“We believe all lives are equal”
What We Are Looking For
Organisations that sustainably transform the lives of individuals and fight social injustices.
We focus on four pillars: Education, Health, Rights & Protection and Economic Empowerment.
In-depth Due-Diligence
We adopt private equity standards to our due diligence process. It is well-defined, robust and thorough.
We look at all aspects of the organisation to select the higher impact and more sustainable organisations.
Monitoring & Evaluation
GIFT reinforces trust, accountability and transparency into giving.
Being able to measure the impact our giving has on individuals is an important factor in our analysis.
We commit to carefully monitor every organisation in our portfolio to reflect a true view of the social impact it achieves. This is achieved through collaboration with our organisations. We build trusting relationships with them.
We will enhance your donor experience by sharing those monitoring reports with you
Our Portfolio
CAMFED Tanzania
Taylor made five year project that enables 430 marginalised girls in rural Tanzania to access and attend secondary education thereby increasing their potential for a better life
GIFT is very excited to support this project. It fully matches our mission of transforming lives one at a time in an effective and sustainable manner.
The five-year project, designed by WISE, a philanthropy advisor (http://www.wise.net), and CAMFED is highly relevant, effective and sustainable. It involves existing local structures including community leaders and CAMA, a tight alumni network. Communities learn to tackle issues, manage and monitor projects by themselves.
The Give It Forward magic is ensured through the alumni association. Girls supported by CAMFED join the alumni association where they get further support with income generating activities and where they, in turn, help other girls access secondary education.
PROJECT’s IMPACT
WHEN YOU EDUCATE A GIRL, EVERYTHING CHANGES
It is at the secondary school level that the transformative potential of continued education is greatest. Yet girls are the first to drop out: 75% enter primary school, but only 8% finish secondary school. Research shows that:
CAMFED is a pan-African movement revolutionising how girls’ education is delivered. It was founded by Ann Cotton in 1993 and by 2019 it supported over 4.1 million children through a network of partner schools in five countries in Africa: Zimbabwe, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.
Through a gold-standard system of accountability to the young people and communities, CAMFED has created a local model that radically improves girls’ prospects of becoming independent, influential women. Its impact increases exponentially through CAMA, an alumni association of young women educated with CAMFED’s support. Camfed
EDULUTION
Edulution is a social entreprise which provides a digital platform to primary school children in rural subsaharan Africa. It uses a unique mix of technology, enterprising coaches and evidence-based analytics to effectively to deliver courses such as numeracy, literacy and professional skills to disadvantaged children. Edulution
SURFERS NOT STREET CHILDREN
Surfers Not Street Children is a world renowned organisation that empowers street children and children at risk in South Africa and Mozambique.
The Surfers Not Street Children model fuses surfing, mentorship and care. The Organisation has dedicated local teams that include social workers, carers, lifeguards, surf coaches and administrators. Many children empowered by Surfers Not Street Children have transformed their lives. Some have gone from ‘street children’ to becoming coffee baristas, lifesavers, surf shop staff, restauranteurs, surf coaches and even pro surfers. SNSC
TANZANIAN CHILDREN’S FUND
Tanzanian Children’s Fund (TCF) provides a community of 10,000 with all the tools, systems and opportunities they need to find a path out of generational poverty. TCF has developed a holistic, multi-pronged, and unique approach to solving poverty by attacking its root causes from all side. TCF’s community-led solution evolves around four pillars: providing education, healthcare, economic opportunity, and a home for children. Tanzanian Children’s Fund.
WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF
World Bicycle Relief is an impactful organization that addresses the mobility needs of rural communities through community-led programs. With a focus on impact, innovation, and partnerships, they leverage their efforts to create a lasting difference. Their wholly owned social enterprise enables the development of sustainable ecosystems while providing essential funding. Having distributed 700,000 bicycles since 2005, benefiting 3.4 million people, WBR emphasizes empowering women and girls, with 70% of the bikes utilized by this demographic.
WBR’s Mobilized Community approach aims to achieve the following impact:
SKATEISTAN
Skateistan is an award-winning NGO, driving a global movement in skateboarding and creative learning. Bold, inclusive and playful, Skateistan does whatever it takes to create safe spaces where young people can learn, play and shape their futures.
