Our hope is that this primer can be used to support the work of other social impact organizations looking to bring a systems approach to their strategy and programs. This primer was designed for the support of the Polaris Project.
For many people coffee serves as an important ritual in their daily routines; for others, coffee makes up most of their income. As the world’s second most traded commodity, after oil, coffee plays an integral role in many economies. For countries in the so-called “bean belt” in Africa-Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo-the…
This article features Field Ready Bangladesh – one of ten solutions our Challenge Finalist organizations. Find out more about Field Ready Bangladesh and their MakeItLocal Initiative.
The Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) is pleased to announce the formalization of a relationship we have long enjoyed with Uganda’s National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST). On 6 November 2013, GKI Program Officer Andrew Gerard (on behalf of Chief Operating Officer Sara Farley) and UNCST Executive Secretary Dr. Peter Ndemere signed a Memorandum of…
Applications for the AI4Resilience Challenge in Bangladesh are now closed. Learn more about our judges for this stage, the next steps, and when Challenge Participants will be announced.
Governments, non-profit organizations, and farmers have built rainwater harvesting structures across East Africa’s drylands. These structures are designed to provide water to communities that need it for agricultural production, domestic use, and hygiene — communities such as those in Kenya’s drylands, where droughts are common and water scarce. The extent to which these structures effectively…
The Government of Rwanda has taken a bold step by inaugurating a National Commission of Science and Technology (NCST) to advise on, monitor and evaluate, and coordinate science, technology, and innovation (STI) related activities across Rwanda’s economy. The Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) believes that robust, well-planned STI investments and coordination can drive sustained economic development,…
Hey, we launched the Systems Innovation Toolkit: An Interactive Learning Journey