20 December 2024

A Global Movement for Youth Empowerment

Eighteen-year-old Oscamidi Anne from Madagascar has always dreamed of bringing light to her community—literally. After having to leave her studies during secondary school, she joined UPSHIFT , a social innovator accelerator for young people aged 10-24, offering the tools to drive tangible change in their lives and...
09 December 2021

Finding Water in the Driest Places

East Africa and Southern Africa are filled with dry, arid terrain. These areas are home to millions of people. These people are also some of the most vulnerable to water shortages. Accessing clean water—which is necessary to sustain Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) standards—is particularly important for chil...
14 March 2019

Improving Access to Safe Water in Southern Madagascar

The southern regions of Madagascar have the country’s lowest water supply coverage and is highly vulnerable to drought. Access to potable drinking water us a major challenge for the local population. Chronic droughts lead to annual emergency appeals to save the lives of acute malnourished children. Yet the root ca...