In 1979, Trickle Up had a meager budget of $1,000 and began 10 businesses. 20 years later in 1999, Trickle Up had a budget of $2 million and launched 8,896 new businesses, 65% of which are led by women.

In 1999, Trickle Up signed an agreement with USAID for a large-scale project in West Papua, Indonesia. and continued our ongoing collaboration with the United Nations Development Program in multiple countries in Africa.