Build a school for 100 Maasai Children in Tanzania Clean a river in Migingo & stop plastic pollution Improve 500 farmers' productivity in Mbata, Uganda Rehabilitate Terrat's water system for 3000 people

Smart Villages Foundation

Org #72640
Vetted since 2020
2011
year founded
$36,200
raised on GlobalGiving
4
years fundraising
4
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Can remote villages have the same opportunities as urban centres? Can rural residents have access to careers, clean water, healthcare, education, productive agriculture and communication-without leaving their villages? Smart Villages believes that people in remote villages deserve the same opportunities as everyone else. Remote villages are often "off the grid" and do not have a reliable supply of energy for lighting homes, cooking, charging mobile phones, or powering businesses. The energy sources they do have, such as kerosene lamps, are often harmful to their health. The national grid may never reach many of these remote villages, but other solutions exist. We believe that ener... read more

Project Leaders
Bernie Jones
Bernie Jones
Natasha Wilson
Natasha Wilson
Laurie Kent
Laurie Kent
Frances James
Frances James
Laura Allerston
Laura Allerston
Kirsten Rachman
Kirsten Rachman
Organization Information
15 Lady Place
Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4FB
United Kingdom
+44 7761 375991
Organization Information
15 Lady Place
Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4FB
United Kingdom
+44 7761 375991

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Making progress with solarisation

By Kirsten Rachman | Assistant Project Manager

Dear friends,  There has been good technical progress since our last report in the solarisation of the community dairy in Terat, the local business which ORS-FM Maasai will be partnering with to... Read the full report ›

Maintenance and growing businesses in Mbata

By Catherine Gwynne-Evans | Assistant Project Manager

Hi friends, it is Catherine from Smart Villages and Peter from Kiima Foods, updating you about the progress of the Mbata Smart-Agri Centre (SAC).    In the past 3 months, there has been a... Read the full report ›

Increasing water access near Terat

By Kirsten Rachman | Assistant Project Manager

Dear Friends,   There has been another cycle of dry and wet seasons in Tanzania since our last update; it is currently the middle of the short rainy season as we write to you. Despite the... Read the full report ›
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