Featured
Explore our most powerful stories and groundbreaking insights through this curated selection of multimedia content. In this section, we feature thought-provoking videos highlighting key moments, challenges, and successes in our work worldwide, showcasing the transformative potential of our research and actions.
Ukraine's Other Fight: Economic Resilience in Unity | Mini-Doc
Yuliya, co-founder of the Ukrainian kitchen-counter maker GrandBlutPlat, lost everything to Russian rockets. When she returned to the rubble, she didn't know 90 percent of those who came to help--or what she should do next. The GROW Entrepreneurs program showed a path--and confirmed for her Ukraine's resilience in unity.
We are Abt
Kathleen Flanagan
Jacqui De Lacy
Jacqui De Lacy describes the impact of her childhood in Papua New Guinea, on her career in international development, and her current passion for making an impact.
Elaine Baruwa
Elaine Baruwa describes how her unfinished journey to medical school opened the doors to a degree in health economic, which set her on her path as a health systems strengtheing researcher.
Diane Paulsell
Diane Paulsell describes the impact of her unbringing in rural North Carolina and her mother's comitment to higher education on her passion to service others.
Cara Jackson
Cara Jackson describes the impact of a single article on high school exam rates on the arc of her research career.
Anna Koehle
Anna Koehle, EdD stresses the importance of crafting solutions that harness perspectives from diverse disciplines such as education, child welfare, and mental health to create effective programs and improve the lives of children and families.
Dion Trahan
Dion Trahan describes the impact of his father's death on his commitment to public service.
Allan Porowski
Allan Porowski describes the impact of three friends who failed to complete high school for different reasons on his commitment to social science research.
Insights
At Abt, we are showing how we help make an impact is superior to telling. That's why we've produced in-depth documentaries outlining our challenges and our successes.
Kelly Saldana | The Future of Resilient Health Systems Is in Primary Care
Kelly Saldana, vice president, resilient health systems, calls strengthening health systems the most effective way to improve health outcomes. Central to such efforts: primary health care (PHC). PHC considers local contexts to build resilience. Its lower cost can provide equitable universal access. And as the health frontline, PHC can prevent, detect, and treat disease outbreaks.
Satyendra Prasad | The Personal Impact of Climate Change
Satyendra Prasad, principal technical lead for climate and localization, tells how as a child in Fiji he experienced extreme weather events with greater frequency and intensity. As a scholar, policymaker, and practitioner, his mission is to protect the Blue Pacific.
The Intersect Podcast Series
Tune in to engaging discussions on the world’s most pressing challenges. Our podcast series explores problems, solutions, and the measurable impact our work is having globally.
Guaranteed Income, Direct Rental Assistance, and the Potential of Cash Transfers
This podcast covers what we have to learn about guaranteed income, and whether direct rental assistance could be an effective way of providing rent subsidies.
We Can Do Better: Data, Educational Outcomes, and Equity
Karen Gray-Adams and Rebecca McGill-Wilkinson discuss equity, the education evaluation process, and ensuring we identify the best way forward for every child.
Break the Chain: Exploring the Links Between Environmental & Criminal Justice
This podcast examines how systemic racism thrusts Black families into a cycle linking dangerous environmental conditions, poor health, and the justice system.
Ukraine to Rwanda: Integrating Renewable Energy with Gender Equity
In this podcast, Joan Chahenza and Nadiia Zaritska discuss how building resilient energy systems—from Ukraine to sub-Saharan Africa—can support gender equity.