by Shanna Ridenour | Aug 14, 2026 | Updates
As part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Lead Poisoning Prevention Initiative, LEEP’s Opportunity Fund advances strategic, short-term projects that further our communal understanding of lead poisoning prevention. We are excited to announce the first two rounds of grantees...
by Jane Silcock | Mar 16, 2026 | DRC, Paint study, Regulation, Research, Updates
Summary New research reveals lead paint is widely available on the market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). LEEP, in partnership with the DRC government, conducted the study in DRC’s most-populated cities, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, and found 55% of samples...
by Jane Silcock | Feb 24, 2026 | Review, Updates
Introduction from LEEP’s Executive Director 2025 was a year of remarkable growth and foundational progress for LEEP. We launched 11 new paint programs, bringing our total presence to 40 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America—reaching areas representing 76%...
by Jane Silcock | Dec 18, 2025 | Paint study, Pakistan, Research, Updates
Summary A new study reveals that Pakistan has cut in half the share of lead paint on the market since LEEP began its work there. LEEP and the Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), in consultation with Pakistan Coating Association (PCA), conducted...
by Julia Berg | Apr 30, 2025 | Review, Updates
Introduction from LEEP’s Co-Executive Directors 2024 was an exciting year for LEEP, as well as the wider field of actors working on lead poisoning. We continued to scale our lead paint programs, supporting governments and industry to eliminate lead paint from...
by Julia Berg | Mar 25, 2025 | Paint study, Peru, Regulation, Research, Updates, Workshop
Summary In October 2024, the General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety (DIGESA), an agency of the Ministry of Health (MINSA), and LEEP conducted a paint study to assess the availability of lead paint on the market in Peru. The results showed that 16...
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