Tributes to the UAE’s humanitarian president

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Giving purpose: an interview with Alisha Moopen

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New $22.5m boost for Abu Dhabi-led disease elimination campaign

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New $1bn gender fund launches to support Global South NGOs

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Spotlight

Remembering the UAE’s humanitarian president

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan established the UAE as a leading global donor.

Spotlight

Big picture / New $22.5m boost for Abu Dhabi-led disease elimination campaign

The donation to the Reaching the Last Mile Fund will target neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Sudan.

The Impact Room

The superyacht millionaires who launched a migrant rescue mission

Malta-based Christopher and Regina Catrambrone were so moved by the plight of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, they set up their own aid organisation.

Interviews

Giving purpose

Aster DM Foundation’s Alisha Moopen on partnerships, platforms, and mission-led philanthropy.

Interviews

Inside the family foundation fighting poverty in Pakistan

With a mix of funding, investment and innovation, Hashoo Foundation is helping to spur economic growth in some of Pakistan’s poorest regions.

Update

Guinea worm disease: the last mile

Signatories to the Abu Dhabi Declaration on the Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease commit to re-doubling efforts to eradicate the disease by 2030.

Insights

How philanthropy can support humanitarian response

Strategic partnerships are key to meeting both immediate and long-term needs in crisis situations, writes Ourania Dionysiou, vice-president of International Philanthropy and Partnerships at the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

Update

New $1bn gender fund launches to support Global South NGOs

Regional networks and grassroots organisations working in healthcare, education, and advocacy will benefit from the fund that aims to support women’s leadership and correct harmful gender norms.

Insights

Shining a spotlight on female health workers

Women are leading the global fight against disease. It’s time we gave them more recognition and funding, writes Diana Yousef, from the Global Institute for Disease Elimination.

Interviews Issue 16

The science of progress

Interviews

‘Sometimes a photograph can change someone’s life.’

Interviews

Creating a legacy

Alserkal Avenue, Dubai’s contemporary art hub, is putting down roots through its foundation and charity work.

In-depth

In-depth Issue 16

Paying for success

Impact bonds raise private money to help good causes. Can they help reshape development financing in the Middle East?

In-depth

Building back: how Beirut mobilised after the blast

The Beirut port explosion devastated the city. It also revealed new ways of funding and mobilising emergency response.

In-depth

Lost at sea

The Mediterranean is the world’s most lethal border crossing. As the debate over safe, legal routes rages, NGOs battle to save those at sea.

Spotlight Issue 16

From garment workers to graduates

Inside the university giving Asia’s bright but poverty-stricken young women a chance at a degree, and a future.

Podcasts

The Impact Room

The superyacht millionaires who launched a migrant rescue mission

Malta-based Christopher and Regina Catrambrone were so moved by the plight of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, they set up their own aid organisation.

The Impact Room

The Indian NGO rewriting the global education playbook

Rukmini Banerji, CEO of India’s Pratham Education Foundation, on balancing inputs and outcomes, engaging the community, and using data and partnerships to deliver systemic change.

The Impact Room

Unpacking the myth of the ‘good refugee’

In the politics of migration, refugees are either demonised as intruders or celebrated for their success. But how does this distinction of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ refugees shape policies and perceptions? And what is the effect on those who are defined by it?

The Impact Room

Spotlight

Tributes to the UAE’s humanitarian president

Interviews

Giving purpose: an interview with Alisha Moopen

Spotlight

New $22.5m boost for Abu Dhabi-led disease elimination campaign

Update

New $1bn gender fund launches to support Global South NGOs

Remembering the UAE’s humanitarian president

Big picture / New $22.5m boost for Abu Dhabi-led disease elimination campaign

The superyacht millionaires who launched a migrant rescue mission

Giving purpose

Inside the family foundation fighting poverty in Pakistan

Guinea worm disease: the last mile

How philanthropy can support humanitarian response

New $1bn gender fund launches to support Global South NGOs

Shining a spotlight on female health workers

The science of progress

‘Sometimes a photograph can change someone’s life.’

Creating a legacy

In-depth

Paying for success

Building back: how Beirut mobilised after the blast

Lost at sea

From garment workers to graduates

Podcasts

The superyacht millionaires who launched a migrant rescue mission

The Indian NGO rewriting the global education playbook

Unpacking the myth of the ‘good refugee’

Knowledge and power: who has it, and who owns it

Breaking the chains of modern slavery

Rooting for change: solving the unemployment crisis

Prize philanthropy: who are the real winners?

Coding in conflict: inside the tech hub empowering Gazan youth

Philanthropy and the last mile of disease elimination

Remembering the UAE’s humanitarian president

Big picture / New $22.5m boost for Abu Dhabi-led disease elimination campaign

The superyacht millionaires who launched a migrant rescue mission

Giving purpose

Inside the family foundation fighting poverty in Pakistan

Guinea worm disease: the last mile

How philanthropy can support humanitarian response

New $1bn gender fund launches to support Global South NGOs

Shining a spotlight on female health workers

The science of progress

‘Sometimes a photograph can change someone’s life.’

Creating a legacy

In-depth

Paying for success

Building back: how Beirut mobilised after the blast

Lost at sea

From garment workers to graduates

Podcasts

The superyacht millionaires who launched a migrant rescue mission

The Indian NGO rewriting the global education playbook

Unpacking the myth of the ‘good refugee’

Knowledge and power: who has it, and who owns it

Breaking the chains of modern slavery

Rooting for change: solving the unemployment crisis

Prize philanthropy: who are the real winners?

Coding in conflict: inside the tech hub empowering Gazan youth

Philanthropy and the last mile of disease elimination

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