Through our grant-making, we support others to make the world a safer, fairer, and more sustainable place to live.
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India programme / Partner story / Video
Helping communities craft solutions
In India, Praxis is leading a group of 7 local organisations working to find solutions to help communities thrive – reaching over 106,650 people across 20 villages in the Sundarbans. Click below to find out more.
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Oak Foundation / Career
Programme Officer – Wildlife Conservation & Trade (Natural Security), Environment Programme
This is a great opportunity to join a diverse, international team within Oak Foundation’s Wildlife Conservation & Trade (Natural Security) Sub-Programme. This solutions-focused role seeks to help tackle the global imbalance of the world’s wild su
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Zimbabwe programme / Partner story
Supporting communities in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, the Rainbow Children’s Village, Island Hospice & Healthcare, and Midlands AIDS Service Organisation are working to improve access to clinics for children undergoing chemotherapy, hospice care, and to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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Special Interest programme / Partner story
Building women’s skills in North Carolina
Since July 2020, Hope Renovations has completed more than 180 home repair projects for seniors in North Carolina, and 70 percent of participants in the training programme have gone on to jobs in the construction trades. Click below to find out more.
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Oak Foundation Denmark programme / Partner story
Building the future in Greenland
Thanks to the Siu-Tsiu project and all the young people involved, the remote town of Tasiilaq, Greenland – where the growing season is virtually non-existent – can now grow kale, onions, and turnips, among other vegetables. Click below to learn more
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Special Interest programme / Partner story
One billion oysters, and one million New Yorkers
Over 100 million oysters and 17 acres of reef have been restored, and over 2 million pounds of oyster, clam, and scallop shells have been collected from local restaurants, since the Billion Oyster Project was founded in 2014. The US-based not-for-pro
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Special Interest programme / Partner story
Beautiful jaguars making comeback in Iberá
In the vast Iberá wetlands of Argentina, see how Mbarete, her two new jaguar cubs, and Rewilding Argentina are marking a key milestone following their reintroduction into the national park. Click below to read on.
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Environment programme / Partner story
Tiwi Islanders rejoice after major legal victory
In the December 2022 ruling, the Australian Federal Court denied gas company Santos’ appeal to resume a gas drilling project north of the Tiwi Islands. “David has slayed Goliath,” says Alina Leikin, a special counsel for the Environmental Defen
Discover our programmes
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.
Our 2022 annual report is here!
You can either download the PDF version of the report or you can go to our online version.
Our grant-making in 2022
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Number of
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Our latest stories
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Special Interest programme / Partner story
East Maui residents working to preserve their coastline
The Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF) Marine 30×30 Pooled Fund invests in communities across Hawai‘i, primarily through local organisations such as Nā Mamo O Mū‘olea. Check out our new partne…
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Oak Foundation / Career
Programme Fellow – Brazil Programme
We are looking for our next fellow for our Brazil programme. You will assist with the administrative and programmatic development of the programme. The estimated duration of the contract is six months…
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India programme / Partner story / Video
Helping communities craft solutions
In India, Praxis is leading a group of 7 local organisations working to find solutions to help communities thrive – reaching over 106,650 people across 20 villages in the Sundarbans. Click below to fi…
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Oak Foundation / Career
Programme Officer – Wildlife Conservation & Trade (Natural Security), Environment Programme
This is a great opportunity to join a diverse, international team within Oak Foundation’s Wildlife Conservation & Trade (Natural Security) Sub-Programme. This solutions-focused role seeks to help ta…
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Zimbabwe programme / Partner story
Supporting communities in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, the Rainbow Children’s Village, Island Hospice & Healthcare, and Midlands AIDS Service Organisation are working to improve access to clinics for children undergoing chemotherapy, hospice…
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Housing and Homelessness programme / Partner story / Video
Shining a light on the poverty premium in insurance
A new research report is out on the higher cost that people on low incomes pay for insurance by the UK-based Social Market Foundation with support from Fair By Design. It indicates that two thirds (66…
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Watch our latest videos
The Learning Differences Programme (LDP) convened its grantee partners in person for three days of learning, reflection, and connection in September 2022. More than 70 of our partners joined us from across the US, including Hawai’i, as well as from South Africa, Ethiopia, England, and Switzerland.
The women who are leading the way: Hundreds of millions of informal workers form the backbone of India’s economy. Despite being in great numbers, informal workers, in particular women, are often invisible.
The Central American Women’s Fund (FCAM) is the first and only feminist fund in Central America and it provides support to hundreds of not-for-profit organisations, primarily led by young women and networks, in Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama.
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