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.
Ethiopia
Community Development / Environment
Forest restoration and sustainable livelihoods
The project aims to enable 1,000 people in the Gamo community who live near Lake Chamo and Lake Abaya to replenish local forestry and create sustainable livelihoods for themselves.
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.
Tanzania
Education / Community Development
Community development projects
The GLAMI two-day challenge is a special undertaking that involves the coordination and implementation of small, impactful community projects designed by Kisa Scholars. Kisa is a two-year leadership course that prepares girls in their last two years of secondary school to attend university and create positive social change in their communities.
News
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often do not have the means to access basic healthcare and have no other recourse than to self-medicate with cheap or outdated products or to share medicines to limit consultation costs.Nose for Plastic - recycle, reuse, reduce!
16 February 2022
Over the past two years, 40 children and their parents, successfully participated in the Nose for Plastic Program at the Takoradi Educational Resource Centre, Ghana.Three new projects approved in December 2021
5 January 2022
The Addax and Oryx Foundation granted funding for three new projects at its December 2021 Board meeting.Season's Greetings
23 December 2021
The Addax and Oryx Foundation extends it's Season's Greetings!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 202228
Ongoing projects in 20223
New projects in 20220
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?