Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Through our Rainer Arnhold Fellowship we find leaders with promising poverty solutions and help them to design and deliver them at scale. Our fellows are leaders with scalable solutions to poverty - and the chops to deliver them. They'll leave you optimistic about the future.

The Rainer Arnhold Program

2025 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

AI-powered credit scoring to identify and launch the best farmers in Uganda

Bram van den Bosch

Emata

2025

Synthetic protein that can go into everyday food starting in Kenya

Grant Gordon

Essential

2025

An affordable, reusable period cup for women in India

Ira Guha

Asan

2025

A public health platform for patient care in Brazil

João Abreu

ImpulsoGov

2025

The right boreholes in the right place in Malawi

Muthi Nhlema

BASEflow

2025

Healthcare for last mile health blackholes starting in Uganda

Nick Laing

OneDay Health

2025

Bundled resources to improve poultry farming industry in Nigeria

Opeoluwa Fayomi

Pullus Africa

2025

Elite coalitions for pro-growth strategies in Low Income Countries

Pascal Mensah

Economic Policy Network

2025

Smart-phone enhanced structured pedagogy in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Simon Graffy

Inspiring Teachers

2025

Fortify flour with micronutrients in India

Tony Senanayake

Fortify Health

2025

2024 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

911 emergency services for all in Nigeria

Folake Owodunni

Emergency Response Africa

2024

Food processing microfactories in Kenya

Irene Etyang

Mamlo Foods

2024

Government growth teams to create jobs

Jonathan Mazumdar

Growth Teams

2024

Community distributors of self-injectable contraception in Nigeria

Klau Chmielowska

Lafiya Nigeria

2024

Community-run pre-school in Rwanda

Lydie Hakizimana

Happy Hearts

2024

Public school sex ed in rural Madagascar

Maia Ramarosandratana

Projet Jeune Leader

2024

Pair telemedicine to Community Health Workers in Guinea

Nasser Diallo

Clinic+O

2024

Dispensers for easy access to life-saving medicines in Southern Africa

Neo Hutiri

Pelebox

2024

Phone-based gig work to train AI in India

Safiya Husain

Karya

2024

Use AI to speed up justice in Indian courts

Utkarsh Saxena

Adalat AI

2024

2023 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

AI-powered math chatbot for resource-constrained learners

Abdulhamid Haidar

Darsel

2023

Radio campaigns to increase family planning in Nigeria

Anna Christina Thorsheim

Family Empowerment Media

2023

AI-powered women's healthcare in India

Divya Kamerkar

Pinky Promise

2023

Emergency transport services across Africa

Linda Deng

M-Mama

2023

Sustainable water utilities for rural areas

Mikael Dupuis

UDUMA

2023

Map tech to predict and aggregate harvests in Ghana

Nikki Okrah

Chaku Foods

2023

Socio-emotional learning within the core curriculum in India

Richa Gupta

Labhya

2023

Targeted policy advocacy and implementation to activate India's welfare schemes

Samina Bano

RightWalk Foundation

2023

Professionalized peer community nutrition workers in India

Shruthi Iyer

Foundation for Mother and Child Health

2023

Smart greenhouses for farmers in Kenya

Taita Ngetich

Synnefa

2023

More effective development aid policies

Walter Kerr

Unlock Aid

2023

2022 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Sexual violence prevention training across Africa

Benjamin Omondi Mboya

Ujamaa Africa

2022

Solar powered cold storage in Kenya

Dysmus Kisilu

Solar Freeze

2022

Smallholder one-stop-shop in Bangladesh

Fahad Ifaz

iFarmer

2022

E-mobility infrastructure in Kenya

Jesse Forrester

Mazi Mobility

2022

Escalatory advocacy in South Africa

Koketso Moeti

amandla.mobi

2022

Level-based foundational learning in India

Merlia Shaukath

Madhi Foundation

2022

Home-based early childhood development in India

Namya Mahajan

Rocket Learning

2022

Biotech product to extend cassava shelf-life in Cameroon

Pelkins Ajanoh

CassVita

2022

Home-based early childhood development in Kenya

Sabrina Habib

Kidogo

2022

Lay psychotherapy in Kenya

Tom Osborn

Shamiri Institute

2022

2021 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Community water grids in Rwanda.

Christelle Kwizera

Water Access Rwanda

2021

“Safe Space” menstrual health training for girls and women in India.

Dilip Pattubala

Uninhibited

2021

One-stop shop for solar mini-grids in Nigeria.

Fabio De Pascale

NXT Grid

2021

Home-based preschool businesses in South Africa.

Grace Matlhape

SmartStart

2021

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for hardcore youth rehabilitation in Liberia.

Klubosumo Johnson Borh

NEPI

2021

Conversion of smallholder farmers into successful commercial farmers in Malawi.

Ko Chijota

GGEM Farming

2021

Business-in-a-phone for young people in Kenya.

Marianne Mwaniki

Avunja Mobile

2021

HIV peer counselling for young people in Zimbabwe.

Nicola Willis

Zvandiri Africaid

2021

Virtual self-care health coaching in Nigeria.

Nneka Mobisson

mDoc Healthcare

2021

A digital platform to connect urban migrants to jobs and housing in India.

Rushil Palavajjhala

Bandhu Tech

2021

Community influencers as health behavior promoters in India.

Varsha Venugopal

Suvita

2021

Quality-focused platform to link farmers to traders in India.

