Our Stories

July 30, 2021

Tue, 07/27/2021 - 13:09

Support for Junior Uni online courses

Bayer Foundation will provide EUR 40,000 per year over the next three years to support digital learning by children and young people in the natural sciences through the “Wuppertal Junior University for the Bergisches Land region”

June 2, 2021

Wed, 06/02/2021 - 07:28

Science, Stories

Preserving nature, promoting new varieties

Interview with Prof. Dr. Romain Glèlè Kakaï, Chairman of the African-German Network of Excellence in Science (AGNES)

April 29, 2021

Thu, 04/29/2021 - 13:31

News, Science

Enabling Young African Scientists to Become Scientific Leaders in Their Community

The Bayer Foundation will extend its existing cooperation with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), now making research grants available in Germany for doctoral students from across sub-Saharan Africa. PhD fellowships and a research hub in sub-Saharan Africa will further enhance the partnership and facilitate the development of the next generation of scientific leaders within their communities.

April 29, 2021

Thu, 04/29/2021 - 12:59

Stories, Social Innovation

Scaling Digital Services to Reach 5 Million Farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa

Bayer Foundation has made a commitment to support the global aid organization Mercy Corps to expand their Agrifin Digital Farmer program (ADF) to at least five million farmers in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria.

April 22, 2021

Thu, 04/22/2021 - 07:32

Stories, Social Innovation

Fighting Covid-19 AND malaria

Supported by the Bayer Foundation, the ARCTEC team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is expanding its ‘Healthy home, healthy family’ mobile communication programme to Malawi to help fight malaria during the COVID-19 pandemic.