“FXB International is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) with over 30 years of experience in breaking the cycle of poverty. Children’s rights are at the heart of FXB’s actions, and each of its programs is a response to the concrete implementation – in the daily lives of children – of their rights as defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted on November 20, 1989. FXB programs also integrate most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to reach the 2030 agenda. 18 million adults and children have already benefited from our programs.”
“The NYU Marron Institute conducts innovative applied research, working with cities to take on critical challenges of urban living. Started with a generous gift from Donald B. Marron, the Institute operates on a model of academic venture capital in which the faculty who run research programs receive seed funding. Faculty members use seed funds to develop their programs, hire research staff and build portfolios of externally-funded projects that have the potential to improve outcomes in cities. Currently, the Marron Institute has six major research programs focused on urban planning, environmental health, civic analytics, transportation and land use, human trafficking, and public sector performance and innovation.
Globally, cities are home to more than half of the world’s population—4 billion people and growing. Though the researchers and faculty members at the Marron Institute do publish and teach on occasion, their chief focus is the pursuit of sponsored research that will extend the impact of the Institute’s founding gift and have a positive and measurable impact on life in cities the world over.”
“The Uganda National Academy of Sciences is an independent, non-profit, nonpolitical, and membership-based service organization. UNAS was created to provide credible, balanced, and evidence-driven advice to the nation on matters of science and development.
UNAS draws its membership from the Fellowship of the Academy who are recognized for their lifetime achievements in the sciences and humanities. Fellows are active contributors to the national and international academic community. The UNAS Fellowship is composed of scholars from disciplines including the natural and social sciences, as well as the arts and humanities—all of whom have been selected through a rigorous vetting process.
UNAS is composed of three distinct bodies: the General Assembly, the Council, and the Secretariat. The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Academy made up of the complete Fellowship. The Council is the organization’s board, and its role includes overall leadership of the Academy, the setting of strategic aims, mobilization of human and financial resources for effective functioning of the Academy, review of management performance, the setting of the Academy’s values, and standards, and ensuring that the Academy meets its various obligations to the law, its stakeholders, and ethical conduct. Council members serve for 3-year terms up to a maximum of 6 years pending re-election. The Secretariat executes the strategic direction defined by the Council by formulating and implementing specific programs while running the day-to-day operations of UNAS.”