Vikas Birhma

Gramhal

2021

2020 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Aisha Bashir

Cam Dairies

2020

Alexander Fankuchen

Cinch Markets

2020

Brian Milder

Aceli Africa

2020

Chris Turillo

Medha

2020

Haroon Yasin

Taleemabad

2020

Katie Taylor

Khethworks

2020

Kruti Bharucha

Peepul

2020

Molly Burke

Cycle Connect

2020

Muhammad Mustafa

Mauqa Online

2020

Sara Saeed Khurrum

Sehat Kahani

2020

2019 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Alison Naftalin

Lively Minds

2019

Anoop Jain

Sanitation and Health Rights in India

2019

Avery Bang

Bridges to Prosperity

2019

Batya Blankers

CHANCEN International

2019

Emiliano Mroue

West African Rice Company

2019

Julius Mbeya

Lwala

2019

Neha Verma

Intelehealth

2019

Oluwasoga Oni

MDaaS Global

2019

Paul Skidmore

Rising Academies

2019

Peter Awin

Cowtribe

2019

2018 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Alloysius Attah

Farmerline

2018

Dixon Chibanda

Friendship Bench

2018

Gerald Abila

Barefoot Law

2018

Matt Bonds

Pivot

2018

Nisha Ligon

Ubongo

2018

Piyush Tewari

SaveLIFE Foundation

2018

Sathya Raghu Mokkapati

Kheyti

2018

Susan Colby

Imagine Worldwide

2018

Wawira Njiru

Food 4 Education

2018

2017 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Atul Satija

The Nudge Foundation

2017

Barry Finette

THINKMD

2017

Betsy Williams

Emerging Public Leaders

2017

Caitlin Baron

The Luminos Fund

2017

Chase Adam

Watsi

2017

Curt Bowen

Semilla Nueva

2017

Eli Pollak

Apollo Agriculture

2017

Lonnie Hackett

Healthy Learners

2017

Seth Cochran

Operation Fistula

2017

Sneha Sheth

Dost Education

2017

2016 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Felix Brooks-Church

Sanku

2016

Jacques Sebisaho

Amani Global Works

2016

Jehiel Oliver

Hello Tractor

2016

Jenny Schechter

Integrate Health

2016

Kate Cincotta

Saha Global

2016

Lee Paiva

No Means No Worldwide

2016

Rubayat Khan

Jeeon

2016

Saul Kornik

Africa Health Placements

2016

2015 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Angelica Towne

Educate!

2015

Carl Jensen

Good Nature Agro

2015

Gaya Datar

EarthEnable

2015

Gwen Floyd

Soko

2015

John Rendel

PEAS

2015

Liisa Petrykowska

Ignitia

2015

Nakul Saran

Fish Forever

2015

Noam Angrist

Youth Impact

2015

2014 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Edith Elliott

Noora Health

2014

Kinari Webb

Health in Harmony

2014

Kola Masha

Babban Gona

2014

Madison Ayer

Farmshop

2014

Mark Arnoldy

Possible

2014

Misan Rewane

WAVE

2014

Nicholas Sowden

Penda Health

2014

Taylor Downs

Open[Fn]

2014

2013 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Barbara Bush

Global Health Corps

2013

Jessica Beckerman

Muso

2013

Kathleen Colson

BOMA Project

2013

Michael Eddy

Instiglio

2013

Michael Murphy

MASS Design

2013

Safeena Husain

Educate Girls

2013

Sean Mayberry

StrongMinds

2013

Sharath Jeevan

STiR Education

2013

2012 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Alasdair Harris

Blue Ventures

2012

Buddy Shah

IDInsight

2012

Eric Woods

Switchboard

2012

Guillaume Virag

Project Alba

2012

Joshua Pierce

Zola Electric

2012

Michelle Kreger

Kiva Labs

2012

Nithya Ramanathan

Nexleaf

2012

Rose Goslinga

Kilimo Salama

2012

2011 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Anushka Ratnayake

MyAgro

2011

David Auerbach

Sanergy (now known as Fresh Life)

2011

Laurie Marker

Cheetah Conservation Fund

2011

Lindsay Stradley

Sanergy

2011

Mark Hemsworth

Rent to Own

2011

Nat Robinson

Juhudi Kilimo

2011

Pema Yangchen

Lhasa Maternal Healthcare

2011

Raj Panjabi

Last Mile Health

2011

Tyler Gage

Runa

2011

2010 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Alex Petroff

Working Villages

2010

Anna Elliot

Bamyan Media

2010

Jacob Donnelly

Farm Builders

2010

Kel Sheppey

Wild4life

2010

Krista Donaldson

D-Rev

2010

Nick Pearson

Jacaranda Health

2010

Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu

Smallholders Foundation

2010

2009 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Arlene Samen

One Heart Worldwide

2009

Dale Lewis

COMACO

2009

Daniel Zoughbie

Microclinic International

2009

Jake Harriman

Nuru

2009

Josh Nesbit

Medic

2009

Krista Dong

iTeach

2009

Leila Janah

Samasource

2009

Melanie Edwards

Mobile Metrix

2009

2008 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Abby Falik

Global Citizen Year

2008

Freya Spielberg

Healthbox

2008

Greg Casagrande

MicroDreams

2008

Jane Alderman

Peter C. Alderman Foundation

2008

Jane Chen

Embrace

2008

Tevis Howard

Komaza

2008

2007 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Anil Chitrakar

Kathmandu 2020

2007

Chris Delany

Crafted Livelihoods

2007

Jeff Morgan

Global Heritage Fund

2007

Jim Taylor & Debbie Aung Din

Proximity Designs

2007

Joel Segre

Individual

2007

Marta Echavarria

Ecodecision

2007

Ranjiv Khush

Aquaya

2007

2006 Rainer Arnhold Fellows

Andrew Youn

One Acre Fund

2006

Chris LaFranchi

OneReef

2006

Kate Tulenko

Corvus Health

2006

Liza Kimbo

Sustainable Healthcare Foundation

2006

Losang Rabgey

Machik

2006

Patricia Zurita

Conservation Stewards Program

2006