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MaTontine's innovative digital solution will help to make small-scale savings workA new project that aims to reach 50,000 Senegalese women with financial services, powered by grantee MaTontine, was just launched. The project aims to conduct all the…Sep 2018 -
Charles Bronfman Prize Names Amy Bach, Founder of Measures for Justice, as 2018 RecipientThe Charles Bronfman Prize announced its 2018 recipient: Amy Bach, Founder, Executive Director and President of Measures for Justice (MFJ), the first organization to publicly…Sep 2018 -
Resisting the African ‘brain drain’ that has created a health care crisis“Sub-Saharan Africa has 24% of the world’s global burden of disease, but only 3% of the world healthcare workforce with which to address it.” Vanessa…Sep 2018 -
Blockchain technology – Could this be the supply chain’s weakest link?The work to eradicate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing from the world’s oceans has been painstakingly undertaken by organizations and governments for many, many…Aug 2018 -
It Takes Consultation to Help a VillageTwo DRK entrepreneurs, Sasha Fisher founder of Spark Microgrants and Natalie Bridgeman-Fields founder of Accountability Counsel, are featured in a compelling New York Times article discussing…Jul 2018 -
Undocumented Children Become Part Of Foster Care SystemNoel King talks to Sherry Lachman, ex-adviser to Vice President Biden and founder of grantee Foster America, about the challenges after hundreds of migrant children…Jun 2018 -
Bringing Farming Back to Nature“An approach that combines innovation and tradition has emerged, one that could transform the way we grow food—It’s a scrappy movement that’s taking off globally.” …Jun 2018 -
Can a DNA Database Save the Trees? These Scientists Hope SoUsing trained volunteers to collect samples, grantee Adventure Scientists and their partner World Resources Institute aspire to unlock the potential of DNA-based technologies in the…Jun 2018 -
Jacaranda Health Receives Geneva Forum for Health AwardNick Pearson, the DRK-supported founder of Jacaranda Health, is traveling to Geneva this week to receive the Geneva Forum For Health Award for Jacaranda. This award is given…May 2018
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.@MusoHealth co-founders Ari Johnson & Jessica Beckerman receive the 2021 @TCBprize for their work building health… https://t.co/khtR1I8YrU
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New from @center4goodfood: “A Roadmap for the Post-Pandemic Food System We Need” draws lessons from the challenges… https://t.co/jJ0CiwHkNA
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The Paris Agreement is the world's first binding commitment to addressing #climatechange. Grantee @InfluenceMap mea… https://t.co/mV9fA5bkdS
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"Today, we are again challenged in generation-defining ways... If we desire a safe and prosperous future, we must r… https://t.co/kggCTSk1U9
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Benjamin Fels, co-founder & CEO of @macroeyeshealth, believes #AI can speed up the #COVID19 vaccination drive by fo… https://t.co/XDkROWIwKB
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Some familiar faces on the #ForbesUnder30 Class of 2021 list! Congratulations, Clementine Jacoby, @RecidivizOrg fou… https://t.co/QTJffGvuIP
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.@ClimateTRACE, a global tech coalition that uses satellite imagery & AI to track CO2 emissions in real-time, inclu… https://t.co/D2Jszs0vkB
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Drawing on a decade of experience, @worldreaders launches #KeepChildrenReading in the U.S. to provide digital books… https://t.co/iZZkkb1Loy
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RT @Astro_Cady: #BillDraper on innovation in capitalism: We could encourage more independent thinking...that's what Arthur Clarke is all ab…
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"It is clear [to me] that imagination is one of the most important parts of a successful entrepreneur," Bill Draper… https://t.co/lFiAcAfgPo
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Tomorrow (11/6) @ 12pm PT, join Angelo Campus, founder of grantee @boxpowersystems, for a panel on Overcoming the F… https://t.co/803tTZsbgl
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Yesterday, we officially opened the doors of our European office! As Lisa Jordan shared, "We woke up feeling inspir… https://t.co/seayG7c7KL
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For the first time in DRK history, our portfolio organizations have collectively impacted more than 150 million liv… https://t.co/ACkS1gvoxN
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"@Laboratoriala is part of a broader push to support a generation of female programmers in Latin America that is sh… https://t.co/SSdzlfb8kB
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RT @HagueInnovators: ONE DAY BEFORE #ImpactFest2020 takes off! Join impact makers from around the world ONLINE at https://t.co/FUxw92wNwi a…
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.@UnitedWayDallas is giving away a total of $225,000 to the competing #InnovateUnited Fellows & @treyathletes has a… https://t.co/DwijVnVXDG
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DRK Foundation co-founder Bill Draper will accept the Lifetime Achievement Award from the @SirArthurClarke during t… https://t.co/dYqIyhDh2E
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RT @HagueInnovators: 🥳EXCITED: FIRST SESSIONS OPEN FOR #IMPACTFEST2020! Sign up for your first choices as seats are limited per session. Yo…