Our mission is to fight the root causes of poverty, in Africa and the Middle East, by supporting projects focusing on four core areas of work.
Health
Education
Community development
Environment
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We believe that, together, Health, Education, Community development and the Environment are essential to sustainable development. Our projects take a holistic approach and are anchored in local communities ensuring that actions are relevant and viable for the long-term.
Ghana
Health / Education
Waste management in peri-urban settings
The project led by Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO) aims to support the peri-urban community from Abuakwa (21,000 inhabitant) to establish a community-driven and incentive – based circular waste management model.
Burundi
Health / Education
Combating extreme poverty
The FXB village Kanyosha project aims to strengthen the resilience of 100 extremely poor families, 250 adults and 450 children, in order to sustainably lift them out of multidimensional poverty.
Kenya
Community Development / Education
Sustainable community development
This new project builds on the incredible transformation of two communities supported in 2015. The project aims to implement, in two new communities of the Kisauni district, the Haller Approach, a four-stage holistic model that enables vulnerable communities to restore their soils, build capacity, achieve economic security and improve the environment.
News
Two new projects approved in December 2020
4 January 2021
The Addax and Oryx Foundation granted funding for two new projects at its December Board meeting.Season's Greetings
21 December 2020
The Addax and Oryx Foundation extends it's Season's Greetings!Three new projects approved in September 2020
28 September 2020
The Addax and Oryx Foundation granted funding for three new projects at its September Board meeting.Accelerating socio-economic development
3 August 2020
Raising the Village (RTV) submitted in July its report on the first semester of year two of the project led in the Kanungu District.Two new projects approved in June 2020
17 June 2020
The Addax and Oryx Foundation granted funding for two new projects at its June Board meeting.Empowering vulnerable genocide widows
28 May 2020
SURF submitted in May its report on the first year of its 18-month project in the Karongi District, western Rwanda.In numbers
We have been supporting projects run by non-profit organisations since 1996, with the aim of helping poor communities in Africa and the Middle East to sustainably rise out of poverty.
18
Countries supported in 202018
Ongoing projects in 20208
New projects in 20204
Ended projects in 2020Do you have a project ?
The Foundation accepts proposals at all times of the year. Selected projects are submitted to the Foundation’s Board, which meets 4 times per year. We thank you for your interest in the Foundation and invite you to submit your request.
- Are you a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization?
- Do you contribute to eradicating the root causes of poverty in Africa and/or the Middle East?
- Does your project focus on two or more of the Foundation’s four areas of work?
- Does your project aim to have a lasting and measurable impact for the most disadvantaged populations?
- Will your project ensure sustainable development through capacity building and improved livelihoods?