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News August 10, 2018

Testing the Added Value of Market Incentives on Disaster Risk Reduction in Western Nepal

Findings from a post-shock monitoring study Blog post by Arzu Culhaci, Mercy Corps _________________________________________________________________________ A quiet, somber look flickers across Laxmi Magar’s face, abruptly replacing the warm and settled smile that was there just moments ago. The subject of last August’s devastating floods has quickly changed the mood, and understandably so – the event wreaked havoc […]

News March 23, 2017

Getting a stronger rural economy

It is a sign of an economy that is thin on the ground and not diversified – the number and composition of shops in rural Ethiopia or for that matter in many parts of Sub Saharan Africa. Non-farm business is limited in number and is ‘much of the same’. There are only few shops and […]

News January 31, 2017

The Kenyan farmer who traveled his country got inspired to harvest road water and is telling others to do the same

Edward on his shamba with his wife and sister in law Adopting road water harvesting Edward Ndolo lives just outside of Kitui town, located in the eastern part of Kenya. He is over 60 years old, a retired police officer and lives with his wife next to their 3 acres (around 1.2 ha) sized shamba […]

News October 15, 2015

Global Resilience Challenge Team Describes Winning Solution

The East Africa Field Director for the Trans African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO), Zachary Dunn, recently shared the news of his team’s selection as a winning team in the Global Resilience Challenge and discussed their resilience solution. Dunn gave a summary of what the team and their partners are planning to do with their Challenge funding: […]

News September 27, 2015

Global Resilience Challenge Unveils Winning Solutions to Toughest Development Challenges

The Global Resilience Partnership announced today funding for eight teams to implement transformative resilience solutions to problems that threaten the lives and livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations in countries including Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Philippines and Uganda. Teams participated in the Global Resilience Challenge, a multi-stage design competition that received nearly 500 […]

News July 15, 2015

WILD CARD ELEMENT OF GLOBAL RESLIENCE CHALLENGE NOW CLOSED!

We have now closed the “Wild Card” Challenge. The selected teams will join the 17 teams selected in Stage One and will also be eligible to implement the high-impact solutions with a focus on finance, technology or both. The selected ideas will have elements that are targeted at building resilience in three focus areas, that […]

News July 2, 2015

Revised Guidance for Wild Card Applicants

The guidance for Wild Card applicants has been revised to provide additional templates, including the budget template. The documents can be accessed below. GRP_Revised Guidance_Challenge Solution Statement (.docx) GRP_Revised Guidance_Challenge Solution Statement (.pdf)

News June 30, 2015

Global Resilience Challenge Teams Identify Major Barriers to Building Resilience

The Global Resilience Partnership today announced that 17 finalists in the Global Resilience Challenge will move forward with bold new proposals to build resilience in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. These finalist teams are made up of a diverse array of more than 150 experts from across Asia, Africa, […]

News June 19, 2015

Devex Global Resilience Challenge Blog Series – Cracking the coconut

Devex is publishing a series of blog posts highlighting the innovative projects supported by the Global Resilience Partnership, an initiative by The Rockefeller Foundation, U.S. Agency for International Development and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency designed to help millions in Africa and Asia build more resilient futures. The post – titled <a href=https://www.devex.com/news/cracking-the-coconut-4-ways-to-improve-financial-security-for-smallholder-farmers-86320>“Cracking the coconut: […]

News June 19, 2015

Devex Global Resilience Challenge Blog Series – How to build coastal resilience

Devex is publishing a series of blog posts highlighting the innovative projects supported by the Global Resilience Partnership, an initiative by The Rockefeller Foundation, U.S. Agency for International Development and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency designed to help millions in Africa and Asia build more resilient futures. The post – titled <a href=https://www.devex.com/news/how-to-build-global-coastal-resilience-past-present-and-future-challenges-86130>“How to build […]