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This month, Vera celebrates welcoming our 150th client, The Horn of Africa Development Initiative (HODI). HODI is an NGO devoted to improving lives in Marsabit, a remote region of Northern Kenya. Their programs tackle the consequences of growing severity and frequency of conflicts, cyclic droughts, and human rights violations. HODI
7th September 2015
In April, Vera was named as a recipient of the Genesis Generation Challenge award, which supports organizations whose projects demonstrate innovation and creativity in addressing the world’s most pressing issues. Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the Genesis Prize Foundation announced Vera as one of nine organizations selected to receive
30th June 2015
For the third year, we’re proud to welcome a vibrant and diverse group of young professionals into the Vera Fellowship Program. After a mid-June retreat and intensive week of workshops, the Fellows joined Vera teams in Boston and Mumbai last week. Rachel Forst and Samantha Vilaboa started work in Vera’s
25th June 2015
1.3 billion people globally lack access to modern energy services like electricity and clean cooking facilities. In India, the world’s third largest emitter of CO2, more than 300 million people depend on fossil fuels – like kerosene, which negatively impacts health and contributes to climate change – for light. Since
22nd April 2015
The International Women’s Day celebration continues. We’re highlighting some of our partners who work to advance the rights, health and livelihoods of women and girls around the world. Today, we’re profiling Women Win, a nonprofit organization using sport to address gender inequality and empower adolescent girls and young women. Women
12th March 2015
We’re wrapping up our weeklong celebration of International Women’s Day by highlighting the work of The BOMA Project, one of our partner organizations based in Kenya. The BOMA Project assists women working to achieve financial security. The BOMA Project’s high-impact savings and entrepreneurship training program serves ultra-poor women from Northern
12th March 2015
This week, Vera is celebrating International Women’s Day by highlighting the work of some of our partners who work to advance the rights, health and livelihoods of women and girls around the world. Our third installment features Gardens for Health International, an organization working with Rwandan mothers to tackle childhood
11th March 2015
This week, Vera is celebrating International Women’s Day by highlighting the work of some of our partners who work to advance the rights, health and livelihoods of women and girls around the world. The Foundation for Mother and Child Health provides preventative healthcare and balanced nutrition to mothers and young
10th March 2015
This week, Vera is celebrating International Women’s Day by highlighting the work of some of our partners who work to advance the rights, health and livelihoods of women and girls around the world. Today, we’re profiling I-Care, an organization working to improve women and girls’ access to menstrual hygiene management
9th March 2015
Vivaan Misra, a 2014 Fellow based in Mumbai, describes the experiences that led him to Vera. Vivaan grew up in New Delhi and graduated in 2012 from Carleton College, where he studied Economics and International Relations. Before joining Vera, he worked in public health in northern India and at a
11th February 2015
Katie McCloskey, a 2014 Fellow based in Boston, shares her thoughts on her first six months at Vera. Born and raised in Northern California, Katie graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Human Geography. What about Vera first attracted you to the Fellowship? When I began
4th February 2015
In May 2013, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) established the Center for Pharmaceutical Advancement and Training (CePAT) in Accra, Ghana. Through CePAT, USP aims to improve access to quality medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa. To this end, staff conduct trainings for local regulators and industry and also provide quality control testing
27th January 2015
This story was originally published online by the Salesforce Foundation. Vera has worked with Women Win over the last two years to implement and support its Salesforce-based monitoring and evaluation system, which is now being used by more than 30 partners around the world. Women Win is an internationally recognized
17th December 2014
Since 1999, Dasra has strategically connected Indian non-profits to philanthropists. Dasra believes that equipping donors and social entrepreneurs with knowledge, funding opportunities, and support networks will dramatically transform India’s social sector. To that end, Dasra helps build capacity within non-profits and social enterprises, educates donors about their areas of philanthropic interest,
