Many Americans are breathing a sigh of relief. Across the United States, the vaccine rollout is gaining speed. By May 1, every U.S. adult will be eligible for inoculation.

But eligibility is far from equity — and around the world, the pandemic is far from over. Already, vast disparities are emerging in vaccine access — both within countries and between them — especially for Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities.

When the pandemic hit New York City in 2020, undocumented Mexican immigrants relied on the support of local organizations that have years of experience in their communities..

Four ways philanthropy can effectively partner with governments to support equitable vaccination distribution and ensure that more individuals are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Cities around the globe have experienced unprecedented times in 2020 as Covid-19 drastically changed every aspect of urban life. The closure of schools, daycare centres and playgrounds challenged the work of NACTO’s Global Designing Cities Initiative, through the Streets for Kids programme, to improve how cities meet the needs of babies, young children, and their caregivers. However, it is also prompting a widespread reimagining of where and how play, learning and social connection occur for the youngest members of society.

Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, the funding community has wrestled with how to meet the moment as challenges continue to mount. An informal poll of Fund for Global Human Rights grantees found that, six months into the pandemic, almost twice as many respondents had lost funding and been forced to let go of staff compared to an earlier survey. Grantees also reported an uptick in governments weaponising pandemic restrictions against activists who challenge their policies.

Nearly a third of nonprofits say they may be forced to close their doors within the next twelve months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey by the Charities Aid Foundation of America finds.

The Ford Foundation and four others plan to substantially increase their spending, a splurge financed in part by issuing debt.

This push is one of the few coronavirus initiatives focused on political advocacy.

We wake up each day to news of loss on a scale that is hard to comprehend, and we feel in our bones that it did not have to be this way. Over 70,000 Americans have died in the last two months. Over 30 million people in the U.S. have lost their jobs and are grappling with the ripple effects of sudden unemployment.