by BAND | Aug 30, 2023 | Epilepsy Care
The Curse of Stigma – a powerful and intimate documentary film that tells the story of two African women living with epilepsy and the pain, isolation, and harm they have suffered because of discrimination and deeply embedded cultural beliefs. Their ultimate...
by BAND | Feb 1, 2022 | Grants in Focus, Nature Conservation
An in-depth article published today by Yale e360 chronicles the ambitious and urgent effort to safeguard the interdependent relationship between northern Mexican communities, the agave plant and the endangered Mexican long-nosed bat. Agaves are fundamental to...
by BAND | Apr 12, 2021 | Grants in Focus, Nature Conservation
Vox today launched a detailed reporting initiative on biodiversity. Down to Earth: The Biodiversity Crisis Explained will probe the science, politics and economics surrounding the critical threats to natural ecosystems and wild species that are now accelerating at...
by BAND | Feb 7, 2021 | Epilepsy Care
Epilepsy presents an urgent global public health challenge, especially so in Africa. On a continent where more than 10 million people live with the disease, less than 20% receive effective treatment. However, with medication costing as little as $5/year, two-thirds...
by BAND | Aug 3, 2020 | Grants in Focus, Nature Conservation
Investing in community-based organizations in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania to achieve lasting, locally-driven results in one of the world’s most iconic conservation landscapes. Spanning over 10 million acres, the contiguous grassland ecosystems of southern...