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.
Uganda
Education / Community Development
Improving employment opportunities of youths
The project led by Kids Club Kampala, aims to improve the employment opportunities of 30 unemployed young men and women from the Katanga slum in Kampala, Uganda.
Niger
Education
Access to secondary school for children from nomadic communities
The four –year project aims to expand Rain for the Sahel and Sahara’s (RAIN) existing “Lower Secondary School Homestay Project”, to an additional 80 under-resourced children from 17 isolated rural communities in the Agadez region.
Botswana
Education / Community Development
Increasing food security and diversifying incomes
The project aims to support local farmers in growing chilies, within the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (MPNP) region, in order to both reduce elephant human conflict and provide a secondary income for local farmers.
News
Three projects completed
29 August 2022
Three projects, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Zambia have successfully come to an end.Education and leadership support
27 July 2022
During the first year of the project, WGEP provided scholarships to150 middle-school scholars that were at risk of dropping out of school. All the girls successfully remained in school!Two new projects approved in 2022
4 July 2022
The Addax and Oryx Foundation granted funding to two new projects in 2022.On the way to an environmentally sustainable future
1 July 2022
The project led by CREATE! is in its second year of implementation in the communities of Ndiagne Kahone and Keur Ndiouga. More than 1,700 men, women, and children now have access to clean, abundant, and affordable perennial water as well as a source of nutritious vegetables year-round.The 2021 annual report is now available
11 April 2022
We are pleased to share with your our 2021 Annual report.Community health insurance for vulnerable families
22 February 2022
Vulnerable families often do not have the means to access basic healthcare and have no other recourse than to self-medicate with cheap or outdated products or to share medicines to limit consultation costs.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.
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Countries supported in 202223
Ongoing projects in 20225
New projects in 20225
Ended projects in 2022Do 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?