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Through our grant-making, we contribute to a safer, fairer, and more sustainable world.
Let's talk about reuse, the proven solution to plastic pollution!

The Plastic Solutions Fund supports organisations worldwide to build scalable reuse models.

🌍 Find out why reuse makes economic and environmental sense
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From waste to worth: reuse is the global revolution - Oak Foundation
Reuse systems are gaining momentum across the globe. Supported by Plastic Solutions Fund, learn how organisations and businesses are replacing single-use plastics with sustainable alternatives.
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October 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Center for Voldsforebyggelse (Prevention of Violence) is turning remembrance into action, using data, education, and community support to help prevent violence against women and children.

Read our partner story to learn more:
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The power of remembrance: honouring victims to prevent future violence - Oak Foundation
In Denmark, The Center for Voldsforebyggelse uses data, education, and community support to prevent violence against women and children.
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September 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
On Beresford Street in Jersey, UK, a social enterprise is serving more than just great coffee. ☕

Beresford Street Kitchen provides training and paid employment for people with learning disabilities and/or autism.

Learn more here: oakfnd.org/flourishing-...
Flourishing at the Beresford Street Kitchen - Oak Foundation
The Beresford Street Kitchen in Jersey, the Channel Islands, is home to a brilliant social enterprise that’s transforming the lives of people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
In Europe, farming practices are changing — and so are the ways we protect human and animal health.

The Antimicrobial Initiative works to reduce the use of antibiotics in farming, offering solutions that combat antibiotic resistance and promote animal welfare.
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Using antibiotics in farming responsibly - Oak Foundation
The Antimicrobial Initiative works with not-for-profit organisations to reduce the use of antibiotics in farming, offering practical solutions that combat antibiotic resistance and promote animal welf...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🏘️ A safe, stable home is the foundation for a brighter future.

In Massachusetts, not-for-profit organisations are making this a reality for families. Learn more here: oakfnd.org/creating-hou...
Creating housing opportunity in Massachussets - Oak Foundation
A safe, stable home is the foundation for a brighter future. In Massachusetts, not-for-profit organisations are making this a reality for families.
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July 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
From recycling old linens into home décor to upcycling museum banners into tote bags, transformations are happening at I Tråd Med Verden. This organisation helps women develop skills in handicraft, connecting them with employment opportunities and community.

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I Tråd Med Verden: sustainable development for women and the world - Oak Foundation
Headquartered in Copenhagen, this organisation helps women from diverse backgrounds find a path back into the workforce through their local communities.
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July 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What does it take to step onto one of the world’s greatest stages?

For many, it starts with the right support. The Jette Parker Artists Programme provides exceptional artists with the chance to learn, grow, and shine at Royal Ballet and Opera in Covent Garden, London.

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Helping a new generation of artists take to the international stage - Oak Foundation
The Jette Parker Artists Programme offers exceptional artists from around the world mentorship and coaching at the Royal Ballet and Opera in London.
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June 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Preventing child sexual abuse requires a response on multiple levels. That's why Empowering Children Foundation provides emergency support to children in Eastern Europe, helps professionals know how to respond, and runs public awareness campaigns.

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Raising awareness to empower children in Eastern Europe - Oak Foundation
Empower Children Foundation provides emergency support to children in Eastern Europe, helps teachers and professionals know how to respond, and runs campaigns to raise public awareness.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
In 2024, @miraclefeet.bsky.social celebrated a major milestone: 100,000 children reached with life-changing clubfoot treatment.

🌟 Read on to discover how the organisation is helping children in 37 countries live free from pain and stigma
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100,000 steps toward a brighter future: MiracleFeet's journey to end clubfoot - Oak Foundation
MiracleFeet is on a mission to ensure that no child experiences the pain and stigma of clubfoot, and remains dedicated to its goal of ensuring that every child born with this treatable disability has ...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Our 2024 annual report is here! Thank you to everyone who contributed. We are delighted to be able to showcase just some of the great work of our grantees in 2024.

Check out the report here:

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April 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Reducing food waste means higher incomes for farmers, improved food security, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

In India, @worldresources.bsky.social is researching what causes food waste, and is turning insights into action. Learn more here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w58...
Restoring India's lost harvest
YouTube video by Oak Foundation
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March 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
At Oak Foundation, we believe in the transformative power of core funding.

In her blog post for the Center for Effective Philanthropy, Silvia Guizzardi, our senior adviser for impact, delves into the evidence behind core funding and why it matters.

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Unlocking Potential and Supporting Resilience: A Look at The Growing Evidence for Unrestricted Funding | The Center for Effective Philanthropy
All the evidence that I consulted confirms that unrestricted funding helps organizations to expand their reach and engage in new projects.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🎙️ Listen to the latest episode of The Do One Better Knowledge Hub and Podcast for an interview with Oak President, Doug Griffiths.

Listen here: www.lidji.org/post/doug-gr...
February 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In solidarity, there is strength! From empowering children living with disabilities to protecting women in the workforce, Trag Foundation's "Stronger Together" initiative has united women’s rights movements across the Balkans.

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Stronger together: how Trag united a women’s rights movement in the Balkans - Oak Foundation
Trag was founded 20 years ago to support small community organisations and individual citizens in the Balkans.
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February 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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March 4th 4:00pm – 5:00pm Lindsay Jones + experts in AI & neurodiversity

How can AI enhance personalized learning and streamline support for students with learning differences?

Details here: schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/events/...
Community-Driven Approaches to Inclusive AI Education
SXSW EDU 2025 Schedule | Special education teachers, along with the neurodiversity and learning science communities, are positioned to lead inclusive AI education. With rising neurodivergent recogniti...
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February 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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📢 NEW: '#CleanAirZones: Practical guidance for cities' aims to support policy makers who are interested in CAZs as a tool to tackle #AirPollution.

It draws on years of experience, with insights for cities at all stages of their clean air journey ⬇️ www.cleanairfund.org/resource/cle...
Clean Air Zones: Practical guidance for cities
The guidance aims to support cities around the world to navigate through the process of developing and delivering a Clean Air Zone.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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The Gorongosa Girls Clubs and Park Conservation Department organized a special event on World Pangolin Day. Students and adults watched videos, toured the Pangolin Rehabilitation Center, launched a new children’s book, planted trees, and witnessed the release of a pangolin back into the wild.
February 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Sport has the power to break barriers! ⚽ That’s why Grassroot Soccer uses soccer to connect with young boys worldwide—helping them open up, build healthy relationships, and thrive on and off the field.

Learn more here!
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Scoring goals for healthy futures: the power of soccer for change
Grassroot Soccer leverages the universal appeal of soccer to reach adolescents, helping them build healthy relationships and make choices that will set them on a path to thrive.
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February 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In Sierra Leone, Media Matters for Women runs popular radio shows that share life-changing information with women living in rural areas.

Learn more in our partner story below:
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The new media moguls: community journalists
Media Matters for Women uses the power of its award-winning radio show to reach people across rural Sierra Leone.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM