Program areas at Gnu Foundation
Microcredit Grants - We provide our local granting partners funds to carry out microcredit grants to persons in extreme poverty; grants were provided to more than 275 individuals directly impacting more than 1,500 family members.
Family Empowerment Grants to Macheo Children's Center to help fund programs that strengthen family units which in turn strengthens the children at the center. The goal is to address the root causes of family issues that inhibit children's education and wellbeing.
Social Business Grants - We provide grants to underwrite the costs of starting/supporting new micro businesses to support our local partners; these are focussed on agriculture; dairy; and other regionally applicable businesses. Our local partners use the profits from these social businesses to service their financial needs. In 2017, we supported several different social business in Haiti supporting 3 hurricane ravaged villages.
Education - Gnu Foundation provides tuition support for girls in rural Kenya (3) girls and held a leadership conference for leaders from 8 partner organizations to help them learn to support each other and develop plans for sustainable organizations.
Organizational Support - Support an an education and community development organization that helps an entire community of several hundred families. Further, support a health clinic on the slopes of Mt. Kenya that provides health services to a 20 mile radius area - in an area that otherwise would have no local access to health care. (ROH and DISC)
Emergency Relief - Supported communities ravished by natural disasters in Guatemala
Administrative and Travel Expenses to support hte business