Measuring what matters

Tracking verified social innovations across people and planet - updated quarterly.

Maintained by One Family Foundation

Platform snapshot

Ecosystem scale

Each metric reflects a distinct dimension of the global social innovation landscape - from the organisations driving change to the reach and success rate of the solutions they deliver.

-Partner Organisations
-Tracked Innovations
-Countries Covered
-SDGs Covered

Sector coverage - how innovation is spread

Social innovation spans many fields. The platform tracks verified work across sectors - from clean energy and agri-tech to AI and infrastructure. Here's how the mix looks today:

  • Agriculture & Food18.07%
  • Waste Management11.34%
  • Forests & Land7.14%
  • Energy3.85%
  • AI & Technology4.08%
  • Other sectors55.52%

Regional distribution

Geographic spread

The global density of verified social innovation across continents - highlighting areas of concentrated activity and emerging ecosystems.

  • Sub-Saharan Africa612
  • South Asia548
  • Latin America & Caribbean431
  • Europe387
  • Southeast Asia294
  • North Africa & Middle East218
  • East Asia193
  • North America172

Key challenges

The primary social and environmental challenges addressed by innovations in the global registry.

  • Poverty & Livelihoods32.3%
    922 innovations
  • Climate & Energy22.5%
    641 innovations
  • Education & Literacy22.2%
    633 innovations
  • Health & Wellbeing17.6%
    502 innovations

Spotlight

Impact in Practice

Real stories of changemakers partnering with governments to transform proven solutions into impact at scale.

BRAC & Partners

Community Health Workers

Community health worker programmes scaled from grassroots initiatives to national health systems - bringing primary healthcare to millions in remote areas through government partnerships and a fleet of mobile clinics.

120M+ people reachedHealthcare Access

Scaled in: 40+ countries including Bangladesh

Aflatoun International

Aflatoun - Social & Financial Education

Social and financial education at scale through ministries of education - empowering children and youth with life skills, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship training integrated into national curricula.

9M+ children annuallyFinancial Literacy

Scaled in: 100+ countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America

Network For Regional Development Foundation

Land Rights & Livelihoods for Smallholders

Secure land-tenure programmes paired with solar-powered irrigation, helping smallholder farmers gain legal ownership and lift families out of poverty through policy advocacy.

180M+ beneficiariesAgriculture & Land Reform

Scaled in: 50+ countries including India, China, Myanmar

From insight to action

Explore all verified innovations behind the numbers, or submit your own to be tracked alongside them.