Updates
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Big Win partners with the African Centre for Cities on initiative to catalyze the transformation of cities in Africa
Big Win Philanthropy has partnered with the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town on a ground-breaking initiative to catalyze the transformation of cities in Africa: the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative…
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Big Win supports Ethiopian Ministry of Health to provide life-saving health services for IDPs
Under the leadership of the Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse, the Government of Ethiopia is mobilizing an unprecedented effort to strengthen essential health services for approximately three million internally displaced people (IDPs) across the…
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Big Win launches new partnership with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to help accelerate efforts to create 3.4 million jobs for youth by 2025
Big Win Philanthropy is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, which aims to accelerate the creation of job opportunities for young people across the country. Every year, 400,000 young…
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Addis Ababa Deputy Mayor highlights green implications of landmark early childhood development program
Addis Ababa’s Children: The Future Hope of Addis Ababa Early Childhood Development Initiative will not only prepare children for the future – it will also have an unplanned positive impact on the environment, wrote Addis…
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African governments must seize the opportunity of the malaria vaccine, says Big Win CEO Dr. Kesete Admasu
In a recent op-ed published widely across African media outlets, Big Win CEO Dr. Kesete Admasu celebrated the remarkable results of a new vaccine to combat malaria. The mosquito-borne disease still kills 400,000 people each…
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Ethiopia shares key economic transformation insights with Burkina Faso delegation
A high-level delegation from Burkina Faso recently visited Ethiopia to learn from its efforts to boost employment and decrease poverty, focusing on the country’s successful implementation of plans to generate job opportunities for its youth,…
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Breaking out of silos to achieve nutrition and development goals: The Banking on Nutrition partnership
Members of the Banking on Nutrition partnership – the African Development Bank, Big Win Philanthropy, and the Aliko Dangote Foundation – reaffirmed their commitment to reduce child stunting and malnutrition across the African continent at…
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Banking on Nutrition: $2.3 billion allocated to “nutrition-smart” projects in partnership’s first five years
The African Development Bank has released a progress report on the first five years of its Banking on Nutrition partnership with Big Win Philanthropy and the Aliko Dangote Foundation, which aims to reduce malnutrition and…
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You can’t achieve development by working around government, says Big Win’s Jamie Cooper
Philanthropists and funders have a responsibility to understand and support the goals of their government partners, said Big Win Philanthropy Chair and President Jamie Cooper during a panel discussion at the Skoll World Forum. Joining experts…
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Addis Ababa launches early childhood development program
Big Win Philanthropy is pleased to see the Addis Ababa City Administration launch the “Children: The Future Hope of Addis Ababa Early Childhood Development Program,” a bold program that will change the lives of hundreds…