Where We Fund

We fund programs in countries ranked as low or medium in the UNDP’s Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index. Within those countries we aim to support the most vulnerable regions. We will not fund organizations operating in countries where there are high security threats.

Current Grantees

All
South America
Africa
Central America & Caribbean
Asia

Ecuador

Fundación Tierra Viva

Facilitate agroecological transition processes of rural farms through learning by experimenting so that they can improve their living conditions and are recognized and valued as farmers

Partner Since
2021
Funding to Date
$395,000
Current Grant
$175,000

Ghana

Peace for Life

Equip communities with the methods, knowledge, skills and connections needed to improve their social and economic wellbeing.

Partner Since
2021
Funding to Date
$127,000
Current Grant
$60,000
Pure Trust Foundation

Support development interventions in the area of Livelihood/ Economic empowerment, Education, Health, Advocacy, Financial inclusion and Water and sanitation.

Partner Since
2021
Funding to Date
$150,000
Current Grant
$75,000
Songtaba

Implement a holistic model to improve access of vulnerable populations to justice, food, nutrition, health and education.

Partner Since
2021
Funding to Date
$175,000
Current Grant
$75,000
Brave Aurora Foundation

Provide vulnerable children in Ghana and their families with new perspectives for their future, aiming to support the abolishment of orphanages, the reunification of children in residential care with their families and to undertake collaborative community development.

Partner Since
2022
Funding to Date
$85,000
Current Grant
$50,000
Centre for Active Learning and Integrated Development

Work with communities and identified groups, especially groups of young people, to fight injustice and promote equitable access to public services.

Partner Since
2022
Funding to Date
$85,000
Current Grant
$50,000

Guatemala

The Garden's Edge

In partnership with people to protect seeds, water, soil, and culture

Partner Since
2016
Funding to Date
$450,269
Current Grant
$180,000
QACHUU ALOOM

Achieve the sustainability of the organization by rescuing the ancestral knowledge of the production and use of native and indigenous seeds for the material and spiritual well-being of families in the communities, so that they generate their own income and can produce their own food in harmony with Mother Earth

Partner Since
2023
Funding to Date
$50,000
Current Grant
$75,000

Haiti

Fonkoze

Support for women in Northern Haiti to lift themselves out of ultra-poverty through an 18-month graduation model program. The program includes a cash transfer and intensive coaching to launch a productive activity.

Partner Since
2018
Funding to Date
$463,867
Current Grant
$150,000
HEMP-FEED

Support for a school lunch program in Northern Haiti

Partner Since
2018
Funding to Date
$297,690
Current Grant
$90,000

India

Upaya Social Ventures

Invest in early-stage companies, creating dignified jobs for the poorest of the poor in India and other countries (Recoverable Grant)

Partner Since
2019
Funding to Date
$205,000
Current Grant
$250,000

Kenya

Kenya Drylands Education Fund

Develop a holistic approach to reduce barriers to access to education and increase school enrollment in rural Kenyan communities.

Partner Since
2019
Funding to Date
$719,234
Current Grant
$220,000

Malawi

Footsteps Africa

Empower marginal women farmers to conserve, control and access sources of water for building their health and productive lives in last-mile villages in Malawi

Partner Since
2019
Funding to Date
$339,000
Current Grant
$100,000
Foundation for Community and Capacity Development (FOCCAD)

Alleviation of human suffering from disease, hunger, poverty and social injustice by creating and implementing participatory and sustainable solutions

Partner Since
2021
Funding to Date
$265,000
Current Grant
$125,000
Wandikweza

Provide health services to rural households through a Community Health Worker model.

Partner Since
2021
Funding to Date
$225,000
Current Grant
$150,000
ACADES

Build communities of economically empowered smallholder farmers and youth.

Partner Since
2021
Funding to Date
$200,000
Current Grant
$100,000

Peru

DESEA PERU

Partnering with vulnerable Andean communities to achieve wellbeing through water, health, education, and economic opportunities.

Partner Since
2013
Funding to Date
$1,233,263
Current Grant
$175,000

Senegal

Andando Foundation

Establish and manage market garden cooperatives, improving school infrastructure and rehabilitating health posts.

Partner Since
2013
Funding to Date
$2,168,998
Current Grant
$350,000
AGRECOL

Strengthen the vision, practice and promotion of organic and/or ecological agriculture and social capital in Senegal and West Africa

Partner Since
2023
Funding to Date
$70,000
Current Grant
$100,000

Sierra Leone

Movement Towards Peace and Development Agency - Sierra Leone

Empower communities to champion their development aspirations and constructively challenge unjust structures, systems and ensure that women and children fully enjoy their human rights whilst living up to their obligations.

Partner Since
2022
Funding to Date
$170,000
Current Grant
$100,000
St. George Foundation

Empower children, women, and communities through services that enhance their well-being, protection, and development.

Partner Since
2022
Funding to Date
$75,000
Current Grant
$100,000
The Needy Today

Seeking lasting solutions in helping deplorable people achieve a brighter future in Sierra Leone

Partner Since
2023
Funding to Date
$55,000
Current Grant
$75,000

Tanzania

HopeCare

Work towards the empowerment of the vulnerable and poor communities through implementing activities in Economic Empowerment and Enterprise Development, Health, Education and Food Security

Partner Since
2023
Funding to Date
$35,000
Current Grant
$50,000

Uganda

Bega Kwa Bega

Improve the living conditions of Ugandan orphans and the families who care for them through integrated community-development programming

Partner Since
2015
Funding to Date
$456,918
Current Grant
$100,000
The Water Trust

Support villages, schools, and health centers in rural Uganda to equip communities to minimize preventable disease through improved water, sanitation, and hygiene.

Partner Since
2017
Funding to Date
$791,999
Current Grant
$150,000
Raising the Village

Support last-mile communities in Uganda living in extreme poverty through community designed projects which increase household incomes.

Partner Since
2018
Funding to Date
$325,254
Current Grant
$150,000
Friends of Orphans

Support war-affected communities through through rehabilitation, education, vocational skill training, agriculture, microfinancing, women empowerment and HIV/AIDS programs.

Partner Since
2021
Funding to Date
$125,000
Current Grant
$75,000
ADCSAP

Unlock the potential of families and local communities to lead their own development and thrive

Partner Since
2023
Funding to Date
$35,000
Current Grant
$50,000
KOMUGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

Promote human values & development through implementations of practical programs for the benefit of all in view of building a sustainable community with improved standards of living.

Partner Since
2023
Funding to Date
$35,000
Current Grant
$65,000

Zimbabwe

Local Initiatives Development (LID) Agency

Lead in facilitating innovative and practical solutions that empower communities to derive sustainable benefits from their environment, economy, and society

Partner Since
2015
Funding to Date
$1,117,175
Current Grant
$270,000
LID Agency/LEAP

Support women farmers to produce more food to improve food security and increase income.

Partner Since
2021
Funding to Date
$213,200
Current Grant
$213,200
Center for Gender and Community Development in Zimbabwe

Build socio-economic capacities of marginalized communities mostly women and youth for sustainable development in Zimbabwe

Partner Since
2020
Funding to Date
$246,770
Current Grant
$150,000

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