Trickle Up

Non-profit partnering with women to forge pathways out of poverty

650 million people live in extreme poverty in the world today, defined by the World Bank as those living on $2.15/day or less. Trickle Up’s mission is to partner with women in extreme poverty to build economic opportunity and drive inclusion. We support women and highly vulnerable populations to forge resilient pathways out of poverty by starting microenterprises and building livelihoods. We drive large-scale change by partnering with local organizations, global institutions, and local governments, helping them adopt and adapt evidence-based, proven programming. Since 1979, Trickle Up has reached 2.3 million people through partnering with 460,000. We aim to serve 45,000 women this year, reaching an additional 225,000 currently living in extreme poverty. We have active projects in Colombia, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Mexico, and Uganda, and teams based in India, Latin America, Uganda, and the U.S. Our goal is to reach 5 million people by 2030 by partnering with a total of 1 million women participants living in extreme poverty.

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From Survival to Stability: Shakuntala Devi’s Journey of Resilience

Shakuntala Devi’s story is one of survival, resilience, and the gradual rebuilding of dignity through community support and livelihood opportunities.

First Voices of the CRECE Project: How We Learned to Listen, Understand, and Work Together

The CRECE project is a joint initiative between Trickle Up and MetLife Foundation, in collaboration with Fundacion MetLife Mexico, that, over 24 months, aims to strengthen the fina ...

Refreshing Our Coaching Tools: The Design Choices Behind Trickle Up’s New Coaching Curriculum

Over the past several months, we’ve been taking a fresh look at how our coaching tools can better support the realities of field implementation.

Trickle Up and MetLife Foundation Strengthen the CRECE Project to Empower Women in Colombia and Mexico

Trickle Up, in partnership with MetLife Foundation in alliance with Fundacion MetLife Mexico, announces the strengthening and expansion of CRECE (Resilient and Economic Capacities ...

From Seed Capital to Growing Enterprise: Carmelina’s Journey in Rural Guatemala

In Aldea Santa Cruz, Carmelina Ichich Ixim is turning small investments into meaningful progress for her family.

Building Stability Through Entrepreneurship: The Story of Albina

In the rural village of Trinitaria in Quiché, Guatemala, Albina Elizabeth Chiquin Coc is building a new future for herself. At just 24 years old, Albina’s journey reflects the c ...

Building Pathways Out of Poverty in Guatemala: Lessons from Trickle Up’s PROINSA Project

For NGOs that work to advance economic inclusion, like Trickle Up and Village Enterprise, government adoption is widely recognized as the most viable and sustainable pathway to sca ...

More Than a Marketplace: A Community Built by Women

For NGOs that work to advance economic inclusion, like Trickle Up and Village Enterprise, government adoption is widely recognized as the most viable and sustainable pathway to sca ...

Scaling Economic Inclusion Through Government Partnerships: Lessons from Trickle Up and Village Enterprise

For NGOs that work to advance economic inclusion, like Trickle Up and Village Enterprise, government adoption is widely recognized as the most viable and sustainable pathway to sca ...

Chasing Hope in Challenging Times: Highlights from Our Conversation with Nicholas Kristof

Lauren Hendricks spoke with Nicholas Kristof, New York Times opinion columnist, about his memoir, Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life, and what it means to hold onto hope in dark tim ...