Introduction The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) launched a landmark $1 billion Industry Decarbonization investment programme to help middle-income and emerging economies shift carbon-intensive industries onto low-emissions pathways. The programme invited…

Introduction When philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced a major new push into women’s health, she aimed to fill an urgent gap: conditions that affect women across their lifetimes — from…

Introduction Climate solutions are increasingly shifting from bold national targets to the gritty work of building projects on the ground: rooftop solar on affordable housing, energy efficiency retrofits for small…

Introduction If you follow wireless policy or telecom startup news, you’ve probably seen a steady drumbeat: governments want more resilient wireless supply chains, open interoperable networks, and new entrants that…

Introduction If your organisation is restoring a patch of degraded landscape, re-establishing productive agroforestry, rebuilding soil and livelihoods in post-mining areas, or helping refugee or rural communities revive lost ecosystems…

Introduction Right now (summer–fall 2025) the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) launched a targeted funding round called the Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund — roughly $30 million in initial funding —…

Introduction If you work in child protection or education programming — whether as an NGO director, a teacher with an idea for a bridge programme, a postgraduate student doing field…