Through our grant-making, we support others to make the world a safer, fairer, and more sustainable place to live.
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Special Interest Programme / Career
Programme Officer, Special Interest Programme
Our Special Interest Programme officers engage in philanthropic activities across a diverse array of sectors. We are currently seeking a dedicated Programme Officer for our Special Interest Programme at the Chapel Hill, North Carolina office. In this
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Environment Programme / Request for proposal
TORs for capacity building needs assessment – Regenerative Landscapes
To provide a capacity needs analysis of Oak Foundation’s Regenerative Landscapes sub programme’s grantee partners in Southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe). The goal of this work is to help determine the
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Housing and Homelessness Programme / Article
Meet the new director of Housing and Homelessness Programme
Brian Robson joined us as the new director of our Housing and Homelessness Programme in January 2024. Read more to find out what he views as the most pressing issues in housing and homelessness, and solutions for a future in which everyone has a dece
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Special Interest Programme / Partner story
Ballet for all: dancing in Birmingham
Birmingham Royal Ballet is a true powerhouse in classic ballet and contemporary dance. The company performs everything from classic romantic ballets to new works of dance inspired by the world today.
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Learning Differences Programme / Partner story
Putting inclusion at the heart of education
From Afghanistan to South Africa, our partners are rethinking how learning is happening around the world. Learn more about their efforts to create inclusive school environments.
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Special Interest Programme / Zimbabwe Programme / Partner story
Empowering students through technology education: an uncommon story
Working in Zimbabwe, Uncommon provides technology training and computer programming classes to young adults and children. Read more to learn about their remarkable story.
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Housing and Homelessness Programme / Partner story
Responding to the US and UK housing emergency
Oak partners campaign for policy change, support housing accessibility, and defend everyone’s right to a safe a secure home. Find out more here!
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Special Interest Programme / Partner story
Shaping the vision of tomorrow: construction begins on new eye health centre
New technologies to address eye diseases are flourishing, which is good news for more than two million people in the UK who are living with sight loss. Modern facilities to host the scientists working at the cutting edge of eye health technology are
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Special Interest Programme / Partner story
Facing cancer together
Cancer Support Switzerland works to ensure that no-one experiencing cancer in Switzerland faces it alone. Read on to find out more.
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 2023 annual report is here!
You can either download the PDF version of the report or visit our online version by clicking on buttons below.
Our grant-making in 2023
438
Number of
programme
grants
40
Number of
countries
474
Total
grant-making
in USD millions
Our latest stories
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Special Interest Programme / Career
Programme Officer, Special Interest Programme
Our Special Interest Programme officers engage in philanthropic activities across a diverse array of sectors. We are currently seeking a dedicated Programme Officer for our Special Interest Programme…
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Environment Programme / Request for proposal
TORs for capacity building needs assessment – Regenerative Landscapes
To provide a capacity needs analysis of Oak Foundation’s Regenerative Landscapes sub programme’s grantee partners in Southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabw…
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Housing and Homelessness Programme / Article
Meet the new director of Housing and Homelessness Programme
Brian Robson joined us as the new director of our Housing and Homelessness Programme in January 2024. Read more to find out what he views as the most pressing issues in housing and homelessness, and s…
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Organisational strengthening and effectiveness / Partner story
Increasing our partners’ capacity in communications to influence change
We believe communication is an important tool for influencing change. That is why six of Oak’s programmes nominated a few of their partners to benefit from a ten-month executive training programme i…
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Special Interest Programme / Partner story
Ballet for all: dancing in Birmingham
Birmingham Royal Ballet is a true powerhouse in classic ballet and contemporary dance. The company performs everything from classic romantic ballets to new works of dance inspired by the world today….
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Learning Differences Programme / Partner story
Putting inclusion at the heart of education
From Afghanistan to South Africa, our partners are rethinking how learning is happening around the world. Learn more about their efforts to create inclusive school environments….
Would you like to read more stories like this? Please visit our “Stories” page.
Watch our latest videos
Foundation for Change, based in the UK, helps people in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse live meaningful and active lives. Its mission is to work towards a more just, equal, and inclusive society where people with histories of trauma can live with dignity and are able to fulfill their potential.
In a remote corner of Zimbabwe lies Gonarezhou National Park. Here, a special field-based leadership course takes place covering effective biodiversity conservation. Novice and veteran conservationists gather from around the world to take part in this training initiative facilitated by Nuestros Espacios Protegidos (NEP), and the Frankfurt Zoological Society.
Uncommon, a not-for-profit organisation founded in Zimbabwe in 2017, believes in a future in which everyone can learn how to code. The organisation teaches children valuable coding skills, focusing on training them for the global tech workforce.
Would you like to see more videos? Please visit our YouTube channel.