Impact - introduction
Social innovators have improved the lives of 722 million in over 190 countries
Since its foundation in 1998, a total of 722 million lives have been directly improved by the work of our community of social innovators.
Through values-based and innovative approaches, focusing on inclusivity, collaboration and sustainability, the Foundation’s social innovator community has impacted over 100 million people around the world from 2019 to 2022.
The impact of this community includes:
41 million people
with improved healthcare
20 million young people
with improved access to healthcare
15.3 million people
empowered through better access to finance
6 million women
empowered
3.6 million people
with improved social and economic livelihoods through financial disbursements and capacity building
2.2 million young people
with better access to education
Impact - quote
Tech Matters (Benetech)
The biggest impact the Schwab Foundation had on my organization was connecting us to other social entrepreneurs, who are our most important partners in accomplishing systems change
Impact across sectors
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