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.
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.
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.
Corporate partnerships
Talk to our team about how we achieve your CSR goals and improve life – sustainably – for thousands of families.
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.
Corporate volunteering
Hand in Hand’s corporate partners have provided everything from pro bono legal advice to free recruitment support.
Our impact at a glance
up to
46%
‘Return on investment’ per programme
90¢
of every dollar spent on programmes
3.8m
Micro-businesses launched
5.7m
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
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.