Spark Microgrants

Spark MicroGrants supports communities facing poverty to design and launch their own collective projects across Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and beyond. Spark has developed a unique village action process paired with a seed grant that equips poor communities to launch social enterprises of their own choosing, such as an income-generating goat-rearing project, a produce business or school. Through the process, communities develop their own leadership and continue to self-organize and launch new businesses over time. Spark's approach is inclusive, enabling women and men, young and old, across ethnic and social divides to unite around a common purpose. With its track record of success, Spark has received requests from governments, companies and NGOs throughout Africa, Central America and in the United States to scale the Spark approach, enabling communities to take control of their future.