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.

#StopPneumonia

Nigeria

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Health

2018

In Nigeria, there are at least 6.7 million cases of pneumonia annually with over 200,000 children dying annually from the preventable disease. #StopPneumonia is a multi-pronged approach to...

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Health Hut Reconstruction in Mbouma

Senegal

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Health

2018

Despite Mbouma's connectivity to utilities and important centralized location, its local health hut remains without electricity or running water, making the provision of health services very...

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Local Products Processing Unit in Segou

Senegal

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Economic Opportunity

2018

The Region of Kedougou is one of the regions of Senegal which has reported the highest mortality rate in children of kindergarten age. This situation is explained in part by the difficult conditions...

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Smallholder Alliance for Rice Development in Torbeck (SMARD)

Haiti

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Economic Opportunity

2019

Torbek, Haiti is a rural, agricultural community with about 12,000 households. Due to over-exploitation of the land and limited resources, farmers struggle with poor crop yields. Réseau des...

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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...

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