Small Foundation
Small Foundation CLG
Dublin, Ireland
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Small Foundation is a grant-making foundation based in Dublin, Ireland working on poverty & hunger, international development, employment & skills.
Small Foundation is a philanthropic foundation based in Dublin, Ireland. It aims to catalyse and scale income-generating opportunities for people living in extreme poverty in rural sub-Saharan Africa. The foundation works to strengthen the business ecosystems in which rural micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) operate, supporting intermediaries, research, tools and knowledge products, and impact learning. It provides catalytic capital, technical support and learning to partners, and supports networks and fund managers working on rural enterprise and smallholder finance across Africa.
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Jobtech Alliance
Employment & Skills · Africa
Works to catalyse systemic change for the future of African labour markets.
System Entry Points
International development · Africa
Strategic areas where the foundation supports changes in capital flows, knowledge sharing and actor coordination to strengthen the environment for rural MSMEs.
Delta40
Employment & Skills
Venture studio model that combines capital with technical and operational support for early-stage ventures in sub-Saharan Africa.
Moremi Technical Assistance Facility
International development
Provides funding to emerging African fund managers.
Farmer Thriving Index
Poverty & Hunger · Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo
Research index measuring the wellbeing of coffee farmers across East and Central Africa.
Refugee Impact Network
Refugees & Migration · Southern Africa
Supports more effective capital deployment for displaced communities in Southern Africa, in partnership with the Refugee Investment Network.
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Fito Network, ISF Advisors, Power for All, Refugee Investment Network, Converge, AllianceDFA, Pollinate Impact, 2X Global, A&A Collective, GanzAfrica, Interledger Foundation, Circle Generation, Village Capital, Founders Factory Africa, Impact Management Project
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