Driving Social Impact Through Software Redesign
Before COVID-19, Medtronic’s GIFs undertook projects in person, a key feature of the fellowship that encouraged relationship-building among the employees and the host organization. However, the pandemic forced Medtronic Foundation to pivot and create virtual opportunities instead. This NCD project demonstrated how effectively a remote team could function and continue to work with a partner organization with impactful results.
Reducing Inequalities through Human Capital
Several of our corporate partners have come to us in recent months asking “what can we do?”
They want to know what they can do to help marginalized communities get access to the healthcare they need to fight COVID-19 (Learn more through our Reimagining Community Health Systems program). What they can do to address systemic racism and how they can mobilize their talent to address structural inequalities that destabilize marginalized communities in complex ways.
Paradigm Shift : Solutions Driving the Circular Transformation
Paradigm Shift brings together some of the most prominent voices in the circular space on what it will take for the global community to make the transition to circularity. This publication takes a systems–level view of the challenge and focuses on solutions—upstream, downstream, and across sectors—with critical takeaways that you can use to advance your circular economy mission.
Rayuwa: A Team Response to COVID-19 in Nigeria
Since the moment the novel coronavirus officially landed in Nigeria, the response from PYXERA Global’s Rayuwa program has been to ensure, as best we can, sustained program activities that build community resilience in a way that emphasizes the safety of the program’s staff and members of the community.
Unleashing the Power of Collaboration to Reimagine Green(er) Solutions to Hunger
Scott Mather and Meredith Block of PIMCO discuss food insecurity and food waste in the context of Pyxera Global’s “Reimagining Green(er) Solutions to Hunger Challenge.”
India Retrospective
Looking Back at Impact This retrospective draws from a long-term impact assessment carried out by Pyxera Global from 2015 to 2016. The assessment was designed to evaluate the impact of Global Pro Bono programs sponsored by 8 different corporations on local host institutions in 15 locations throughout India. By examining these programs and reconnecting with host […]
Rayuwa: Translating John Deere’s Purpose into Practice
John Deere, PYXERA Global, the Government of Nigeria, and rural Nigerian communities share a vision—to achieve a food secure and prosperous Nigeria. To translate purpose into practice, John Deere and PYXERA Global created the Rayuwa program.
T I E Initiative: Infusing African Artistry into the World of Fashion and Interior Design
There’s a new model launching African artistry into the world of fashion and interior design: the T I E Initiative (Tradition. Innovation. Entrepreneurship). Showcasing the bright and complex hand-woven fabrics of Ghana and Ethiopia, the T I E model sets the stage to introduce iconic African design to global markets. It will provide the world of fashion and home décor a beautiful—and ethical—way to bring traditional hand-crafted products to consumers, while enhancing quality of life in African artisan communities.
