Survey collectors asked 200,000 women in Kenya and Nigeria to share their economic desires for themselves, their family, and ...

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In 2011, the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene program initiated the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge to spur the creation of new toilet technologies that safely and effectively manage human waste. The ...

Whether we’re paying the rent, receiving a paycheck, splitting the cost of a meal, or simply buying a coffee, people in much of the world take digital banking for granted. Everything is handled with a ...

This article originally appeared on Economist.com. When historians write about the first quarter of the 21st century, they may sum it up this way: 20 years of unprecedented progress followed by five ...

Millions of women around the world have a story like Morzina Begum’s, especially if they live in a low- or middle-income country. They have little or no access to financial tools and services, which ...

Growing up on a small farm in Kenya, I lived a life defined by gender roles every moment of the day. My mother, sisters, and I worked endlessly in the fields and at home, while my brothers had time ...

When historians write about the first quarter of the 21st century, I think they may sum it up this way: Twenty years of unprecedented progress followed by five years of stagnation. This is true for ...

NEW YORK (September 23, 2024) – At its event, Goalkeepers 2024: Recipe for Progress, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation honored remarkable leaders who are advancing the United Nations Sustainable ...

The Goalkeepers community is a global collective of collaborative and diverse changemakers. Members include both emerging and well-known leaders who live all over the world and represent an eclectic ...

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We are data people, and this is a data report. Sort of. In 2015, leaders from 193 countries agreed to the Sustainable Development Goals—the SDGs. These were big, bold objectives we wanted to achieve ...