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Civic participation
Center for Civic Education
Civitas: Engaging Youth around the World in Grassroots Democracy
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Morocco, South Africa, Thailand, United States, Colombia, Jordan, Philippines, Romania, Senegal
Air quality
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Clean Air Toolbox for African Cities
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, United States, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania
Climate change
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Climate Services to Transform the Lives of Vulnerable Smallholder Farmers
Colombia, Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Ethiopia
Sustainable development
Chapter Four Programs and Projects Limited
Development Journey of Champions for Africa
Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, South Sudan
Youth development
The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at The University of Cape Town
Emerging African Leaders Programme
Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
STEM education
Society for Science & the Public
Global STEM Network Creates Transformative Problem-Solvers and Leaders
Brazil, China, India, Kenya, United States, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Greece, Senegal, Uzbekistan
Highly Ranked
Malnutrition
Nutrition International
Impacting Generations: The Transformative Power of Large-Scale Food Fortification
Kenya, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia
Job creation and workforce development
SOS Kinderdorf International
Investing in Africa’s Youth: Engage, Empower, Employ
Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe
Highly Ranked
Health care access
Babylon Partners Limited
Making healthcare accessible across Africa by scaling digital health
Canada, Malaysia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia
Highly Ranked
Water access, sanitation and hygiene
Columbia University
Safe water and sanitation to promote human and environmental justice
India, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, United States
Eye diseases
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
THE INTERNATIONAL EYE HEALTH CONSORTIUM
India, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Senegal
Youth development
University of South Africa
Young African Leaders Initiative 4 Change (Y4C)
Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria