Programme Spotlight

Building a “Big Apple” in the slums of San Salvador

Transformed shanty-town will soon provide water, electricity, private toilets and new livelihoods to families living in extreme poverty on the edge of El Salvador’s capital.

Reducing child deaths in Mali

The nutritional status of children in Mali is grim. When Habi Karembé was brought to a MDG-F-supported village health center last spring, she weighed just 4-1/2 pounds. Today, she is ...

Helping China’s migrant youth adjust to life in the big city

In the biggest migration in human history, more than 200 million rural people have migrated to China’s urban centers, many of them youth who are ill-prepared to cope with city ...

Art helps Uruguay's inmates transition from prison

Uruguay uses support from the MDG-F and a creative approach to help soon-to-be-released inmates prepare for life outside the prison walls: musical theater.

MDG-F backs a revolution in Egyptian farming

When the Arab Spring blew over Egypt in early 2011, most investors predicted chaos and fled. Mohamed Embarak, a farmer in Egypt’s depressed south, saw only opportunity.

MDG-F releases "United" anthem for the world's 7 billion people

More than 50 musicians from 13 countries celebrate the diversity and unity of the planet's people in an anthem for "7 Billion Actions", a campaign to raise awareness around ...

Niger’s schoolchildren learn reading, writing, weeding and watering

When school opened in the southern Niger village of Falki Babba, there was a novelty for the students: working in the school’s new vegetable garden. It’s part of an MDG-F-funded ...