We find and invest in community-based organizations and individuals around the world that shift social norms, policies, and practices to foster lasting change for children and youth. Our work spans four regions and is organized into six intersecting thematic areas. Our initiatives include multiple community-based organizations tackling similar issues to maximize the opportunity for peer learning and collective action. We believe that our partners are the experts on their communities, contexts, and the children they serve.
Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Global Fund for Children supports a network of community-based organizations in West Africa that are helping girls aged 6 to 18 achieve educational success, tackling violence against girls in their own communities, and powering girls to exercise agency and autonomy over their bodies and their lives.
Armenia, Bangladesh, Colombia, Georgia, India, Lesotho, Mexico, Moldova, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Ukraine, Zimbabwe
The Spark Fund is youth-led fund that invests in youth-led and youth-focused groups. We work closely with 56 community-based organizations – selected by young leaders – that are driving transformation change across the world by addressing social issues from climate change, mental health, LGBTQ+ rights to gender justice and more.