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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.
Africa CDC: Its Evolution and Key Issues for its Future
The Africa CDC is an autonomous public health agency of the African Union that supports the public health initiatives of member states and strengthens the
Africa’s New Agents of Progress in Female Health: Traditional Male Chiefs
Some groups are making strides at ending child marriage and female genital mutilation, practices that are common and yet dangerous. They’re doing so by reaching
Africa’s Girl Power
Education is far from a given for poor, rural Africans. But a group called CAMFED (campaign for female education) is bringing lasting social change to
America’s doctors can beat the opioid epidemic. Here’s how to get them on board.
Primary care providers often decline to learn how to treat opioid addiction because it takes too much time and specialization—it’s a complex disease. But ECHO,
An interview with a shaman in the Amazon rainforest
The Amazon Conservation Team works in partnership with Indigenous people of tropical South America to conserve the biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest. The organization also
An Online Tool to Catch Workplace Sexual Predators
Callisto Campus has given students at 12 colleges a secure, online place to record the details of sexual misconduct and to spot repeat offenders using
ARMMAN scales its AI efforts to improve maternal and child health in India, with support from Google.org
ARMMAN works to leverage technology so that pregnant women, mothers, and children can access health information. They also train healthcare providers to improve health service
ARZU’s Founder on Shaping Culture Through Social Enterprise
Arzu is a nonprofit organization that empowers women rug weavers in rural Afghanistan by connecting them to markets to buy their goods and supporting education,
As environmentalists warn about water scarcity, these two companies are saving water and money
Monitoring usage incentivizes water-intensive companies to develop water-saving techniques. Boston-based nonprofit, CERES, helps companies like Pepsi and Levi’s develop more sustainable water practices. For example,
Asian American food aid expands to address hidden hunger during pandemic
Organizations across the country are working to address food insecurity among Asian Americans, an issue that was exacerbated by COVID-19 related job losses. Groups such
AVPN : Action Orientated Philanthropy Network
AVPN is a social investment network that works to increase the flow of financial, human, and intellectual capital from Asia and around the world into
Backed By A Band Of Philanthropists, Nonprofit Makes Dramatic Progress In Reducing Childhood Deaths
By the time sick kids reach a clinic, it can be too late. Through home visits, community health workers with the nonprofit Muso in Mali
Barbara Bush on the future of global health leadership
Global Health Corps provides financial and other support to emerging global health leaders. The organization provides young professionals with paid fellowships with organizations promoting health