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Expanding Influence Through Strategic Philanthropy

The Abundance Foundation has joined Forward Global (previously known as The Philanthropy Workshop), a network of philanthropists dedicated to maximizing social impact. At their recent annual conference in Los Angeles, Abundance’s representative, Dr. Stephen Kahn, connected with like-minded funders, exploring opportunities in media literacy and journalism. This membership opens doors to match funding and best practices, enhancing Abundance’s ability to drive systemic change. By collaborating with ...

Strengthening Communication for Impact

To amplify the reach and effectiveness of its partners, the Abundance Foundation awarded unrestricted grants to EqualHealth and Nyanam Health, and informed these organizations about the Harvard Media and Medicine Certificate Program, which migh enable these organizations to refine their skills in strategic communication. Dr. Stephen Kahn is a supporter and strategic partner to this Certificate Program as well as the associated Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health, led by Dr. Neal Baer. These ...
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Advancing Health Equity in Africa

The Abundance Foundation proudly supported the UGHE MedAfrica Conference, a pivotal gathering aimed at tackling health inequities across Africa. By fostering collaboration among medical educators, policymakers, and innovators, the conference worked toward building resilient healthcare systems. Key ...

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub of Ariadne Labs on Vaccine Nationalism

Rebecca Weintraub of Better Evidence at Ariadne Labs (formerly Global Health Delivery Project, a long-time grantee of the Abundance Foundation) has been working non-stop to produce and disseminate information and tools to support the COVID response. Her expertise has been a guiding light to many in ...

Partnering with Global Pediatric Alliance during COVID-19

  Every year 500,000 women die from pregnancy and childbirth-related causes. Global Pediatric Alliance (GPA) works to reduce maternal and infant deaths and improve the quality of life for women and children in Latin America. GPA is funding locally designed projects like Nich Ixim so ...

VIDEO: Stephen Kahn interviews Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim

On July 1, 2020, Abundance Foundation's President Dr. Stephen Kahn moderated a conversation with Dr. Paul Farmer and Dr. Jim Kim, on overcoming the disparities in our society and health system exposed by COVID-19. Jim Kim is the former president of the World Bank, co-founder of Partners in ...

In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

In this time of grief and anger, we stand in solidarity with the Black community and the Black Lives Matter movement. Over the course of the past week, following the requests and leadership of Black organizers, we donated $12,000 to the following Black-led organizations: Movement for Black ...

BCG Vaccine against COVID-19: Dr. Megan Murray's Research & Videos

  Harvard global health researcher and Chief Abundance Partner, Dr. Megan Murray, hypothesizes that the most widely used vaccine in the world (BCG, originally developed for tuberculosis), might be useful in protecting people against COVID-19. Her insight is based on clinical studies that ...

Response Fund Update from Haiti: Center for the Arts Port au Prince

The COVID-19 pandemic has been life-altering in all corners of the world, but in places where resources were limited before the pandemic, it has the potential to have even more devastating impacts. Decades of neoliberal policies and a gutting economic model, along with the fallout from the ...

Announcing the Abundance Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund

We are living through unprecedented and uncertain times, with a tsunami of COVID-19 cases approaching the United States and countries throughout the world. Now is the time for collective action and collaboration to address this challenge confronting humanity. In the midst of this crisis, ...

Abundance Project for Global Health: Vision and Impact

Harvard Medical School's Newsletter recently published an article about our very own Dr. Stephen Kahn and the work of the Abundance Foundation. The piece, titled Visionary Leadership in Global Health can be read below or at this link. Stephen Kahn, MD, is inspired by the growth in the number of ...

VIDEO: Dr. Stephen Kahn on Lessons from the Haiti Cholera Epidemic

For nearly a decade, the Abundance Foundation has supported the Global Health Delivery Intensive Program at Harvard University in training hundreds of mid-career global health professionals from a total of 54 countries. Run collaboratively by Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health ...

Spotlight on Global Mental Health

For the past 7 years, the Abundance Project for Global Health has supported the Program in Global Mental Health and Social Change at Harvard Medical School, along with Mental Health programs at Partners In Health. The Abundance Project for Global Health also supported the implementation of ...

