Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA) implements a grassroot strategy to help those affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in the most remote and underserved areas of Africa. The organization was founded in 2000 in response to the devastating HIV/AIDS epidemic … Read More
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Finding Beauty in Data: Kai’s Road to Vera
Kai Cowger is a Consultant for Vera Solutions based out of Boston. Prior to joining Vera’s North America team, he spent three years working in Uganda, first as a Global Health Corps fellow with the Ruhiira Millennium Villages Project and … Read More
Lwala Community Alliance Employs Salesforce to Understand and Serve Their Community
Lwala Community Alliance (Lwala) is a community-led innovator in rural western Kenya, proving that when communities lead, change is drastic and lasting. Lwala was founded by Milton and Fred Ochieng’ – brothers from our community – who catalyzed neighbors to … Read More
Sankalp Global Summit focused on the needs of the “Next 3 Billion”
Vera’s Caitlin Ferguson recently attended the Sankalp Global Summit in Mumbai. An annual event run by Intellecap, Sankalp provided a forum for more than 1,000 attendees – ranging from high-impact entrepreneurs to funders, corporates, and investors – to discuss “Innovations … Read More
From Connecticut to Cape Town: Lexa’s Road to Vera
Lexa Koenig joined Vera as a Fellow in July 2014. Since then, she has transitioned to a Consulting role and leads projects benefiting social impact organizations from Vera’s Cape Town hub. Lexa strives to climb as many of Cape Town’s … Read More
Streamlining Systems and Processes used by the World’s Largest Financier of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Programs
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is an international financing institution working with over 1,000 organizations across more than 140 countries. Channeling an estimated 21% of the world’s funding for HIV/AIDS, 50% for malaria, and 82% for … Read More