Youth employment is undoubtedly one of the most discussed and important issues for governments, educators, private sector, and development actors around the world. All too often however, the jobs that are available and recommended for young people are not leveraging their talents nor their aspirations and interests. The key drivers of economic opportunity today and […]
COVID-19 has increased the need for support from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to aid at-risk populations against the extreme social and economic impact of the pandemic. In response to this situation, GDI, Instiglio, and a donor have launched the COVID-19 Adaptation Fund in Rwanda and Kenya. From approximately October 2020 to April 2021, this initiative will […]
The global COVID-19 pandemic has not only impacted health, lives, and economies, but also the labor market and the education sector. Governments, policymakers, private sector groups, trade unions, international organizations and other stakeholders are attempting to respond in rapidly changing circumstances. This new learning brief provides a reflection on the experiences of Kenya and South […]
Aceli Africa is a new market incentive facility to mobilize $700M in lending to agricultural SMEs and improve livelihoods for over 1 million smallholder farmers and enterprise employees by 2025. The design and implementation of Aceli Africa is based on lending data and stakeholder insights gathered over the past two years. These findings are detailed in […]
The Institute for Transformative Technologies (ITT), which recently partnered with Tata Power to launch the world’s largest electricity access initiative, is joining forces with the Global Development Incubator (GDI), to merge the best of GDI’s incubation model for new ventures and initiatives, and ITT’s technology commercialization, to create large-scale change. GDI is the leading organization […]
The COVID-19 crisis is a generational moment that requires any individual, community or organization to rethink its identity and its pursuits. The world is shifting with astonishing speed, and some parts are upending completely. The Global Development Incubator (GDI), the leading organization working to build and scale the next generation of social impact solutions, is […]
Natalya Wallin and Jason Wendle, Directors of the GDI-incubated Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS), write for the Council on Foreign Relations about how COVID-19 is affecting victims of modern slavery, and the immediate opportunity for the private and public sector to recover responsibly in order to prevent exploitation. >> Read the full blog […]
COVID-19 is an extreme shock that is unprecedented in its impact on national, regional, and global markets. The focus of response efforts in developing countries have been on densely populated urban centers, but the majority of people in these countries live in rural areas. The Rural and Agricultural Finance Learning Lab and ISF Advisors, both […]
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, the Global Development Incubator (GDI) and the Institute for Transformative Technologies (ITT) have launched a partnership to curate, design and promote effective solutions to the COVID response in low-income countries. This initiative recognizes that while much of the current attention to COVID response has been focused on tertiary […]
Women of the World Endowment (WoWE), an early-stage initiative incubated by GDI, has launched a global challenge with UN Women to increase financial commitments to initiatives focused on financing Sustainable Development Goal 5 — gender equality. The objective of the 10X Challenge is to catalyze gender-responsive capital that accelerates the achievement of the SDGs by […]
