Salud Mesoamerica Initiative (SMI)
The Salud Mesoamerica Initiative (SMI) is a public-private partnership between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carlos Slim Foundation, the Governments of Canada and Spain, and eight Mesoamerica countries. It was created in 2011 to reduce health inequities in light of achieving the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development […]
Beyond Extraction: Economic Opportunities in Mining Communities
The mining sector generates 17% of Latin America’s exports and serves as a crucial engine of economic activity. However, many mining projects are carried out in socioeconomically vulnerable communities, and if these projects fail to meet local expectations around employment and economic benefits, there is a significant potential for conflict. TechnoServe, Anglo American, and the […]
Standard Microgrid (SMG) and Zambian Rural Electrification Authority (REA)
Through collaborative partnership, Standard Microgrid (SMG) and Zambian Rural Electrification Authority (REA) have launched a new business model in Zambia that is community managed and considered an off-grid micro utility business which can be implemented in rural settings throughout Africa. It entails individuals designing their own power subscriptions in accordance with the appliances they need, […]
Cambodia Rural Sanitation Development Impact Bond (CRS-DIB)
In November 2019, the Stone Family Foundation (SFF), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and iDE launched the Cambodia Rural Sanitation Development Impact Bond (DIB). The first of its kind in the water and sanitation (WASH) sector, the DIB combines private and public capital with on-the-ground implementation expertise to help eradicate open defecation in Cambodia […]
100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund
The 100,000 Strong in the Americas (100K) Innovation Fund is an impactful and durable hemisphere-wide education initiative that catalyzes student development and mobility across the Americas, builds institutional capacity, and expands inter-regional partnerships. The 100K Strong Innovation Fund is a public-private partnership created in 2013 by then White House National Security Council, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, […]
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Birth Queen
Birth Queen is a nonprofit organization with a mission to eliminate racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality within the black health space. Through funding, they offer training for doulas, midwives, and lactation counselors to support the professional expansion and accessibility of black birth workers while providing essential prenatal, birth, and postpartum supplies, doula care, and meal delivery for black mothers. Rachel […]
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York (TECO-NY)
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York (TECO-NY) is Taiwan’s de-facto Consulate-general in New York, representing its interests in the states of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It is primarily responsible for planning, promoting, and implementing a variety of Taiwanese economic, cultural, and educational initiatives, as well as international cooperation and […]
YSG
YSG is an independent solar system design and installation company. Based in New York and California, YSG serves communities all across New York including Long Island, Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx, Westchester County, Orange County, Rockland County and the greater Rochester area, as well as Northern California. YSG’s whole team is passionate about energy conservation […]