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Helpingrealiseeveryone'spotential
We are committed to improving the lives of vulnerable communities worldwide
ABOUT
We fund bold non-profit organisations that address the many challenges of poverty and drive long-term positive change in vulnerable communities across the planet.

OUR FOCUS AREAS

We provide support to non-profit organisations across four key areas :

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ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES

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WOMEN’S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

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EMERGENCY RESPONSE

58
CURRENT PARTNERS
40+
COUNTRIES OF OPERATION
130M
Swiss francs invested to date

TOGETHER
FOR LASTING POSITIVE CHANGE

We provide grants to non-profit organisations who share our values, align with our core funding areas and have a proven track record of creating social impact.

FROM HUMANITY
TO HUMANITY
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Imagine a world united by humanity. A world where values like trust, compassion, respect and integrity bridge our differences and bring us ever closer together. This is the reality in the making that we at Cartier Philanthropy are privileged to witness every day: a global journey of unique voices, spanning ages and regions, harmonising in hope and life-changing action.

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LATEST NEWS

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17 Dec 2024

Odisha’s Generous Forest

Indigenous communities have relied on Sal leaves for generations. The Industree Foundation is helping them build profitable small-scale leaf plate production units to secure more stable livelihoods.

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1 Dec 2024

What ‘entrepreneurship’ means for the poor

Micro-entrepreneurs are often considered engines of prosperity for their families and communities, and they are. But it would be a mistake to consider them a magic bullet

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14 Jul 2024

A fair start in life

From Nairobi’s largest slums to construction camps in Chiang Mai and Delhi, and from Central Harlem to rural South Africa, meet six organisations that take early childhood opportunities to access quality learning very seriously. Here’s why Cartier Philanthropy finds it so important to support them.

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30 Jun 2024

It takes a village…. To feed a child

What makes a school feeding programme efficient, well-oiled and scalable? Much but not all of it has to do with people. A few weeks ago, we visited Food4Education and met some of the women who make it happen.

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27 Mar 2024

Building Brands for Maximum Impact

How can non-profits become fundable and findable? Investing in their brand could be the answer, Mighty Ally says.

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4 Mar 2024

The importance of behavioural change

By designing for behavioural change, Appleseed has helped Saha Global amplify its impact on clean water consumption in northern Ghana.

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25 Feb 2024

Data and evidence tools for global development leaders

IDinsight is driving the social sector to make better decisions through data. Educate Girls, Healthy Learners and World Bicycle Relief are among those to receive its expert support.

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24 Jan 2024

Connecting talent, enabling change

To thrive as a non-profit organisation, funding is key. But the provision of critical, tailored support can help some non-profits build a framework for success that goes beyond finance. This is called capacity-building. Muriel Guigue, Head of Philanthropy at Cartier Philanthropy, explains how the foundation’s approach to capacity-building helps its partner organisations achieve greater impact.

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11 Dec 2023

Making Professional Community Health Workers the Norm

To mark Universal Health Coverage Day, we sat down with Dr Madeleine Ballard, CEO of Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC), and community health worker Ramatu Jalloh to explore CHIC’s work to make professional community health workers the norm worldwide.

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18 Oct 2023

BAGS OF HOPE

In celebration of World Food Day, we spoke with Adilson Mangueze from the World Food Programme to better understand the importance of hermetic bags for reducing crop loss.