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Social Inclusion & Agency

Savings groups, market access groups, and solidarity groups provide women a space to collaborate and problem-solve, strengthening community ties and increasing inclusion.

Honoring Frank DeGiovanni with the Glen & Mildred Robbins Leet Humanitarian Award

by Trickle Up | May 2, 2025 | Blog Posts, Featured Home 1, Press | 0 Comments

At Trickle Up, our mission is to partner with women in extreme poverty to build economic opportunity and drive inclusion. We work primarily with women and highly...

A Statement to Members of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations

by Trickle Up | May 1, 2025 | Blog Posts, Featured Home 2, Partnerships, Press | 0 Comments

On April 30, 2025, Trickle Up joined 30 other organizations in an address to Chair Andy Harris and Ranking Member Sanford Bishop of the Subcommittee on Agriculture...

AVSI Foundation

If You Use Venmo or PayPal, Thank African Fintech

by Lauren Hendricks | Apr 29, 2025 | Blog Posts, Economic Empowerment, Featured Home 2, Financial Resilience, Press | 0 Comments

When we think about mobile money or digital wallets, many of us in the United States immediately think of Venmo or PayPal. But the real roots of mobile financial...

Investing in women through graduation programs

Investing in Women, Transforming Communities: The ROI of Graduation Programs

by Lauren Hendricks | Apr 17, 2025 | Blog Posts, Economic Empowerment, Press | 0 Comments

As global development enters an era of reduced aid and rising need, organizations like ours that provide graduation programs face a critical question: What delivers the...

Skoll World Forum on international development

Facing a New International Development Reality Together

by Lauren Hendricks | Apr 7, 2025 | Blog Posts, Press | 0 Comments

Last week, I had the opportunity to join hundreds of social entrepreneurs, innovators, and international development leaders in Oxford, UK, for the Skoll World Forum....

Loida, con sus Padres en el negocio de tienda.

Building a Life-Changing Family Business in Guatemala

by César Ivan Juárez Barrientos | Apr 3, 2025 | Blog Posts, Press | 0 Comments

Loida Yaneth is an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome who lives in the village of Las Minas in Guatemala, where she is enrolled in the fourth grade at her local...

Women breaking the cycle of poverty

How Women Are Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Exclusion in Latin America

by Alma Alicia Ochoa Moctezuma, Margherita di Clemente | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog Posts, Press | 0 Comments

Poverty is not gender neutral. Throughout Latin America, structural gender inequalities continue to limit women's access to economic, educational, and financial...

Women breaking the cycle of poverty

Cómo las Mujeres Rompen el Ciclo de Pobreza y Exclusión en América Latina

by Alma Alicia Ochoa Moctezuma, Margherita di Clemente | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog Posts, Press | 0 Comments

La pobreza no es neutral en cuanto al género. En toda América Latina, las desigualdades estructurales de género siguen limitando el acceso de las mujeres a las...

Help Protect Our Global Community

by Trickle Up | Mar 3, 2025 | Blog Posts, Press | 0 Comments

Dear Trickle Up Supporter,  By now, you have heard of the devastating pause in January on all U.S. foreign assistance programs. Last week, the Trump administration...

Other Projects

Financial Resilience

Skills training helps women connect with the key knowledge they need to advance their livelihoods. This includes technical support and extension.

Coaching

Coaching is a key part of the Graduation Approach, which is the foundation for Trickle Up programs. Households work with coaches to plan for the future and build key life skills.

Economic Empowerment

To get their livelihoods off the ground, Trickle Up provides seed capital for new and diverse income-generating activities and microenterprises.