Global Partners For Development

Community Driven Education (CDE) - Education is vital in the fight against poverty. In collaboration with local leaders who identify the schools with the highest need, and the projects within the schools. In Kenya, over seven local schools have benefitted from constructed classrooms, latrines(toilets), and in a school for students with physical challenges paved walkways to facilitate wheelchair access. In Tanzania,GPFD partnered with Genesis Community Fdn to advance education to girls and women in the community by expanding transportation services to and from school. In Uganda, GPFD partnered with Madaraja Foundation to support girls and women to access essentail sexual reproductive health information and services.

Water Projects - In a unique partnership between Sonoma County wine industry and the East African communities, the Vineyards to Villages initiative funds clean water infrastructure, sanitation facilities and hygiene education,address the environmental, economic, and social justice challenges impacting their communities.In Kenya, GPFD financially supported the Turkana Women's Group in a water project that improved water access for communities and livestock.