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.

Community Library

Zambia

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Education

2018

The Kakikasa community came together, in collaboration with Peace Corps, to design and build a community library. The library will be a place for people to practice reading and expand learning...

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Empowering Women Economically

Malawi

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Economic Opportunity

2019

With this World Connect grant, the Tingathe Women's Group in Mbambawa, Malawi will establish a bakery. This group of 34 widows and single mothers plans to work in clusters each week to produce and...

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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...

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Soap for Hope - The Jamera Widows' Group Empowerment Project

Ghana

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Economic Opportunity

2019

The rural village of Jamera is the cultural heart of the Nafana tribe. Most of the villagers are cashew farmers and maintain subsistence farms for their families. The village struggles with poverty,...

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Greenhouses for Health

Kenya

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Environment

2019

The proposed project is the addition of a greenhouse to a World Connect tree nursery project which was funded in 2013 and is still fully functioning today. The greenhouse will add value to the...

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