CRED believes in development through trade, and providing opportunities for people to help themselves. It’s easy to take for granted things like health care or welfare in developed countries: foundational things that enable you to live life as you do. We are pleased to support projects that are providing solid foundations for communities to develop, whether through short-term relief efforts or long-term community investment. | |
AHISDO and CBISDOAll-inclusive community development projects in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and currently reaching 40-50,000 people in 6 of the poorest slum areas of the city, the innovative work of AHISDO and CBISDO is an example of communities taking responsibility for themselves. |
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Berhan LehetsanatBerhan Lehetsanat means Children of Light in Amharic and its focus is to create good access to health and education for vulnerable children with a special emphasis on children with disabilities. |
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Butterfly SpaceButterfly Space is a non-profit, volunteer community project serving the people of Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi. It uses its income-generating eco-lodges to fund fifteen diverse sub-projects that run year round. |
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Chisomo Street Kids CentreThe Chisomo Street Kids Project works in Lusaka, Zambia, providing intervention for kids on the street, running a Drop-In Centre and facilitating prevention work with women and their families in some of the poorer areas of the city. |
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Ellilta Women at Risk (E-WAR)Working across 4 cities, E-WAR provides the means for women to gain meaningful employment and escape the trap of a dangerous lifestyle. In a country renowned for extreme poverty, E-WAR is not providing ‘charity’ but is equipping women with the skills to go from poverty to prosperity through new employment opportunities. |
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Faith in Action Ministries (FIAM)A charity that supports more than 66 church communities in an area of India largely neglected by mainstream funding, delivering effective interventions in health, sanitation, education & community development. |
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Foundation For Mining (F4M)F4M works in parts of the world where artisanal or micro-scale miners set out to dig the many minerals and metals that make up the technology so many of us take for granted. Theirs is a world with minimum technology and little capital to buy the simple implements they will use for mining. F4M is involved not just in supporting the artisanal miners to try and find better and safer ways to work, but also in confronting some of the other negative influences that the communities grapple with on a daily basis. |
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Good News of Peace and Development for Rwanda (GNPDR)Just over 2 decades on from the horrors of the Rwandan genocide, GNPDR works for restoration and development in a nation that was crippled by tragedy, and continues to recover. Their work positively impacts a number of marginalised groups such as young people in prisons, street kids and young adults orphaned by the genocide. |
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I Live Again UgandaILA is an indigenous organization with a passion for serving the Acholi people of Northern Uganda. Set up after 20 years of war in Northern Uganda, ILA’s mission is to give hope to the people of Northern Uganda through holistic restoration and encourage those they serve to live a life of purpose. |
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Nkuru-Nziza FoundationThis is a non-profit organization working in and with identified local communities across Uganda. It undertakes a number of community development initiative, and has the twin foci of poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability at its heart. |
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PSD NepalPSD builds capacity in the poorest and most vulnerable communities in Nepal, notably amongst children, women, orphans, those with disabilities, and in rural communities. Functioning as an intermediary organization between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have not’s’, PSD serves to link Nepal with international grants, donors, and fundraising projects. PSD is a non-governmental, social development organization. |
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Spurgeons AcadamyAn incredible school nestled in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, providing quality, subsidised education and holistic support for some of the most vulnerable children in the area. For many of its pupils, the academy provides an oasis from the many struggles of home life. |
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The Voice School TrustThe Voice School Trust (TVST) is a school near Arusha that was founded in January 2013 by Daniel Mpanduzi. It was established in response to the rising demand and need for provision of quality, value based education in Tanzania using modern state-of-the-art technology. |