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Using digital technology to serve female farmers in Peru

As the gatekeepers to family nutrition and the guardians of crop diversity, women play a defining yet underappreciated role in Peru’s food system. To solve this issue, Producers Direct, a global smallholder owned not-for profit organization is pioneering Farm Direct, an AgriTech solution serving female smallholders in Peru. 

Winners Announcement: Otto Bayer Award and Early Excellence in Science Awards 2024

Professor Meritxell Huch, a director of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany receives this year’s Otto Bayer Award for her pioneering research on human organoids. Four early career scientists are honored with the Early Excellence in Science Awards for their boundary breaking research in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Data Science and Medical Science.

Inspiring the next generation of scientists: Science@School projects 2024!

The foundations for innovation and the spirit of discovery are laid in the classroom. That's why the Bayer Foundation has established its Science@School program to support extracurricular STEM school projects. Find out more about this year’s selected initiatives and how teachers are promoting exciting and inclusive STEM education in local schools.

Voices of Early Career Scientists: Insights and Perspectives Unveiled

Insufficient funding, academic pressure, and gender discrimination were highlighted as major challenges faced by early career scientists (ECS) in a recent comprehensive study conducted by Bayer Foundation in collaboration with Impact Intelligence. The research explored the experiences of ECS in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), health sciences, natural sciences, and life sciences, focusing on Germany and sub-Saharan African countries such as Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

Impact Analysis: Access to vision services and eyeglasses for remote Ugandan communities

We supported Healthy Entrepreneurs and RestoringVision to collaborate on the Reading Glasses Initiative (RGI) in Uganda. The partnership is made possible through the Million Lives Collective collaboration grant funded by Bayer Foundation. With equitable access to eye screenings and low-cost near vision glasses, 94% of our beneficiaries have reported a significant improvement in their quality of life, resulting in increased confidence, greater independence and better productivity at work.

Science Fellowships: Here are our 2024 Fellows!

We are dedicated to cultivating a collaborative approach among future scientific leaders by offering five distinct fellowships. Our three fellowships for outstanding Master's, PhD, and medical students provide opportunities for international exchange programs in drug discovery, agriculture, and medicine. To inspire and engage the next generation of scientists, we also offer two fellowships for student teachers and young apprentices focusing on STEM education and life sciences. In 2024, we selected 47 outstanding individuals from 10 different countries and awarded over €330,000 in funding for this unique opportunity.

Challenge Accepted: Increasing incomes by 30% for more than 100,000 African women!

A big congratulations to our winners of the Million Lives Collective challenge: 4Life Solutions x Maendeleo ya Wanawake, and Medic x D-tree International! They will receive USD $100k grant funding for each joint project, technical assistance support and networking opportunities in their mission to increase incomes by 30% for more than 100,000 women in Africa. This opportunity is funded by Bayer Foundation through the Women’s Economic Empowerment collaboration grant.

Social Innovation Days 2024: A global platform to convene, connect and catalyze

The third edition of the Social Innovation Days went global. In 2024, we expanded our portfolio and selected a wide variety of new partners from Latin America and Asia Pacific – next to our still active portfolio in Africa. With a focus on Women Economic Empowerment, the two-day event was attended by 92 women and 52 men from 33 countries.

Impact Analysis: Community Health Entrepreneurs are changing the lives of underserved Ugandan communities

We partnered with Healthy Entrepreneurs in 2022 to fund a sustainable program that amplifies the effectiveness of the Community Health Worker system while increasing the reach to the most isolated communities in Uganda. Today, 96% of our beneficiaries say the quality of their lives has improved since accessing the program’s healthcare support.

Women Empowerment Award 2024: We have our winners!

We are thrilled to announce our 15 remarkable winners for the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award, representing the Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Africa regions.

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