Training the next generation of conservation leaders
The Effective Conservation Cooperative aims to increase the number of team leaders working in conservation who have the skills to manage the social, political and historical complexities associated with contemporary conservation practices.
Evelyn Chumbow, advocacy and survivor leadership director of the Human Trafficking Legal Center, had a dream. As a survivor of forced child labour in the United States, she understood that trafficking survivors could become leaders in the movement. T
On 30 September 2024, the last coal-fired power plant in the UK shut its doors for the last time. In the nation that was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, it’s time for a new clean energy revolution.
What evidence is there on the impact of core funding?
Oak Foundation often gives core-support grants because we believe in the advantages that this type of funding brings. It gives our partners flexibility, freeing them to focus on their most pressing needs and support their own development.
Education Matters: Talent meets opportunity in Zimbabwe
Education Matters is a not-for-profit organisation that provides bright children in Zimbabwe with the skills to become tomorrow’s leaders and innovators, in particular young people who would never have access to these opportunities ordinarily.
Oak Foundation has seven global and four country programmes. Through these programmes, we support others to make the world a safer, fairer, and more sustainable place to live. Visit the programme pages to learn about our grant-making strategies.
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Training the next generation of conservation leaders
The Effective Conservation Cooperative aims to increase the number of team leaders working in conservation who have the skills to manage the social, political and historical complexities associated wi…
Evelyn Chumbow, advocacy and survivor leadership director of the Human Trafficking Legal Center, had a dream. As a survivor of forced child labour in the United States, she understood that trafficking…
From crisis to opportunity: the case for funding clean air
We believe that investing in air quality saves lives, supports sustainable economic growth, and facilitates the critical transition away from fossil fuels toward greener, less polluting energy sources…
On 30 September 2024, the last coal-fired power plant in the UK shut its doors for the last time. In the nation that was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, it’s time for a new clean energy…
International Human Rights Programme/Partner story
Championing truth in a digital world
At this year’s UN General Assembly, the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) hosted two events addressing the pressing need for information integrity….
What evidence is there on the impact of core funding?
Oak Foundation often gives core-support grants because we believe in the advantages that this type of funding brings. It gives our partners flexibility, freeing them to focus on their most pressing ne…
Foundation for Change, based in the UK, helps people in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse live meaningful and active lives. Its mission is to work towards a more just, equal, and inclusive society where people with histories of trauma can live with dignity and are able to fulfill their potential.
In a remote corner of Zimbabwe lies Gonarezhou National Park. Here, a special field-based leadership course takes place covering effective biodiversity conservation. Novice and veteran conservationists gather from around the world to take part in this training initiative facilitated by Nuestros Espacios Protegidos (NEP), and the Frankfurt Zoological Society.
Uncommon, a not-for-profit organisation founded in Zimbabwe in 2017, believes in a future in which everyone can learn how to code. The organisation teaches children valuable coding skills, focusing on training them for the global tech workforce.
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