Addax & Oryx Foundation
Geneva, Switzerland
About
Founded in 1996, Addax & Oryx Foundation is a grant-making foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland working on poverty & hunger, health, education +2 more.
The Addax and Oryx Foundation is an independent non-profit foundation registered in Geneva, Switzerland, and under Swiss federal foundation supervision since 2007. Created in 1996 by employees of the Addax and Oryx Group, it funds projects run by non-profit organisations in Africa and the Middle East. Its work focuses on alleviating the root causes of poverty through health, education, community development and the environment, prioritising holistic, locally anchored projects.
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Expanding the Youth Association intervention
Youth empowerment · Tanzania
Income-generating skills, sexual and reproductive health access and mental health support for young women in Dar es Salaam, expanding a Railway Children Africa project.
Flying Kites School Networks expansion
Education · Kenya
Adds Network schools and trains female teachers as peer educators in technology, digital literacy and health topics in South Kinangop.
Circleg prosthetic care
Health · Uganda
Provides prosthetic care and Circleg prosthetics to 50 low-income amputees to support mobility, employment and wellbeing.
Agroforestry and forest restoration in rural Ethiopia
Environment & Climate · Ethiopia
Restored degraded forest land through agroforestry, soil and water conservation and community empowerment.
Rainwater harvesting and greenhouses in Nsengoni
Water & Sanitation · Tanzania
Residential rainwater harvesting systems and greenhouses for water and food security, plus a cooperative greenhouse next to a primary school.
LEAD Monrovia Football Academy scholarships
Education · Liberia
Full scholarships for 35 low-income student-athletes over five years at the LEAD Monrovia Football Academy.
Village ambulance program expansion
Health · Uganda
Procures motorised tricycle ambulances and medical equipment for two health centres in rural northern Uganda.
RegisTree composting facility
Community development · Kenya
Builds a climate-resilient building for a composting facility in Kilifi County and multi-stall composting toilets at public sites.
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Credentials & affiliations
Partnerships
FIBA Foundation, Tsavo Trust, Legacy of War Foundation, Railway Children Africa, Flying Kites, Rain for the Sahel and Sahara, Raising the Village, Spoon
