A new alliance has been launched at the World Economic Forum uniting 40 leading organisations to help social entrepreneurs overcome the impact of Covid-19, with an initial funding of $75 million available for the purpose.

The “Covid Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs” pools the knowledge, experience and responses of the organisations to alleviate people's sufferings and advance new models of change for a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable world.

The alliance also aims to coordinate between member organisations and amplify the support for social entrepreneurs under extreme stress by the pandemic, a press release issued by the WEF said.

The initiative will also feature covidcap.com, a searchable database of emergency funds available to non-profit and for-profit entrepreneurs during Covid-19. The dashboard contains global capital relief offers worth over $1 trillion.

Opinion

Editorial

Yemen offensive
Updated 04 Oct, 2026

Yemen offensive

The best option, therefore, is for Muslim and Arab states to help restore the Saudi-Houthi ceasefire.
Growth transition
04 Oct, 2026

Growth transition

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent call to move from stabilisation to growth, job creation and export ...
Protection at risk
04 Oct, 2026

Protection at risk

THE recent warning from UNHCR should alarm donor governments. Nearly 8.3m refugees and other forcibly displaced...
Talks, at last
Updated 03 Oct, 2026

Talks, at last

The government’s constant threats to suspend KP’s elected dispensation over a political protest have escalated hostilities considerably. In that context, both sides did well to start talking.
IWT’s future
Updated 03 Oct, 2026

IWT’s future

TOGETHER with the Kashmir dispute, India’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has become the biggest...
Pained minds
03 Oct, 2026

Pained minds

IN Pakistan, mental healthcare is wedged between two extremes — a luxury or a stigma. Estimates cited by the...