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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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 ...

Threads of Change: How Bryseida Stitched a Better Future in Oaxaca

Bryseida’s home in Oaxaca stands proudly along a dirt road that curves through her rural community. Inside, the living room has been transformed into a studio.

Measuring Digital Agency: From Defining to Doing

Digital development often focuses on access and inclusion. They tell us who is online, not who is in control. What about digital agency?

When Access Meets Agency: The Future of Women’s Digital Empowerment

In the development community, there is growing recognition that digital tools can help individuals, especially women, and households build resilience in the face of shocks and stre ...

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

Trickle Up, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, is proud to announce the launch of CRECE, a two-year initiative that will expand financial inclusion and economic resilience for ...

Trickle Up Announces the Creation of a Mexico Civil Association, Strengthening Its Commitment to Mexico and Latin America

Trickle Up, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing economic inclusion for women living in extreme poverty, is proud to announce the creation of its Mexico Civil Association.

Beyond Aid: Partnering with Governments and Communities to Drive Change at UNGA 2025

During UNGA 2025, Trickle Up explored how economic inclusion initiatives can evolve from small-scale pilots to government-owned programs.

Learning, Saving, and Dreaming: My Journey in the FUERTE Project

Thanks to the FUERTE project, my life has been completely transformed. Before, I had never learned how to save. Now I know how to manage my money, and that brings me peace of mind.