Shared Interest Foundation

Who we are

About Shared Interest

Established in 2004, Shared Interest Foundation aims to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods through the development of sustainable businesses. We work with community groups to build resilient enterprises, increase employment opportunities and implement innovative methods of sustainable production.

Working in partnership with local organisations, we implement projects that aim to:

• Strengthen the resilience and sustainability of co-operatives, which support thousands of farmers and artisans.
• Increase the business and agricultural skills of producers and artisans to improve the quality and quantity of their product and increase their resilience to climate change.
• Support the development of sustainable income generating enterprises to improve livelihoods and contribute towards a reduction in poverty with a focus on empowering women and youth.

We believe that strong and well-managed businesses create employment opportunities and increase the income of their producers and workers, resulting in the improvement in their quality of life.

Thanks to our supporters, we have worked with organisations in Africa and Latin America to build their climate resilience, and delivered projects aimed at increasing gender equality and the involvement of young people in agriculture and product diversification.

Over the past year, we have implemented 14 projects, helping develop pioneering initiatives to generate vital income for rural communities.