From 1999 to 2013, the number of people who are living below the extreme poverty line has decreased by more than half. The number of undernourished people across the globe decreased from 930 million in the beginning of 2000s to around 793 million in the last three years. Similarly, the number of children out of school has decreased by nearly half, from 100 million in 2000 to approximately 57 million in 2015.

Yet we live in times of great uncertainty and upheavals. Daunting and complex challenges affect us in all parts of the world. Flooding of coastal cities have been on a dramatic rise due to climate change. The income inequalities have exploded over the last decade, both within and between countries. Numbers of people that go to bed hungry every day are estimated at 850 million in 2016, 40 million more than the year before. The list goes on.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the world to do list for people and planet, capable of ending poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. Agenda 2030 has given the world a common language to see how we can transform our societies and a sense of urgency.

However, it is clear that this ambitious and comprehensive agenda can only be achieved with radically new ways of doing things. Only by collaborating and bringing diverse people together to analyze old problems through new lenses, which break away silos and combine our collective capabilities, we can create smart solutions to realize the promises of Agenda 2030. For the SDGs to be reached, everyone needs to do their part: governments, the private sector, civil society, academia, philanthropy and citizenry.

This report Philanthropy and the SDGs: Engaging Brazilian social private investment in the global development agenda demonstrates the vibrancy of Brazilian philanthropy, towards its contribution to the SDGs. It illustrates how SDGs can advance the philanthropic field by driving transformative partnerships when new ideas and perspectives are combined and enhance overall impact.