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Explore promising responses to the world’s most pressing problems by issue area, problem-solving strategy, and more. This website includes two types of stories: reported stories on Skoll Awardees and grantees that have been found in the Solutions Journalism Network’s Solutions Story Tracker®, and structured interviews conducted with representatives from organizations that have received support from the Skoll Foundation over the past 20 years.
The interviews represent a starting point to draw out practical insights from a wide range of individuals and organizations that have been working to address a myriad of social challenges.
Medical Program Helps Ease Strain On Hospitals In Developing Countries
To help with the doctor shortage in India, a non-profit called Noora Health is training patients’ family members to check pulses, supervise physical therapy, encourage
Medicine by Text Message: Learning From the Developing World
Health communication systems designed for rural, developing countries — where hospitals are often understaffed and transportation is inadequate — are being adapted to improve care
Meet the Giant Rats That Are Sniffing out Landmines
APOPO, an international nonprofit, has trained Gambian pouched rats to sniff out landmines in countries across the world. These rats have terrible vision, but an
Microlender Sparks Hope and Renewal in Rochester, N.Y.
In 2016, the city of Rochester, NY partnered with Kiva—a crowd-funded microlender—to serve aspiring or established small-business owners. Their partnership offers interest-free loans, and already
Mothers2mothers: Aiding the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mothers2mothers employs women living with HIV as community health workers called Mentor Mothers. These Mentor Mothers work both at health facilities and door-to-door to improve
Myanmar’s Smart Farmers & Saving Mozambique’s Forests
The effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels and hotter global temperatures, are already having drastic impact on many communities, especially the rural,
Neighbors on call to help care for one another
Although Haiti and Montana appear to be vastly different places, they have a few important things in common; they are geographically rural, they both face
Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers
Community health workers have been key to negotiating treatments of diseases, particularly among communities that don’t accept clinical medicine. Spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, Last
Nurturing the Future of the Northern Triangle
Glasswing International provides “trauma-informed” trainings specifically aimed at helping kids thrive, even in extremely challenging circumstances. The organization identifies community assets and builds programs and
Oh the road to a just world: Echoing green funds social and environmental entrepreneurs
Echoing Green supports emerging social and environmental entrepreneurs and helps kickstart their ideas through seed funding, and an intensive 18-month fellowship program that offers leadership
Once Enemies, Now Police Join Forces With Violence Data Activists
Across the United States, tech platforms and organizations are developing ways to use data in a way that decreases police violence. They range in purpose
One Acre Fund: a Nonprofit’s Business Approach to Helping Small Farmers
International development organization One Acre Fund opts to set up shop in rural locations like Bungoma, Kenya rather than major cities like New York and
ONE Campaign CEO Gayle Smith on “Face the Nation”
Although we’ve made strides, more needs to be done to reduce disease and poverty around the world. ONE Campaign lobbies governments and businesses to keep
One Man, One Computer, 10 Million Students: How Khan Academy Is Reinventing Education
Khan Academy provides a free education for anyone, anywhere in the world. The company supports teachers and students – from preschool through early college education