Support our work

Through our programmes, we support women to beat the odds and succeed by setting up and running their own businesses on their own terms – lifting their families above the poverty line. Here’s how you can help us. 

Donate

Your one-off or monthly donation will give women entrepreneurs the skills and confidence to beat the odds and launch their own microbusinesses – lifting whole families out of poverty.

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Philanthropy

Talk to one of our specialists about making a personal donation or giving through a foundation, trust or company. We will work with you to ensure your gift will make the maximum impact.

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Trusts and foundations

If you are from a company or represent a trust or foundation, speak to our trusts specialists who can discuss how we can work together.

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Corporate partnerships

Talk to our team about how we achieve your CSR  goals and improve life – sustainably – for thousands of families.

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Leave a legacy

By leaving a gift in your will you’ll be helping some of the world’s poorest people  gain the skills they need to work their way out of poverty.

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Corporate volunteering

Hand in Hand’s corporate partners have provided everything from pro bono legal advice to free recruitment support.

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Our impact at a glance

up to

46%

‘Return on investment’ per programme

 

90¢

of every dollar spent on programmes

 

4.3m

Micro-businesses launched

 

7.5m

Jobs created and grown

Our partnerships in action

Fighting poverty in Kenya with Visa 

We teamed up with Visa to reach 10,200 women to lift their families out of poverty in some of Kenya’s most disadvantaged regions.

Planet friendly farming with IKEA 

Thanks to the IKEA Foundation we will train 1,600 smallholder farmers in regenerative and circular practices to increase productivity and reduce poverty.

Partnering with Cartier Philanthropy to empower women

This groundbreaking project works with men to tackle restrictive attitudes that hold women back.

Our success stories

Bathsheba, Kenya 

Boosting food security in her community during the  Covid-19 crisis. 

Faith, Tanzania

How one woman found a way to provide for her family when her husband lost his job.

Rozi-Khal, Afghanistan

A former refugee turned poultry farmer who can now provide for her children.