What we do?
We educate the disadvantaged people and give them a hope for a better future through the skills and knowledge our beneficiaries gain from our different projects.
Among them are widows, orphans, the homeless and disabled, and refugees.
At Seeds Foundation, our mission is to equip the young children not only with education but skills as well so, after completion of their education they can play an active role in the society. Due to this, the school strives to provide the students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to better themselves in the society and have better lives. Seeds Foundation empower people from disadvantaged communities, through education and training.
Where does Seeds Foundation work?
Since our inception in 2005, we have supported projects in over 10 countries worldwide, making a real, long-term difference. In many country we support long-term projects.
Wherever we work, we always make sure that our programs are created in collaboration with local people, often working very closely with partner organisations, to ensure that we are addressing the real root causes of poverty, rather than just alleviating the symptoms.
What makes Seeds Foundation different?
We see poverty as an injustice and poor people as partners in tackling the causes of poverty.
We work with communities over many years to strengthen their own efforts to throw off poverty. We constantly ask ourselves how we can make the greatest impact with our resources.
Other things that make us different from other charities are our long-term grassroots development approach our innovative ways of working on basic education, healthcare and livelihoods our rights-based approach to emergencies our close partnerships with local organisations in developing countries our committed, long-term supporter base our lack of affiliations with any religious or political groups.
Where our funds come from?
All our funds come from private individuals, businesses, mosques and local organisations. We do not receive any funding from government institutions. This enables us to work independently.
Is Seeds Foundation a political organisation?
Seeds Foundation has no political or religious affiliations, but we’re not afraid to challenge injustice. We work with poor and marginalised people, seeking to make governments and international institutions tackle the real causes of poverty.
Campaigning works – it’s as effective as giving a financial gift.
Governments are responsible for building the frameworks needed to give people their basic rights, so we also encourage poor people to hold their national and local governments to account.
We also work with governments, locally and nationally, to help them build their knowledge and skills so that they can fight poverty effectively in their own countries and international arenas.
Can you volunteer overseas?
Seeds Foundation is very active locally and internationally so we usually do recruit volunteers overseas. For more information, contact us by email or via our chat on the website.
How much does Seeds Foundation spend on administration?
Accountability – to poor people is central to our work, as is accountability to our donors. How we spend their money is something we take very seriously.
In 2010, for every £1 donated for our donors we were able to spend £1.18 directly on our work for the poor. This is because all our us work as unpaid volunteer and our very admin and fundraising costs are covered from the tax we reclaim from the HMRC.
When appealing for funds we make every effort to be very clear about the purpose for which they are being raised. Through rigorous monitoring and auditing systems we ensure that money is being spent effectively and efficiently and for the purpose intended.
How does child sponsorship work?
When you sponsor a child with Seeds Foundation, your contributions go straight to projects in that child’s community. It’s a fantastic way to gain an insight into the difference that your donation can make, and build up a personal relationship with a child on the other side of the world.
Some of our sponsors are also involved in a programmes which allows us to use sponsors’ money wherever the need is greatest in each country, helping us support difficult-to-reach groups such as migrant workers and orphans.