Exciting Update on Cholera Vaccine

  Great news about Cholera vaccine supplies and distribution: "Faced with a global shortage of oral cholera vaccines (OCV), the United Nations health agency announced today that supply should double this year to six million doses, with further increases later, after it approved a third ...

Mohamed Bailor Barrie: MMSc-GHD Student and Health Leader

Abundance Foundation is proud to support Mohamed Bailor Barrie, a Fulbright Fellow and student in Harvard Medical School's Masters of Global Health Delivery program. Barrie founded the Wellbody Alliance Clinic in his native Sierra Leone, and is currently coordinating an emergency response to ...

Abundance-funded research supports Ebola epidemic control

Abundance Foundation is proud to announce that Global Health research we supported has yielded game changing findings for the containment and treatment of the deadly Ebola virus. In Sierra Leone, Abundance Foundation supported the field testing and validation of a rapid diagnostic test that can ...

Wonder and Making at Alliance Academy of Integrated Learning

Alliance Academy of Integrated Learning is a Title I public middle school in East Oakland, California. Two Alliance teachers, A’aron Heard and Alia Ghabra, recently participated in the Agency by Design fellowship. As part of their developing teaching collaboration, Alia and A’aron incorporated ...

Agency by Design at Grass Valley Elementary

Grass Valley Elementary is a small elementary school in the Oakland Unified Public School District serving just under 300 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Two Grass Valley teachers, Paula Mitchell and Diana Culmer, recently participated in the Agency by Design research project, and were ...

Agency by Design Oakland Ignite Talks

On May 24, 2017 Agency by Design Oakland concluded a one year fellowship with a group of amazing educators at Chapter 510 in downtown Oakland. During the event two fellows, Kennan Scott and Robbie Torney, presented Ignite Talks to give the crowd a snapshot of the leadership and work they’ve ...

New Agency by Design video

We're happy to share a beautiful new video from Agency by Design, describing their work with youth and educators around the United States! https://vimeo.com/136525046 ...

Maker-Centered Learning and Assessment at Wood Middle School in Alameda

Wood Middle School is a public school in Alameda, California. Tinkering and Making Facilitator Ngà Nguyêñ, a recent Agency by Design fellow, recently incorporated student driven assessment practices in his Design and Technology classroom to promote reflection and agency. As part of projects where ...

Chapter 510 Launches IndieGoGo Campaign

Abundance Foundation is proud to be a founding donor for Chapter 510, an Oakland, CA-based writing and literacy project that serves as a place where youth and their perspectives are visible, and where teachers are honored and supported. In order to continue this tremendous work, Chapter 510 has ...

Agency by Design Oakland Culmination Video

Agency by Design is a research project exploring the promises, practices, and pedagogies of maker-centered learning. The project began in 2011 as collaboration between the Abundance Foundation and Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero. The initial phase of research studied the ...

Success: Out of Eden Walk Kickstarter!

A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning National Geographic foreign correspondent, Paul Salopek is retracing the 21,000-mile-long pathways of humanity’s first migration out of Africa and around the globe.... on foot, as our ancestors traveled. His journey is called Out of Eden Walk. In January ...

Hands-On Empowerment at Oakland International High School

Oakland International High School is a public high school in Oakland, California, that serves predominantly newly arrived immigrant students from approximately 30 different countries. At the end of the school year, the last three weeks are dedicated to Post Session, where students enroll in one ...

Abundance Project Video Series!

We are thrilled to share a beautiful video series about Abundance Foundation and the inspiring group of visionaries and innovative programs in our network. Each profile video features unique insight into the changemakers behind the work, the impact of their projects, and the role that Abundance ...

Abundance Challenge to Open 826 Oakland

826 National has partnered with the Abundance Foundation to launch its Clinton Global Initiative commitment to open 3 new full sites and 3 satellite sites around the country. The Abundance Foundation is offering a $100,000 challenge grant, as well as on the ground support for 826’s expansion to ...

Medical Leaders Launch Abundance Project for Global Health

Harvard Medical School, in partnership with the Abundance Foundation, Partners In Health and the Global Health Delivery Program, announces the launch of the Abundance Project for Global Health. This partnership empowers local health care workers in Haiti and Rwanda and trains a new generation of ...