About us

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What we do

Co-Impact brings together local changemakers and funders from around the world to make health, education, and economic systems stronger and more inclusive – creating impact that lasts. Our commitment to advancing gender equality and women’s leadership is central to this goal. 

By focusing on systems, our partners work at the scale of the problem – dismantling the root causes of inequality that disadvantage hundreds of millions of women, children, and marginalized communities. 

Pooling funding allows us to provide large, flexible grants and strategic support to locally-rooted partners in Africa, Asia, and Latin America who know their systems best.

We aim to deploy over $1 billion for gender equality by 2030 and achieve a world where everyone can lead fulfilling lives.

Mission

Inequality, exclusion, and injustice are not inevitable; they persist because systems were built to serve some and not others. We exist to change that. 

Our mission is to strengthen health, education, and economic systems so they work for everyone, especially women, children, and marginalized communities.

Through bold, collaborative philanthropy, we invest in proven solutions and support local leaders. We fund in ways that leverage resources across philanthropic, public, and private sectors.

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Vision

We envision a world in which health, education, and economic opportunities belong to everyone. Gender equality is central to this vision.

Together, the Co-Impact community is creating a future where women’s leadership is embedded at every level, where the barriers of the past are dismantled, and where the solutions to gender inequality come from partnerships between funders and those who know their communities best. 

Change at scale isn’t just possible; it’s already happening.

Our story

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What we fund

Our global team identifies locally-rooted partners who can strengthen health, education, and economic systems. Local leaders have the solutions, expertise, networks, and relationships needed to deliver sustainable change at scale. We provide the flexible, long-term funding, and strategic support to make it happen.

Our Foundational Fund and Gender Fund have mobilised over $839 million to over 150 initiatives, and our ambition is to deploy over $1 billion for gender equality by 2030.

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Program partners

Sustained impact at scale starts locally with those who know their communities best. We equip local changemakers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to strengthen their work and lead systems change

Improving access to healthcare, enhancing education, and driving economic opportunity improves the lives of women, children, and marginalized communities. Our partners are tackling the root causes of inequality and transforming millions of lives to create lasting global impact.

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What we fund

Our global team identifies locally-rooted partners who can strengthen health, education, and economic systems. Local leaders have the solutions, expertise, networks, and relationships needed to deliver sustainable change at scale. We provide the flexible, long-term funding and strategic support to make it happen.

Our Foundational Fund and Gender Fund have mobilised over $430 million to over 140 initiatives, and our ambition is to deploy over $1 billion for gender equality by 2030.

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Program partners

Sustained impact at scale starts locally with those who know their communities best. We equip local changemakers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to strengthen their work and lead systems change

Improving access to healthcare, enhancing education, and driving economic opportunity improves the lives of women, children and marginalized communities. Our partners are tackling the root causes of inequality and transforming millions of lives to create lasting global impact.

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Governance

Co-Impact’s Board of Directors brings together a diverse group of leaders with expertise in gender equality, strategic partnerships, global philanthropy, and organizational leadership. 

Our Board members champion our collective mission to strengthen health, education, and economic systems and improve the lives of women, children, and marginalized communities. They bring deep knowledge, experience, and commitment to improving the lives of millions of people, ensuring our work achieves sustained global impact.

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Our team

Co-Impact’s team spans eight countries across five continents. We support coalitions of changemakers — from grassroots organizations to governments — to drive meaningful, lasting change at scale.

We have expertise across philanthropy, strategic partnerships, systems change, and advocacy, working with governments and civil society organizations. We work closely with partners to help realize our vision of a world in which health, education, and economic opportunities belong to everyone.