Local Leaders. Local Solutions. Lasting Impact.

A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO PHILANTHROPIC RISK, RETURN AND IMPACT.

At The Egmont Trust, we do things differently.

Egmont was founded by financial services entrepreneurs and seasoned African development professionals to invest in the power of local people and drive permanent change. We work with local leaders in east and southern Africa to transform the lives of children, women and families impacted by HIV and poverty.

Egmont is not just addressing need. It is also seizing opportunity.

Thousands of small local organisations struggle to access funding. We focus on opportunity in that chronically underfunded space — small scale, high impact local organisations that are often under the radar of mainstream donors.

This distinct approach carries risk — but also enormous potential. Which is why, over the last 20 years, we've built an effective model designed to manage both.

THE EGMONT MODEL

1. Impact without overheads

100% of every donation goes directly to The Egmont Portfolio of grassroots project.

Egmont's Trustees and Patrons cover all running costs. Like shareholders, they ensure our operations stay lean and focused to maximise the value and impact of every donation.

Our funding promise

2. A Local First Approach

Egmont doesn't design projects. We invest in local leaders — our Egmont Partners.

Those closest to the challenges of HIV and poverty know best how to generate impact at low cost. This bottom up local approach is a means to create permanent change - an investment, not a hand out.

Meet our Partners

3. A Portfolio Approach

A portfolio approach is the most effective way to both manage risk and optimise impact.

The Egmont Portfolio applies financial services disciplines such as diversification, risk management, rebalancing and reinvestment to optimise returns.

Our portfolio

4. Development Track Record

Our on the ground team have decades of expertise in the field and a deep knowledge of the region and sector.

Over 20 years Egmont has assessed 1,200+ local projects and supported more than 130 local leaders, directly impacting the lives of more than one million children, women and family members.

Impact

5. Financial Mindset

Egmont is focused on returns, basing funding decisions on evidence and results, and the application of strict financial discipline.

Egmont’s own operating model avoids bureaucracy and similarly backs entrepreneurial local leaders with low resource, high impact, cost efficient responses that have the potential to scale up over time.

Our financials

6. Bottom Up
not top down

Egmont Partners' responses are shaped by the reality on the ground.

Egmont is not prescriptive. There are many different ways that local people respond, reflecting what they know to be most relevant to their locality. Any approach that is locally impactful represents a funding opportunity.

Our approach

7. People Focused

Egmont's work is possible because of the people behind it.

From generous supporters to local Partners, staff members, volunteers and the families that are part of the projects. All are united in the goal of realising better lives for those impacted by HIV and poverty.

Who we are

Where Egmont Works

We support projects across east and southern Africa, which includes some of the poorest countries in the world.

Throughout this region, local leaders have developed powerful responses to the devastating impact of HIV and poverty on women, children and families.

The Egmont Portfolio

Egmont’s experienced Programme team identifies the very best homegrown responses and local leaders - Egmont Partners - and manages them through The Egmont Portfolio. Interact with the map to learn more about our current Egmont Partners.

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