The Reach Alliance

The Reach Alliance is a consortium of global universities—with partners in Australia, Canada, Ghana, Kenya Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States—developing the leaders we need to soxlve urgent local challenges of the hard to reach—those underserved for geographic, administrative, or social reasons. 

Working in interdisciplinary teams, Reach’s globally minded students use rigorous research methods to identify innovative solutions to climate, public health, and economic challenges. Research is conducted in collaboration with local communities and with guidance from university faculty members, building capacity and skills among Reach’s student researchers. The power of the Reach Alliance stems from engaging leading universities to unleash actionable research insights for impact. These insights have been published in leading journals and taken up by policymakers and sector leaders around the world.  

The Reach Alliance was created in 2015 by the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, in partnership with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. It is guided by an advisory council of leaders in academia, and in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors who help to drive impact, influence and scale, and support fundraising efforts.