ELMA Foundation
ELMA Foundation
About

The ELMA Philanthropies Services is the services arm of the ELMA Group of Foundations. From locations in New YorkCape Town and Johannesburg and Kampala we develop program strategies, identify and explore grant making opportunities, monitor grant performance, and establish philanthropic relationships for the Foundations.

The ELMA Group of Foundations provides sizeable philanthropic assistance to high impact initiatives within each Foundation’s area of focus.

 

The ELMA Foundation

The ELMA Foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of Africa’s children and youth through the support of sustainable efforts to relieve poverty, advance education, and promote health.

 

The ELMA Foundation aims to fund activities on the continent of Africa that:

  • relieve the poverty, suffering, illness and distress of children;
  • advance the education of disadvantaged children and youth;
  • improve the quality of life and prospects of disadvantaged children and the families and households that support them; and
  • improve health care, health care facilities, and health care infrastructure primarily for the benefit of children.

 

Health

In pursuit of its mission, the ELMA Foundation makes investments in health that:

  • support integrated service delivery to ensure mothers, newborns, and children receive health services seamlessly and effectively;
  • develop the infrastructure needed to support healthcare service delivery; and
  • advance exploration of health financing options to support service delivery and facilitate transfer of program delivery to national systems.

 

Education

In pursuit of its mission, the ELMA Foundation makes investments in education that:

  • better prepare children to learn and engage in their education at school through Early Childhood Development (ECD), supporting stronger cognitive development, increased stimulation and improved health and nutrition;
  • enhance teacher development and support; and
  • strengthen school leadership, governance and management of environment and activities.

 

Special Opportunities

The ELMA Foundation pursues special grant opportunities which may not fit neatly within, or which bridge our Education or Health program strategies. Special Opportunities grants are developed and considered on a case-by-case basis, without defined program parameters. Examples to date include:

  • Children’s rights – supporting organizations or programs that advance the legal rights of children
  • Children’s policy formation – providing support so that public policy as it concerns children is formed on well-documented facts and evidence
  • Vocational training – assisting disadvantaged youth to have practical vocational training to prepare them for the job market
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  • South Africa
  • Cape Town
  • ABSA Building, 20th Floor 2 Riebeek Street
  • Uganda
  • Kampala
  • 10th Floor DTB Centre 17/19 Kampala Road
  • United States (headquarters)
  • New York
  • 99 Park Avenue, 17th Floor