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Supporting Female Farmers in Nepal with Innovative Biofertilizer

Climate-resilient and sustainable agriculture is essential for ensuring food security and protecting the environment in an era of climate change. In Nepal, women are driving innovation and transforming agriculture through Tricho-vermicompost, a biofertilizer that boosts yields by 15% and fights soil diseases. We support iDE in Nepal to reach 5,000 households by 2025, producing 640 tonnes of compost to help farmers grow more, earn more, and build resilience.

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Aging with Dignity: Integrated Nursing to Support Community Elder Care in China

We are supporting the collaboration between Buurtzorg and Guangxi New Life Healthcare through their pilot project, “Integrated Nursing to Support Community Elder Care”. The initiative was officially launched on May 28, 2025, at a ceremony held in Nanning, China. United by the shared mission of delivering “lower costs, better care,” all organizations aim to reshape community-based elder care in China by introducing a new, integrated, and empowering care model.

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How Dedicated Community Health Workers Are Reaching Madagascar’s Unvaccinated Children

In rural southern Madagascar, where financial poverty and geographic isolation make healthcare access challenging, Community Health Workers (CHWs) are crucial in vaccinating children who would otherwise miss out. Doctors for Madagascar (DfM) aims to vaccinate at least 40,000 children by March 2026, targeting an 80 percent reduction in unvaccinated children across three regions of southern Madagascar. We have supported Doctors for Madagascar’s community healthcare program through our Social Innovation Ecosystem Fund.

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Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2025: Meet our winners!

In partnership with the Impact Hub Network, 15 extraordinary women entrepreneurs have been selected from a competitive pool of 1,763 applicants across Latin America, Africa & the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. Their innovative ventures are tackling some of the most pressing global challenges in health and food security.

Health for All and Hunger for None

Supporting Female Farmers in Nepal with Innovative Biofertilizer

Aging with Dignity: Integrated Nursing to Support Community Elder Care in China

How Dedicated Community Health Workers Are Reaching Madagascar’s Unvaccinated Children

Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2025: Meet our winners!

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