The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on General Welfare in Kenya
IPA researchers investigated how unconditional cash grants to low-income households affects not only recipients but the local economy and people living nearby. ... Read more >
Doubling down on food fortification to fortify the future
This article first appeared in Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's The Optimist Greg S. Garrett, GAIN Dipika Matthias, Gates Foundation Emily Keats, SickKids Mduduzi Mbuya, GAIN Eric Wouabe, GAIN Pellagra. Beriberi. You likely haven’t heard of these debilitating diseases: they were virtually eradicated more than 70 years ago by adding essential vitamins and minerals to commonly consumed staple foods and condiments. One of the most common forms of fortification, salt iodization, is now pr... Read more >
Malaria Consortium Weighs in on WHO's 2019 World Malaria Report
Pregnant women and children under five are still at grave risk from malaria, says WHO’s annual report... Read more >
An 11-year-old Australian uses her creativity to help the global poor
Eleven-year-old Jade, in Northern Territory, Australia, recently undertook a heartwarming project to raise money for one of our recommended charities. Jade’s year six class was studying the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and when asked to focus on an area in more depth, Jade chose Good Health and Well-Being in Africa. Through her research, she learned that malaria was a significant issue. The students were asked to each create a project about their focus area and present it to the schoo... Read more >