Our Impact
Shared Interest Foundation in 2023
Building Resilience since 2004
Shared Interest Foundation is the charitable arm of Shared Interest Society. We aim to improve livelihoods through the development of sustainable businesses and income generation initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
As set out in our Annual Review, we work in partnership with local organisations to carry out vital work that addresses three key themes.
Our Three Pillars of Impact
Developing Sustainable Enterprises
To support the development of sustainable income generating enterprises to improve livelihoods and contribute towards a reduction in poverty.
Empowering Women and Youth
To economically empower women and youth to play an active role in supply chains and earn a meaningful income.
Building Climate Resilience
To support farmers to implement climate adaption techniques to build their climate resilience and increase environmental protection.
Key achievements from 2023 include:
PILLAR ONE: DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISES
Project: Increasing the resilience of coffee farming households
Participants: 365 coffee farmers (146 women)
Location: Uganda
Project: Improving livelihoods through agro-processing
Participants: 50 female shea nut collectors
Location: Burkina Faso
View our infographic below for an overview of our projects that focused on the development of sustainable enterprises. For deeper impact insights and project details, visit our projects page.
PILLAR THREE: BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Project: Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
Participants: 225 sphagnum moss harvesters (85 women)
Location: Peru
Project: Strengthening Coffee Producers’ Resilience to Climate Change
Participants: 625 coffee farmers (122 women)
Location: Rwanda
Project: Coffee Farmers and Agroforestry
Participants: 300 coffee farmers (79 women)
Location: Uganda
View our infographic below for an overview of our projects that focused on the development of sustainable enterprises. For deeper impact insights and project details, visit our projects page.
PILLAR TWO: WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
Project: Growing Fairer Futures
Participants: 243 young coffee and cocoa farmers
Location: Ivory Coast and Rwanda
Project: Bees for Business | Dakoro Solar Panels | Soilless Vegetable Farming (Domestic and Enterprise)
Participants: 290 women
Location: Ghana and Burkina Faso
View our infographic below for an overview of our projects that focused on the development of sustainable enterprises. For deeper impact insights and project details, visit our projects page.
