Our Impact

Projects

Over the past twenty years, we have invested in over 2,000 projects around the world and improved health, education, environment, and economic opportunity for more than 3.8 million people globally.

Full Project Table

Each project funded by World Connect begins with an idea from someone inspired to create change in their community. We prioritize communities often overlooked by traditional funders, and over 60% of our projects are led by women.

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Expansion of the Ruganda community ECD center

Rwanda

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Education
2023

In 2022, WC provided the first grant to Abesamihigo group of Ruganda village to construct and ECD center for their children. Unfortunately, the funds could only construct one classroom, a kitchen and...

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Creating small businesses for Teen mothers with a soap making initiative in Gakenke District.

Rwanda

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Economic Opportunity
2023

This project seeks a $4,879 co-investment from World Connect to provide skills, tools, and startup costs in manual soap making to 30 vulnerable teen mothers in Gakenke district, Northern province of...

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Supporting Fashion Design graduates of Root Foundation trainings to start a business

Rwanda

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Economic Opportunity
2023

Root Foundation, a local NGO in Batsinda, a remote, low-income community on the outskirts of Kigali, has been training mothers of street children enrolled into their programs in order to tackle to...

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Empowering Teen Mothers from Rural Banda Community through Vocational Sewing Training

Rwanda

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Economic Opportunity
2023

Banda community in Nyamasheke District is a very remote and isolated community down the Nyungwe rainforest. Due to the isolated nature of this community, there are high levels of poverty and very...

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EmpowerHer Green Initiative

Nigeria

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Economic Opportunity
2024

With $3,691.67 "Empower Her Green Initiative seeks to uplift underserved women and girls by providing them with skill training, microloans, and leadership programs, while contributing to a greener...

“I never would have dreamed that World Connect and what they do, they have done in my area.”

Chief Theresa Kachindamoto,
Dedza District, Malawi

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