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Turning foundational learning reform into classroom results
Nearly nine in 10 children in sub-Saharan Africa struggle to read by age 10, a challenge the COVID-19 pandemic made worse, according to the World Bank. Many of these children have spent years in school. They’re just not gaining the basic reading and math skills, known as foundational learning, that everything else depends on. That’s…
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Bringing maternal health care home
More than 55% of deliveries in Niger take place outside a healthcare facility. In some remote health districts, that figure rises as high as 74% (source). When something goes wrong during childbirth, proximity to care can make all the difference. Danger intensifies when lifesaving care is too far to reach in time. For women in…
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One woman. A dune buggy. The last mile of a 40-year fight.
In the rough mountain terrain of southern Pakistan, each morning a woman climbs into a dune buggy with a cooler of vaccines and heads into some of the most inaccessible and war-torn areas of the country. Her job: finding the children no one else can reach. The communities on her route are constantly on the…
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The data we can’t afford to lose: Why Demographic and Health Surveys matter now more than ever
At a moment when global health and development funding is tightening, one of the most important tools, beyond vaccines and essential medicines, is as risk—data.
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A decade of impact in maternal and child health
We’re spotlighting our partnership with HATCH Technologies to illustrate how our donors support access to lifesaving maternal and newborn care.
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A decade of purposeful giving
We celebrate 10 years of funding high-impact, evidence-based solutions in global health and economic development.
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Extra protection against the world’s deadliest animal
A single mosquito bite can change everything. In too many communities, malaria steals childhood by the minute.
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Accelerating global good: Why this giving season matters more than ever
This is no ordinary giving season. Around the world, progress on health and economic development that once felt unstoppable is now under threat.
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How do we raise children who are generous?
A question often asked by parents is: How do we raise children who are generous and compassionate?
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Every child deserves a healthy start
The first month of life is the most fragile—and too many newborns succumb to complications of prematurity, infections, or difficulties during birth.
