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.

Latrine Expansion in Dassilame Soce

Senegal

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Health

2018

The proposed project has two main goals: To build 35 private latrines and to promote hygiene and sanitation practices among latrine recipients through mandatory courses and home visits. The overall ob...

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Prismatic Vision - The Virtual Reality Classroom

Costa Rica

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Education

2019

Prismatic Labs, a community-based organization in Costa Rica, has a plan to incorporate virtual reality (VR) into the classroom as a learning tool. With this World Connect grant, they will build a set...

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Bihanga's Wholesale Business

Burundi

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Economic Opportunity

2019

After completing a goal-setting exercise, Bihang residents identified increasing average household income for the community as their most pressing need. After conducting a feasibility study on the var...

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Mwumba's Wholesale Business

Burundi

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Economic Opportunity

2018

Mwumba residents identified improved access to education and the quality of education for their children as their most pressing goal and elected to achieve this via a wholesale business. Participants ...

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Enriching Lives Through Education (ELITE) Project

Nigeria

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Education

2019

The Enriching Lives Through Education (ELITE) project intends to improve the learning outcomes for girls and boys in Lagos State and to equip out-of-school girls with life skills for business and entr...

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