The SWEDD+ project has the potential to directly benefit over 2 million vulnerable girls aged between 10 to 19 years old who are at risk of child marriage, early pregnancy, gender-based violence, and leaving school in Burkina Faso, Chad, Senegal, The Gambia, and Togo.
Togo’s elimination of four neglected tropical diseases is a powerful proof of concept for what sustained political will can achieve in global health. These diseases — which still affect roughly 1.7 billion people worldwide — trap communities in cycles of poverty and disability, yet Togo wiped out all four within eleven years. The WHO called it a model for the entire continent, and with 46 countries having now eliminated at least one NTD, momentum is clearly building. Togo shows the world’s 2030 elimination goal is genuinely within reach.
GiveDirectly and UC Berkeley designed an algorithm that uses AI to identify the poorest individuals in the poorest areas in order to provide them with cash relief.
