Co-Impact

We're delighted to welcome seven, locally rooted and predominantly women-led organisations to our community. In 2026, the LEGO Foundation and Co-Impact launched a five-year, US$30 million partnership to strengthen public education systems in Kenya and Nig

Written by Shagun Sabarwal and Nisha Dhawan In 2025, philanthropy experienced a period of disruption. Long-standing assumptions about how change happens, how risk is managed, and what counts as value were tested. Funders began asking deeper strategic ques

We're sharing our Good News Alert, celebrating progress made possible by our program partners. In Brazil and Kenya, our program partners are improving care for mothers and newborns, expanding reproductive health services, and rethinking how education rese

Written by Alfonsina Peñaloza, Leticia Born and Thaís Santos "What kind of economy are we building and who is it built for?" That question echoed throughout the annual conference of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), held this y

Written by Mary Wandia Does representation matter in who leads the justice systems and economic choices that shape our lives? Yes, but only when it translates to real influence. At Co-Impact, we believe representation matters because leadership shapes how

Bukhman Philanthropies has committed £1 million to Co-Impact as part of a three-year partnership, marking one of its first grants outside of the US and UK. This partnership aims to strengthen the health, education and economic systems that shape the lives

A $40 million investment will support locally rooted organizations integrating mental health into maternal and primary care. Women's mental health has been historically overlooked and under-resourced. This gap is particularly important during their reprod

Written by Awo Ablo Last week, I was lucky enough to be in conversation with Kuben Nair, Chief Technology Officer at Harambee in South Africa - one of our earliest program partners at Co-Impact. Our conversation started by unpacking the role of philanthro

The partnership will provide long-term, multi-year funding to locally rooted and refugee-led organizations supporting public systems to improve education and wellbeing outcomes for millions of children affected by conflict and crisis. The LEGO Foundation

Written by Olivia Leland I'm sharing some news that's close to my heart. At the end of 2026, I'll be stepping down from my day-to-day role as CEO of Co-Impact and transitioning to our Board of Directors, where I'll remain actively involved as a champion f