Utviklingsfondet
Oslo, Norway
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Utviklingsfondet is a non-governmental organisation based in Oslo, Norway working on poverty & hunger, environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation +3 more.
Utviklingsfondet is a Norwegian development organisation headquartered in Oslo, founded to fight hunger and injustice. It works with smallholder farmers, pastoralists and rural communities in Africa, Asia and Central America, supporting climate adaptation, food security, sustainable natural resource management, seed banks, access to credit, and women's and youth rights. It works through local partner organisations and grassroots groups such as farmer cooperatives, seed banks and savings and loan groups. The organisation was converted from an association into a foundation in 2022 and is funded by public donors, institutional donors, businesses and private individuals.
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Scaling Conservation Agriculture-Based Sustainable Intensification in Ethiopia
Poverty & Hunger · Ethiopia
Conservation agriculture project for food security, soil health and climate adaptation in eight districts of Ethiopia, active 2022 to 2024.
Green coffee credits in Guatemala
Environment & Climate · Guatemala
Low-interest green loans for smallholder farmers who carry out environmental measures on their farms or in their communities.
Climate Adapted Villages
Environment & Climate · Nepal, Malawi, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Somalia
Participatory vulnerability analyses and local action plans that help communities adapt to climate change.
REDD Participatory Forest Management in Southwest Ethiopia Phase III
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ethiopia
Participatory forest management giving local communities use and management rights over forest, with forest-based livelihoods.
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Poverty & Hunger
Collaboration with Kirkens Nødhjelp and NMBU to increase food security and incomes for 180,000 farmers and their families.
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Norad, NICFI, EU, Darwin Initiative, Kirkens Nødhjelp, NMBU, CIMMYT, Canadian Food Grain Bank, Heifer International Malawi, Kvinnemuseet, Norges Bondelag, Norges Bygdekvinnelag, Norges Bygdeungdomslag, Fred Olsen Social Engagement Group, Grotmol Solutions, Peter Opsvik A/S, Kjeldsberg Kaffe
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