Our Ideas Archive

Towards Market Transparency in Smallholder Finance

Dalberg, in partnership with IDH Farmfit Intelligence, hosted a panel discussion to mark the release of a long-term study led by the Rural Agricultural Finance Learning Lab (RAFLL) of the MasterCard Foundation and Dalberg looking into the viability of financing smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dalberg Announces Two New Partners

Elected in July 2022, Mumbai- and Goa-based Dayoung Lee and London-based Audrey Hanard join Dalberg’s global partnership group.

Engaging Men To Improve Family Planning and Nutrition Outcomes

Over the course of two years, Project Concern International India and Dalberg set out to find effective ways to engage men in family planning and nutrition in rural Bihar, India — with the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Nature-based Solutions: Protecting Nature to Protect People

Nature-based Solutions mitigate some of the most significant impacts of climate- and weather-related disasters. WWF and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies urge key stakeholders to prioritize their implementation in this report developed by Dalberg.

Africa’s Great Carbon Valley — And How to End Energy Poverty

Scaling new carbon-sequestering technologies could be the only solution to clawing back the current climate crisis. In his recent TED Countdown talk, Dalberg’s James Irungu Mwangi made a strong case for why Kenya’s Rift Valley is well-suited to be the epicenter of this expanding industry—while also ending its own energy poverty.

Investors for Health: Leveraging Private Funding for More Inclusive Healthcare in Emerging Markets

At least half of the world’s population lack access to essential healthcare services. Dalberg, Alta Semper, British Investment International, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Quadria Capital have facilitated new investments in the sector.

Care Work at the Core: A Starting Point for a More Inclusive Society

In Bogotá, a new system allows women who put in long hours of care work to free up some time for self-care and professional growth, and aims to create more equitable communities. Dalberg collaborated with Bogotá’s Ministry of Women to design the mobile units’ operating model and support its implementation.

An Update on our Commitment to the United Nations Global Compact (2022)

Dalberg is a proud supporter of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. In our 2022 annual report for UNGC, we share an update on our progress in implementing these principles.

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The Pandemic in West Africa: An Opportunity for Compassionate and Effective Policy and Programmatic Response

To anchor future crisis response and recovery efforts around the needs of society’s most vulnerable, we partnered with OSIWA to capture human stories from the early days of the pandemic and back them up with data to provide helpful insights.

Dalberg’s Climate Commitment: An Update on Our Journey to Net Zero

We’re sharing the latest on our journey to net zero, demonstrating both progress and key learnings since our 2020 climate commitment.

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