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  Think you have what it takes to help solve some of the world's toughest problems? The challenges facing the world today are fast-moving, intertwined, and multi-layered. Tackling these challenges will require …

This week more than 700 machine learning researchers from over 30 African countries will come together at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya for the third annual Deep Learning Indaba. On paper …

Kibera, about four miles outside of Nairobi, Kenya, is the largest urban slum in all of Africa. About the size of New York’s Central Park, it is estimated that somewhere …

This is a photo series from my recent trip to Central and Eastern Kenya, where I visited mango farmers who benefit from the YieldWise Initiative, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. …

In May, Africa’s top digital leaders and donors converged in Kigali to attend the 2019 Transform Africa Summit—one of the continent’s premier convenings to discuss accelerating digital transformation in the …

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have plagued humans for thousands of years. Thanks in large part to the availability of drugs that were created in recent decades, we now have a …

Partnership has always been at the core of The Rockefeller Foundation’s DNA, and at the annual conference of the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) late last month in Singapore, it …

It’s time for cities to build their digital transport infrastructure to ensure a more efficient, sustainable and equitable future for their residents. From ride-sharing to dock-less scooters to autonomous vehicles, the …

We live in a world steeped in predictive technologies – smart products and services use our data to guess movie selections, alert us before we’re out of groceries, and track …

Kin Cho has been selling bottled petrol to passing motorists in central Myanmar for over a decade. Each liter costs roughly $1, and she sells about four on a good …