The Agency Fund
What does careful evaluation look like when AI tools are moving fast? Last year, we published the Living Playbook for AI Evaluation in the Social Sector. It was a starting point.
Since then, pract...
One year ago, eight organizations joined the AI for Global Development Accelerator with a question: how could AI strengthen the way they serve communities?
Over the course of the year, they built ...
For nearly five decades, India’s public early childhood system has been delivered through Anganwadi workers.
Each Anganwadi worker supports families in her village, from pregnancy through preschoo...
For nearly five decades, India’s public early childhood system has been delivered through Anganwadi workers.
Each Anganwadi worker supports families in her village, from pregnancy through preschoo...
2025 was a year of testing, learning, and refining how agency-driven organizations grow. As we look ahead to new funding calls, accelerators, and partnerships, this film reflects on what we’ve lear...
For nearly 50 years, India’s public early childhood system has been delivered through 1.4 million Anganwadi workers. Anganwadi workers are a key point of contact for many families from pregnancy to...
AI is transforming how social programs reach people — from health advice to digital tutoring. But how do we know these tools work, adapt safely, and promote agency?
This film introduces our evalua...
GenAI holds big promise for the social sector. But the real challenge is: how do you build an AI product that's both technically effective and socially impactful?
That's where evaluation comes in....
Mental health issues prevent young people from flourishing. Shamiri Institute enables thriving youths by making mental healthcare accessible in underserved regions of the world, starting with Kenya...
Mental health challenges affect many young people in Kenya, but few have access to care. After facing those struggles himself, Tom Osborn turned his experience into action. His journey led to Shami...
What happens when economists, psychologists, and practitioners meet to explore a single idea: what does it take to build for human agency?
The Agency Summit looked beyond sectors to explore how mi...
A better path for youth mental health won’t build itself — but young people are showing what it can look like.
In this film, Kenyan youth share hidden struggles- depression, pressure, and the smal...
If users drop out before they reach the point where they start to see value, the impact may never arrive. Digital Green saw this when 40% of farmers dropped off during onboarding to their app. By e...
Jacaranda Health’s PROMPTS service supports over 3 million mothers, answering 10,000+ questions every day and helping women reach care in time.
In Kenya, delays in seeking care account for one-thi...
From March 3–5, we brought together nonprofits, service providers, and funders from across health, education, agriculture, and tech to kick off the AI for Global Development Accelerator.
The sprin...
Six months into the AI for Global Development Accelerator, grantees met in Nairobi to share what they had built and what they were still working through.
They brought early prototypes and exchange...
What if A/B testing were routine in the social sector, not just in tech?
This short film captures how Rocket Learning (a tech-forward nonprofit social venture in India) is using A/B testing to str...
Across East Africa, young women are running businesses, supporting their families, and forging their own paths.
But many face real barriers—unfinished schooling, financial constraints, and limited...
Across East Africa, young women are forging their own paths. They are ambitious entrepreneurs, dreamers, and changemakers. But many face barriers—unfinished schooling, financial hardship, and limit...
We’re excited to join forces with OpenAI and the Center for Global Development to launch a new program, aiming to harness the power of AI to expand human agency.
After a rigorous selection process...