Impact Till Date
150+
$50,000+
30+
Trained 150+ Non-Profit Leaders
who are locally-based independent community leaders, addressing inequities existing within the community they call ‘home’
Awarded $50,000+ in micro-grants
for specific, tangible needs identified by these leaders which, when funded, catalyzed their vision and mission. Examples include: machinery for making bricks out of recycled plastic bottles; testing kits for cervical cancer treatment, participation in a conference, and much more
Supported non-profit founders from 30+ Countries
including but definitely not limited to: Armenia, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Nepal, Kenya, Uganda, Morocco, and South Sudan
Meet the Little Big Fellows
2020
David Ochieng
Organization: Save Lake Victoria
Little Big Contribution: $1200
Mission: to restore Lake Victoria and improve the livelihoods of community members by converting hyacinth into charcoal briquettes.
Project: to acquire a water hyacinth harvesting machine, a computer for keeping records and funds to register as non-profit in Kenya.
Claudine Migisha
Organization: Nguvu Ya Africa
Little Big Contribution: $2300
Mission: to provide life skills, mental health support, and menstrual health education to inspire inner awareness, healing, and orientation towards a productive for girls and women .
Project: to funding the micro-loan budget for 2021 and the safe for storing that money.
2019
Nairi Krafian
Organization: Oknooshoon
Little Big Contribution: $5012
Mission: Oknooshoon strengthens the human-canine bond in Armenia, while tangibly improving the lives of both populations through animal assisted therapy.
Project: Care for the Therapy Dog, Salary for the Therapy Dog Handler, Wage for the Director Training Period, Salary for the Director
Yifan Wang
Organization: Australia-China Women’s Network
Little Big Contribution: $1250
Mission: To create a global support network of young women that empower themselves to unlock their potential, embrace global citizenship, and inspires them to become leaders.
Project: Two day retreat for a group of women from different parts of Australia receiving training on the AYCA support group curriculum.
Mika Mzumara
Organization: Zakumunda Express
Little Big Contribution: $2500
Mission: To connect low income and illiterate farmers to direct markets.
Project: Market research to find the right partners and build sales relationships with them (restaurants, hotels, etc); and transportation of food for four months (16 deliveries).
Omaima Doukkane
Organization: IDEM
Little Big Contribution: $2500
Mission: To provide life-saving blood transfusions in hospitals and critical lifesaving data in emergency situations.
Project: Communicating and promoting the importance of blood donation and hosting a blood drive party at one university as the first step of her project in Morocco.
2018
Nzambi Matee
Organization: Brick by Brick
Little Big Contribution: $2985
Mission: To address the prevalent crisis of improper waste management in Kenya.
Project: To purchase materials, pay for utilities, conduct an education campaign on recycling and up-cycling, train local youth to learn about the process of manufacturing bricks and building sustainable products.
2017
Charles Lwanga Muhanguzi
Organization: Air Cool Limited
Little Big Contribution: $2511
Mission: AirCool Africa creates innovative, low-cost solar-powered indoor air purifying solutions for poor families in Africa.
Project: To develop an air purification component of their device and lab testing to observe product effectiveness.
Salmine Sassi
Organization: She Starts Africa
Little Big Contribution: $890
Mission: She Starts Africa is an initiative that aims to advance women through entrepreneurship and promote the feminine way of doing businesses.
Project: To pilot the curriculum of She Starts in Tunisia.
2016
Jack Hisard
Organization: Mama Clinic
Little Big Contribution: $3000
Mission: Mama Clinic provides primary healthcare services, outpatient and inpatient care and free maternal and child health care services to people in rural Kenya.
Project: To purchase necessary equipments in the clinic.
Wahid Hossain
Organization: Tiger Bow
Little Big Contribution: $800
Mission: TigerBow is an authentic Bangladeshi bowtie, handcrafted by rural artisan women, and made with state-of-the-art 'Katan' fabric from Bangladesh.
Project: To make the first 100 bow ties and test the product in the market.
2015
Daniel Walsh
Organization: FarmArm
Little Big Contribution: $3800
Mission: The Farm Arm is a prosthetic system that helps limb affected individuals drive.
Project: Fund FarmArm’s operations for one year.
