Derde Wereldgroep Soest

Founded in 1983, Derde Wereldgroep Soest is a non-governmental organisation based in Soest, Netherlands working on international development, poverty & hunger, health +3 more.

Stichting Derde Wereldgroep Soest is a development cooperation foundation based in Soest, the Netherlands. Founded in 1983 by local citizens and recognised by the municipality in 1987 as a platform for development cooperation, it funds small-scale community projects in developing countries, selected from local initiatives that are led by the groups they serve. Supported projects have covered schools and school furniture, health centres and clinics, solar power, sanitation and water systems, and support for women and single mothers, with work in countries including India, Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Uganda, Malawi, Rwanda, Mozambique and Tanzania. The foundation is funded mainly by donors, publishes an annual report on the projects it supports and its finances, and holds ANBI status in the Netherlands, so donations can be tax-deductible.