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[caption id="attachment_19627" align="aligncenter" width="978"] Visitors at Constitution Hill look at the display at the Women's Goal Museum which used to house female political prisoners.[/caption] South Africa Atlantic began its work in racial equity in the nascent years of post-Apartheid South Africa. In 1991, Atlantic’s Founding…

Although our doors will close at the end of 2020, the legacy of our commitment to racial and health equity will continue through the Atlantic Fellows programs.  Established in 2015 as one of our final “Big Bets”, the Atlantic Fellows programs are a global network…

[caption id="attachment_58419" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Yarol Yamel, 3, is examined by Dr. Janisleydis Rosado for bronchial asthma at walk-in clinic Number 15, La Santa Fe, Isle of Youth.[/caption] Cuba Although Cuba’s health care system is considered to be one of the best in the world, in…

[caption id="attachment_83347" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Senior Fellows convening, hosted by the Atlantic Institute at Rhodes House, Oxford, in February 2018. Credit: Atlantic Institute.[/caption] “Use your wealth to help people. Use your wealth to create institutions to help people. When it comes down to it, it’s always…

The story of Atlantic’s $422 million investments in South Africa to improve and transform health and higher education.

From 1991 through 2016, Atlantic invested $422 million in South Africa to help advance and support efforts to reduce inequality and improve people’s well-being. Here you’ll find a collection of resources about Atlantic’s work in South Africa, including evaluations that describe outcomes from different programs…

The 1990s were pivotal years in South Africa. First came Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in 1990, followed by his election as president in 1994. Two years later, Mandela signed a new South African constitution, hailed as one of the most progressive in the world—a…

[caption id="attachment_83415" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Atlantic staff in 2016[/caption] In 2010, Atlantic commissioned philanthropy consultant Tony Proscio, in conjunction with Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society, to write a series of reports charting the final years of the foundation, the largest endowed institution…

The Atlantic Philanthropies has long championed racial and health equity—two of the biggest social issues that continue to be faced globally. In the past four decades, our grantmaking has included particular focus on racial equity in the United States and South Africa and health equity…

The transition from apartheid to the new South Africa is rightfully viewed as one of the major advances in human history toward equality and democracy. But as I have written here before, many problems still exist: the South African government became an object of ridicule,…