Action Sets Us Apart

The projects we support develop win-win entrepreneurial partnerships between the underprivileged and the wealthy. These collaborations help tackle inequality's economic and social dimension as they do not only generate income but develop skills and foster relationships and opportunities.

We seek courageous ideas and provide the resources for pioneering initiatives that else would fail to be attempted. If we succeed, our projects can become models for a town, a country or even a whole industry.

Learn more about the current projects in action and how you can join and become a link in the chain of change. 

FORGE FOUNDATION

Train disadvantaged youth in socio-emotional skills, digital, analytical and other skills essential to the work of the future and to adapt to changing environments

IMPACT HUB CIUDAD DE MÉXICO

Enabling vulnerable youth to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset, learn the ins and outs of starting a business and turn their own ideas into successful, income-generating ventures.

CHANGEMAKER XCHANGE

Creating a community of changemakers, boosting the impact of their solutions to tackle education inequality systemically

ISF

Enabling disadvantaged young people in Cambodia to complete their secondary schooling and go on to university or stable employment.

ISRD

Enabling girls in Manipur who have missed or quit school to integrate back into the formal education system and succeed.

 

JOBLINGE

Guiding and supporting disadvantaged young people and young refugees in entering the job market by acquiring the necessary skills through vocational training.

 

BAAN DEK FOUNDATION

Supporting families living in construction site camps while establishing innovative partnerships with construction companies and public services, to ensure that children get access to quality education.

 

IIHS

Informally employed women in India often return to work just two months after childbirth. IIHS wants to make sure their children receive safe, sustainable daytime care from the start and building consensus and collaboration among businesses, workers' rights groups and unions in support of high-quality childcare for disadvantaged working women.

 

PARTNER IN HEALTH/APZU

In Malawi, the lack of adolescent- friendly health services and social stigma deter HIV positive adolescents from accessing vocational education and the labour market. APZU's redesigned curriculum for teen health facilities enables them to do just that.

 

MEET - Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow

Enabling minorities and women in Palestine and Israel to develop quality STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math),entrepreneurship and leadership skills to create lasting, meaningful change in their communities.

CLUSTER

Narrowing the wealth gap between high-end design and furniture companies and artisans in Cairo, by increasing entrepreneurial and professional skills and integrating supply chains in the design-craft sector.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, TNC

Transforming the management of grassland ecosystems to foster inclusive and equitable conservation and reduce wealth inequality between wealthy and poor herders in Inner Mongolia. 

ROOM TO READ

Transforming the lives of thousands of children from historically low-income communities in Hong Kong by developing their literacy skills, providing them with books where they feel represented, and helping them pursue a fulfilling, quality education. 

RURALREVIVE

Developing an inclusive, resilient and sustainable tourism and economic diversification concept for the Namibian community of Maltahöhe. The focus is on integrating and empowering local women, smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs through upskilling and technology transfer.

WOMEN FOR WOMEN RWANDA

Improving the personal and economic well-being of Rwandan women micro-entrepreneurs through comprehensive training and socioeconomically diverse collaborations that create access to start-up capital.

TANZANIAN WOMEN ARCHITECTS FOR HUMANITY

Empowering women with the skills to work and thrive in the sustainable housing business.

WOMEN IN PLANT OIL PRODUCTION

Upskilling female farmers to cultivate jojoba and commercialize its oil. From farming techniques to business, marketing and management skills, the process aims to turn small-scale farmers into entrepreneurs with connections to international clients within the cosmetic industry.

FUNDAMENTAL

Building a safe, profitable and collaborative recycling network that grants waste pickers dignity and embeds them in a mutually supportive value chain with business actors from different social strata.  

FA.VELA

Preparing underprivileged youth from Belo Horizonte's favelas to navigate strategically in the digital economy. Through training, mentoring and exchange, privileged and underprivileged work together to model and manage resilient businesses. 

FICA

Offering philanthropists an impact investment platform which buys and repurposes extortive housing into affordable real estate under social landownership.

CHRISTEL HOUSE SIMUNYE

Forging partnerships between underprivileged and privileged schools, laying the foundation for future respect and minimising the development of uncoscious bias. 

 

CODESPA

Advancing economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable aquaculture through entrepreneurial collaborations between seaweed harvesters and processing companies.

FUNDAMENTAL

A Recycling Network to Bolster the Vulnerable
FUNDAMENTAL

Building a safe, profitable and collaborative recycling network that grants waste pickers dignity and embeds them in a mutually supportive value chain with business actors from different social strata.  

FA.VELA

Advancing Digital Entrepreneurial Skills of Underprivileged Youth
FA.VELA

Preparing underprivileged youth from Belo Horizonte's favelas to navigate strategically in the digital economy. Through training, mentoring and exchange, privileged and underprivileged work together to model and manage resilient businesses. 

FICA

Impact Investment Platform in Real Estate
FICA

Offering philanthropists an impact investment platform which buys and repurposes extortive housing into affordable real estate under social landownership.

CHRISTEL HOUSE SIMUNYE

Forging Partnerships Between Disadvantaged and Privileged Schools
CHRISTEL HOUSE SIMUNYE

Forging partnerships between underprivileged and privileged schools, laying the foundation for future respect and minimising the development of uncoscious bias. 

 

CHANGEMAKER XCHANGE

Empowering young changemakers tackling education inequality
CHANGEMAKER XCHANGE

Creating a community of changemakers, boosting the impact of their solutions to tackle education inequality systemically

ISRD

Enabling Access to Education for Girls in Manipur
ISRD

Enabling girls in Manipur who have missed or quit school to integrate back into the formal education system and succeed.

 

IIHS

Establishing High Quality Childcare for Working Mothers in India
IIHS

Informally employed women in India often return to work just two months after childbirth. IIHS wants to make sure their children receive safe, sustainable daytime care from the start and building consensus and collaboration among businesses, workers' rights groups and unions in support of high-quality childcare for disadvantaged working women.

 

PARTNER IN HEALTH/APZU

Empowering HIV positive adolescents through healthcare and skills
PARTNER IN HEALTH/APZU

In Malawi, the lack of adolescent- friendly health services and social stigma deter HIV positive adolescents from accessing vocational education and the labour market. APZU's redesigned curriculum for teen health facilities enables them to do just that.

 

CLUSTER

Bridging Inequality through Creative Economy in Informal Areas (BICEIA)
CLUSTER

Narrowing the wealth gap between high-end design and furniture companies and artisans in Cairo, by increasing entrepreneurial and professional skills and integrating supply chains in the design-craft sector.

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