OUR MISSION is to improve the well-being of children made vulnerable by HIV, AIDS and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. We support grassroots organizations that help families and communities meet the needs of their children.

OUR PROGRAMS

Grantmaking
Capacity Building
Organizational Learning
Communications & Advocacy

GRANTEE FOCUS AREAS

Living Environments
Food/Nutrition/Agriculture
Economic Strengthening

Psychosocial Support
Child Protection

Education
Healthcare/HIV

FROM THE BLOG

Bringing Art to Community by Robin Dixon on January 27, 2012 A grassroots group in Zimbabwe, Shingirirai Trust, is teaching paper-making as a source of revenue and creativity in their community. This slideshow shows the first class, a small group who   ...

FROM THE NEWSROOM

ABC NEWS Features Firelight Foundation Founder Kerry Olson on the Million Moms Challenge

From Different Corners of the World: Mothers Make a Difference.
As a little girl living in the suburbs of Detroit in the 1960′s, I remember lying awake at night trying to wrap my head around the fact that many children around the world didn’t have what I had (Read More...)

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Firelight is funded by foundations, corporations and individual donors who make our work with African communities possible.

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