Alice Kang'ethe recognized on TIME100 list for Beginnings Fund's work in Sub-Saharan Africa

Alice Kang'ethe is recognized on the TIME100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy 2026 list for her work establishing the Beginnings Fund. The fund, launched in April 2025, aims to save maternal and newborn lives by addressing core causes of death, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, and has raised $493 million. The Beginnings Fund co-designs interventions with governments, focusing on issues like C-section mortality in Malawi and workforce shortages, and has approved $199 million in grants across six African countries.