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.
Zambia
Education / Community Development
Setting students up for success
This project aims to provide a suite of wrap-around services complimentary to Impact Network's "eSchool 360" model that will support students from Early Childhood to Secondary School and provide them with the 21st Century skills and a pathway to lifelong learning.
Sierra Leone
Health / Environment
Solar electrification of a hospital
The project aims to install and implement a solar power system at the Magbenteh Community Hospital in order to provide stable, clean, sustainable and cost-effective electricity.
Mali
Health
Construction of a diagnostics laboratory
The project aims to construct a new diagnostics laboratory in Gossi. It also includes provision of medicines for the “Hospital for Nomads”.
Lebanon
Education
An education and empowerment center
The project aims to provide non-formal education to Syrian refugee children in Arsal.
Kenya
Education / Environment
Improving the quality of education
The project aims to increase school attendance and the quality of education provided in seven rural schools in the Northern Rangelands Trust community conservancies.
News
A project completed in Cameroon
2 March 2020
The project enabled Community Action for Development to assist 477 farmers to improve their food production, nutrition and revenues.Five new projects validated in October and December 2019
7 February 2020
The Addax and Oryx Foundation granted funding for five new projects at its October and December Board meetings.The Foundation’s 2018 Annual Report is now available
11 June 2019
Click on the following link to download the PDF. Download pdfThree new projects validated in March and June 2018
28 August 2018
The Addax and Oryx Foundation granted funding for three new projects at its March and June Board meetings.A project completed in Kenya
10 July 2018
The project led by the Hilde Back Education Fund, in Kenya, supported 40 bright and vulnerable students in successfully completing their four years of secondary school education.The Foundation’s 2017 Annual Report is now available
24 April 2018
Click on the following link to download the PDF.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.
15
Countries supported in 202016
Ongoing projects in 20203
New projects in 20206
Projects ending 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?
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