Equity Group Foundation | |
Abbreviation | EGF |
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Formation | January 1, 2008 |
Type | Nonprofit |
Legal status | Foundation |
Purpose | Transforming lives, giving dignity and expanding opportunities for wealth creation. |
Headquarters | Equity Center, 8th floor, Wing B, Hospital Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya |
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Region served | Africa |
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Parent organization | Equity Group Holdings |
Subsidiaries | Equity Group Foundation International |
Students | 37,009 |
Website | equitygroupfoundation.com |
Equity Group Foundation (EGF) is an East African foundation based in Nairobi, Kenya. It was founded in 2008 to bolster Corporate social responsibility (CSR) for the Equity Group. [2]
The main aim of Equity Group Foundation is to enhance the social and economic prosperity of people in the African region. This is through creating opportunities for people living at the bottom of the pyramid thus incorporating them into the modern economy. Since its inception in 2008, the Foundation has significantly enhanced the coordination of corporate social responsibility (CSR) interventions for Equity Group Holdings Limited. [2] Through their Wings to Fly Program, Equity Group Foundation has been able to fund 60,009 students since inception. [3] This program is co-funded by the Mastercard Foundation to the tune of US$100 million. [4] The Harvard Business Review described the foundation as being focused on driving African development and creating opportunities for prosperity. [5]
The Foundation has six areas of focus. These are: [6]
Program | 2021 beneficiaries Up to July | Cumulative beneficiaries |
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Secondary School Scholarships - Wings to Fly and Elimu | 10,705 | 60,009 |
Wings To Fly Scholars Qualified to join University | 1,410 | 23,825 |
Equity Leaders Program Global Scholars | 66 | 914 |
Equity Leaders Program Interns | 8,878 | |
Technical and Vocational education Training Scholars | 229 | 3,471 |
Program | 2021 beneficiaries Up to July | Cumulative beneficiaries |
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Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Trained | 195,491 | 556,929 |
Financial Inclusion | 0.06M | 2.465M |
Program | 2021 beneficiaries Up to July | Cumulative beneficiaries |
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Small and medium Sized farmers Supported | 9,500 | 302,394 |
Farmers impacted | 0.05M | 3.8M |
Program | 2021 beneficiaries Up to July | Cumulative beneficiaries |
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Equity Afia outpatient Clinics | 12 | 114 |
Clients Reached via Equity Afia | 77,872 | 200,945 |
Client visit to Equity Afia | 193,336 | 2,421,835 |
Program | 2021 beneficiaries Up to July | Cumulative beneficiaries |
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Clean energy Products distributed | 29,727 | 430,316 |
Trees planted | 3.88M | 26.8M |
Program | 2021 beneficiaries Up to July | Cumulative beneficiaries |
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Number of individuals Reached with Social protection Programs | 0.08M | 5.4M |
Value of Disbursements via Cash Transfers | Kshs 9.90B | Kshs 143.1B |
Equity Group Foundation has developed partnerships with other funding and development organizations including the Mastercard Foundation, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), KfW Development Bank, Financial Sector Deepening (FSD Kenya), Kenyatta University, Africa Nazarene University, World Bank Group, Norad, Equity Bank, Swiss Agency for Development and cooperation, European Union, Republic of Kenya, Kingdom of the Netherlands, IFAD(Investing in Rural people), IFC, Norfund, FAO, Australian AID, SNV, World Vision, UNHCR, United Kingdom Agency for International Development (UKAID), OXFAM, ICRC, Save the Children, Windle Trust International, Proparco, LUNDIN Foundation, AGRA, The Rockefeller Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Agrocares, Marvel Five Investments Ltd
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