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

Higher Education Digs into the Grassroots by Robin Dixon on February 3, 2012 “Collaboration between community organizations and academic institutions isn’t new, but bringing a business model into an environment where it will be looked at critically, that’s courageous.”   ...

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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