ChildLife Foundation will receive the Skoll Award for Social Innovation 2026 during the 23rd Annual Skoll World Forum that is to be held in Oxford, U.K from April 21-24.
The ChildLife Foundation is one of the three organizations in the world that will receive this award for saving thousands of children daily by modernizing Pakistan’s pediatric emergency rooms and linking them to a telemedicine network.
“This recognition belongs to our frontline teams working 24/7 to save children’s lives, to our government partners who make scale possible, and to our supporters who believe in this mission,” said Dr. Ahson Rabbani, CEO ChildLife Foundation.
He added that the ChildLife Foundation promise is “no child more than 30 minutes away from quality emergency care, 24/7 and free of charge”.
It is to be noted that the Skoll Award for Social Innovation provides support to nonprofit organizations with a proven track record of advancing transformational social change on intractable global issues.
“This year’s winners of the Skoll Award for Social Innovation prove that when bold, creative leaders set their sights on a problem, their resolve and commitment lead to global systems change. Through innovative partnerships with affected communities and cross-sector collaboration, they are driving impact and lasting change in the fields of health, education, and public benefits,” said Marla Blow, CEO & President of the Skoll Foundation.
She added that even in the face of profound shocks to the social impact space, these organizations are not simply maintaining their impact; they are increasing it exponentially.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan faces one of the highest child mortality rates in the world, with nearly 1,000 children dying every day from treatable conditions like pneumonia.
The ChildLife Foundation works to prevent those deaths by strengthening Pakistan’s struggling pediatric emergency care system. It partners with government to rehabilitate and manage pediatric ERs within public hospitals, delivering world-class care through modern facilities and equipment, efficient systems and well-trained teams. This system has achieved a significant reduction in child mortality in the ERs ChildLife manages.
Additionally, ChildLife Foundation’s 24/7 telemedicine network links over 300 secondary care hospitals to pediatric specialists, covering 90 percent of the country.
By building government doctors’ capacity and scaling to 40 modernized ERs and more than 400 telemedicine sites, the organization hopes to deliver life-saving care to 20 million children each year.
It is pertinent to mention that The Skoll Foundation catalyzes transformational social change by investing in, connecting and championing social entrepreneurs and other innovators who support them who are advancing bold, systemic solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.