Â鶹ÊÓƵ

¡ûBack to Private sector partnerships home

Foundations

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s partnerships with leading philanthropic organizations are critical in supporting our efforts to feed the hungry while enhancing organizational capacity and furthering development of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s strategic initiatives. Collaboration with foundations enables Â鶹ÊÓƵ to implement innovative programming that better serves communities in urgent need, while also providing long-term solutions to hunger and poverty that deliver for the vulnerable.

The Mastercard Foundation is partnering with Â鶹ÊÓƵ to support young people across eight African countries through enterprise capacity building, access to markets and finance, and skills development, fostering entrepreneurship and innovation. Together, we are helping African youth ¨C particularly women ¨C launch enterprises, secure sustainable employment, and strengthen agrifood systems. By the end of 2024, the partnership had reached 380,000 young people, 58 percent women ¨C unlocking potential and opportunity across agricultural value chains.

With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Â鶹ÊÓƵ tackles urgent issues that impede food security throughout the developing world, such as Women¡¯s Economic Empowerment, Digital Financial Inclusion and Large-Scale Food Fortification. Projects have also focused on increasing the amount of purchases Â鶹ÊÓƵ makes from smallholder farmers and supporting Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Food Security Analysis Service to help countries comprehensively assess and respond to food insecurity.

The Children¡¯s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) has helped Â鶹ÊÓƵ prevent stunting through its ¡°Right Foods at the Right Time¡ªImproving Nutrition of Children under 2,¡± initiative. Together, CIFF and Â鶹ÊÓƵ have reached 42,000 children under two years of age, along with 57,000 pregnant and nursing women in Malawi. Â鶹ÊÓƵ and CIFF are now working on maternal and child nutrition with a focus on Balanced Energy-Protein (BEP) supplements.

The Rockefeller Foundation has supported Â鶹ÊÓƵ in restructuring its natural disaster assistance programme, which has evolved from an ad-hoc solution to a global risk-management system with a particular focus on helping people cope with climate-related food crises in Africa. Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the Foundation are now working together to leverage the power of institutional procurement to improve diets through school feeding.

Impact investing

SMEs in Africa face a US$331 billion financing gap due to limited access to affordable credit and local currency financing. Â鶹ÊÓƵ is leveraging its unique strengths to address this challenge: our deep field presence, supply chain expertise, and strong relationships with stakeholders across food systems.  

In 2024, Â鶹ÊÓƵ sourced 59 percent of its food locally, supporting SMEs along critical food value chains. Â鶹ÊÓƵ is now leveraging its trusted relationships with SMEs in fragile contexts to strengthen their capacity and prepare them for investment. To scale this approach, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is working with investors to establish World Food Invest: an independent fund managed by an experienced fund manager. Â鶹ÊÓƵ will continue to use its local footprint to identify and present high-potential SMEs in fragile contexts to the fund for investment. .

Corporate partners

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s partnerships with leading companies and corporates are vital in driving innovation and expanding our ability to deliver life-saving assistance. By leveraging the technical expertise, resources, and networks of the private sector, these collaborations help Â鶹ÊÓƵ strengthen supply chains, improve nutrition, enhance sustainability, and develop solutions that address both immediate needs and long-term challenges. Working together with corporate partners enables Â鶹ÊÓƵ to implement impactful initiatives that support communities in need today while building resilience for the future.

Cainiao

Careem

Chalhoub Group

Instashop

MBC Hope

Minderoo

Salesforce (Tableau)

Singapore Airlines

Takeda

Talabat

Â鶹ÊÓƵ does not endorse any product or service