enough. In order for more than 400 million Africans to rise out of poverty, continued economic growth across Africa’s 54 nations will have to …
Nov 09 2018
Press Releases
NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that David B. Mitchell has been named managing director of operations for the Foundation’s Health initiative. Mr. Mitchell comes to the Foundation from R4 …