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WHO WE ARE

A 60 year-old family foundation working in international community development through effective partnerships with U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations.

WHAT WE FUND

Education (Focus: Girls & Women)
Livelihoods Development
Grassroots Healthcare
Environmental Management (Focus: Potable Water Supply)

FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS

Mali Health empowers the most vulnerable families in the peri-urban communities of Bamako to transform maternal and child health.

Nurturing Minds is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming lives and communities by educating Tanzanian girls.

RECENT GRANTS

Opportunity International

In 2021, Opportunity International received a one-time grant of $5,000 for assistance regarding fund raising efforts for its COVID Response fund, which was established in 2020 with the intent of accumulating $12.5 million to serve 4.5 million people. In particular, the fund will be used for assistance to Ghana, Uganda, Nicaragua, and Colombia, in regard to smallholder farmer resilience, as...
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Hesperian Health Guides

In 2021, Hesperian Health Guides was awarded $15,000 in unrestricted funding to support and expand their work to create new multilingual health resources for people worldwide. Hesperian’s content, delivered as print materials, digital resources, and mobile apps, helps people take greater control over their own health and organize for equal access to health and healthcare.
Care2Communities

In 2021, Care2Communities was awarded $10,000 in unrestricted funding to support its ongoing work in northern Haiti. Although COVID-19 vaccinations are already a reality in the US and other developed countries, the organization is uncertain as to when they will be readily available in Haiti.
Smiles Forever

In Q1 2022, Smiles Forever received a one-time grant for $10,000 in unrestricted funding for continued work in developing a dental system for Bolivia, one of the world’s poorest countries. The organization’s strategy for this is based on the idea of prevention over restoration, leading to better oral and general health. Specifically, the program trains Bolivian dental technicians to treat...
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Learn More About Smiles Forever

Tell us about your mission. Smiles Forever is a non-profit foundation dedicated to improving the quality of life of impoverished children through free preventive and restorative dentistry backed by a unique educational model for disadvantaged women and mothers to become professional dental hygienists. Through the last 20 years we have provided free preventive and restorative dental care to over 45,000...
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Learn more about Boys Hope Girls Hope

1. Tell us about your mission. The mission of Boys Hope Girls Hope is to nurture and guide motivated young people in need to become well-educated, career-ready “men and women for others.” We firmly believe that children have the power to overcome adversity, realize their potential, and help transform our world. Children create these successes when we remove obstacles, support,...
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Learn more about blueEnergy

1. Tell us about your mission. blueEnergy works to create a more equitable, sustainable world by empowering healthy families and resilient communities. We work in direct, long-term partnerships with communities in Nicaragua and Ethiopia to unlock leadership capacity and sustainable access to essential services in themes of renewable energy; food security; and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH). We work in...
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Learn more about Global Partnerships

Disclaimer: this is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities. Offers are made only following verification of eligibility and solely pursuant to a fund’s private offering materials. 1. Tell us about your mission. Global Partnerships (GP) is a nonprofit, impact-first investor dedicated to expanding opportunity for people living in poverty. Our funds make...
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Learn how Educate! is responding to a global pandemic

In a new article on Medium, Boris Bulayev, Educate! CEO & Co-Founder & Loren Crary, Educate! Director of Revenue Strategy share how their social enterprise is rethinking and reorganizing to survive the peak of the pandemic and thrive in the new world it creates. Read the article here.
Learn more about MAP

1. Tell us about your mission. MAP International provides high-quality medicines and health supplies to millions of the worlds poorest, most vulnerable people so that they may experience life to the fullest. 2. How is The West Foundation supporting your mission? Most recently, The West Foundation played a critical role by partnering with MAP to provide funding to help train...
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Learn more about mothers2mothers

1.Tell us about your mission. mothers2mothers (m2m) is an Africa-based non-governmental organization (NGO) with a simple and effective mission – to ensure healthy, thriving families and an end to pediatric AIDS. Our success and impact are rooted in the Mentor Mother Model of peer mentorship, role modelling, and high-impact interventions. We train and employ local women living with HIV, often...
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Learn more about the African Wildlife Foundation

1. Tell us about your mission. Founded in 1961, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has since its inception worked to ensure wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern Africa. AWF takes a multifaceted approach, to protect wildlife and their natural habitats, empower communities through conservation enterprises and human development, and engage African leadership at all levels to support conservation. In...
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Learn more about Ubuntu Pathways

1. Tell us about your mission. Ubuntu Pathways’ mission is to break the cycle of poverty by providing South Africa’s most vulnerable children with what all children deserve––everything, every day. Operating out of a state-of-the-art campus in the heart of Port Elizabeth’s townships, we provide transformative health, education, and household stability services to 2,000 children and their families. The Ubuntu...
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Learn more about Strategies for International Development (SID)

1. Tell us about your mission. The mission of Strategies for International Development (SID) is to design, prove, and promote better methods for eradicating rural poverty. 2. How is The West Foundation supporting your mission? The West Foundation has partnered with us over the years to fulfill our mission in Guatemala’s poorest regions. First, with coffee farmers in the western...
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