“As the people of Haiti work to regain their country, the global community needs to stand with them, too,” writes our incoming president Binaifer Nowrojee in @Devex, on our $20 million investment to support Haitian civil society: devex.com/news/opinion-h…

Congratulations to Lesley Lokko, founder and executive director of our grantee African Futures Institute, for being one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024.

Lokko and the Institute are leading a new model for architectural education, including the Nomadic…

Haitians are refusing to give up on their country and are standing up to the forces trying to tear it apart amid a severe security and humanitarian crisis. That’s why we at Open Society Foundations are supporting Haitian civil society with a $20 million investment. devex.com/news/opinion-h…

Grassroots and civil society organizations in Haiti are leading the struggle against government corruption and the return of dictatorship. Open Society Foundations is pledging $20M and combining efforts with WKKF to help strengthen the fight for human rights, protect farmers,…

As Haiti’s humanitarian crisis reaches catastrophic levels, Open Society Foundations is pledging $20 million to support Haitian civil society alongside our partners at @wk_kellogg_fdn. opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/open-…

To make war safer, make peace safer.

In my Georgetown University lecture I argued that as conflicts spread and worsen, we must seek solutions far beyond the battlefields in the realms of aid & development, governance, and institutional legitimacy.

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Our competitive Applied AI in Journalism Challenge sought to advance prototype applications of artificial intelligence in mission-driven newsrooms worldwide. Learn more with details of the winning proposals: opensocietyfoundations.org/publications/o…

Prof. O’Brien helped codify the idea of “just war.' The task now is to shrink conflict back to an absolute minimum and bolster humanitarian & legal systems around it. I look forward to delivering the O'Brien Lecture on Monday at Georgetown University on this & more shorturl.at/afiS5

Opre Roma! There are 12 million Roma in Europe — people who vote, work, and contribute to a brighter future for all. Open Society Foundations has advocated for equality and justice for the Roma for three decades and will stand by romaforeurope as they continue this fight. #WorldRomaDay

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“World #RomaDay has a moral significance beyond the Roma sphere: it serves as an example of non-violent resilience in the face of adversity,” writes romaforeurope’s Zeljko Jovanovic: bit.ly/43Qoph2

“Blob” is often used to describe one-dimensional institutional groupthink, especially in foreign policy. Hans Kundnani on why Germany’s foreign policy establishment “may be the blobbiest of them all” in the Ideas Letter, published by our Ideas Workshop: osf.to/49sAKJv

This year of elections, in which half of the global population in over 60 countries will go to the polls, will be pivotal in strengthening women’s political leadership and the role women play in politics. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is spot on here: theguardian.com/global-develop…

When women are empowered, they can create shifts in their communities that lift up an entire country. With our grantee KEFEADO, Easter Achieng Okech works to empower women and the communities they lead.