The Rockefeller Foundation has announced an initial $34.95 million to ensure more equitable access to Covid-19 testing and vaccines; leverage innovation, data, machine-learning; combat the escalating food crisis; and scale up access to renewable energy in Africa.
Collaborating with 24 organizations, businesses, and government agencies, this pan-African effort will also focus on 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
The announcement comes 100 days after the Foundation s landmark commitment of $1 billion over three years to help end the Covid-19 pandemic and drive a more inclusive and sustainable global recovery. Since The Rockefeller Foundation first opened its Africa Regional Office in Nairobi in 1966, the region has remained a top priority for us, said Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation. With this initial round of funding, we are beginning to deliver on our billion-dollar pledge