The Partners Who Make Our Work Possible

The mandate of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada is to manage Canada’s diplomatic and consular relations, to encourage the country’s international trade and to lead Canada’s international development and humanitarian assistance.

The Directorate for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) is responsible for designing European International Cooperation and Development Policy and delivering aid throughout the world.

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group funds, supports and accelerates the transition to a fairer and more sustainable world. Focusing on climate, biodiversity, peace, education, urban development, health and governance, our teams carry out more than 4,000 projects in France’s overseas departments and territories and another 115 countries.

The Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organisation fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.

Irish Aid is the Government of Ireland’s official international development aid programme. Irish Aid is managed by the Development Co-operation and Africa Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The Mastercard Foundation is an international non-governmental organization established by Mastercard in 2006. It is the wealthiest charitable foundation in Canada, and one of the wealthiest in the world, with 2024 assets of $47 billion.

The basis for Finland’s development policy is the set of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) established by the United Nations, which aim at eliminating extreme poverty. In addition to reducing poverty and inequality, Finland supports the long term goal of freeing developing countries from their dependency on aid, through strengthening their own resources.

Denmark’s development cooperation aims to fight poverty with human rights and economic growth.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands is the channel through which the Dutch Government communicates with foreign governments and international organisations. It coordinates and carries out Dutch foreign policy. The Ministry has two halves: its headquarters in The Hague and its missions abroad (embassies, consulates, and permanent representations).

Norway supports TradeMark Africa (TMA), an Aid-for-Trade organization, to boost intra-African trade and increase Africa’s global trade share, with funding from the Norwegian government and other donors. TMA works with regional organizations and governments to facilitate trade and economic growth across Africa.

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is a government agency of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Sida is responsible for organization of the bulk of Sweden’s official development assistance to developing countries.

UKaid concentrates on improving health, increasing the quality of education, reducing vulnerability among Kenya’s most disadvantaged, and catalysing private sector growth to create more jobs for young people.