Our Approach
Accelerating sustainable development through partnership and trust
World Connect's co-investment model aims to close the funding gap so that communities can grow and sustain independently. We take risks and invest directly in new leaders and new ideas. This is a more effective, cost-efficient, and impactful approach to development that starts inside communities and ripples outward.
World Connect's co-investment model aims to close the funding gap so that communities can grow and sustain independently. We take risks and invest directly in new leaders and new ideas. This is a more effective, cost-efficient, and impactful approach to development that starts inside communities and ripples outward.

It starts with an idea.
People closest to their challenges are best-equipped to address them, but less than 1% of $250B in global development funding reaches communities who experience high levels of poverty and inequity.

Investing early.
With a global network of trusted sourcing partners, World Connect moves funds to communities quickly, directly, and with a high degree of success.

Activating the community.
Momentum builds through co-investment between World Connect and the community. For every $1 World Connect invests in a project, the community raises an average of $1.55.

Driving sustainable progress.
World Connect's community co-investment model yields 94% successful projects and ripples outwards.
Our Impact Learn More
World Connect investments deliver quick impact and promote self-reliance. This leads to growth in skills, trust, unity, and mindset change—advancing development and readying communities for future investment.
Our Impact Learn More
World Connect investments deliver quick impact and promote self-reliance. This leads to growth in skills, trust, unity, and mindset change—advancing development and readying communities for future investment.
Our Network
Local leaders making change
World Connect partners with a global network of 5,000 community organizations and leaders across 42 countries. Our regional investing runs out of four power centers that allow us to support sustained growth and leverage local resources—building a connected global community.