Initiatives
We invest strategically in an array of initiatives that multiply the impact of high-performing leaders and organizations. What unites these efforts is a singular focus on work that will yield significant, enduring improvements in the lives of those who experience extreme poverty.
King Essentials
Meeting Essential
Needs
King Essentials provides grants to high-performing organizations that address fundamental human needs through proven interventions.
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Scaling High-Potential Enterprises
The Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies partners with entrepreneurs in emerging markets to build thriving enterprises that create jobs and change lives.
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Accelerating Results Through Research
The Stanford King Center on Global Development leverages the research capabilities of Stanford University to improve the lives of the world’s poorest people.
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Developing Future Leaders
The Global Scholars initiative enables young people from low-income countries to receive a transformative experience at a U.S. college or university.
Read More →FOOD SECURITY + NUTRITION
Fighting Hunger and Malnutrition
Malnutrition, extreme poverty, and climate change are inextricably linked. Our emerging Food Security + Nutrition initiative focuses on interventions at the nexus of these issues.
Read More →Climate + Poverty
Advancing Climate Solutions
The Climate + Poverty initiative identifies and supports opportunities to confront climate change in ways that help alleviate global poverty.
Read More →Impact Resources
Driving Organizational Excellence
We codify and share learnings and tools that equip leaders and organizations to achieve extraordinary impact.
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