The GSMA Innovation Fund

Overview

The GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation, Inc.* was created in 2007 to demonstrate the positive social impact of mobile technology. It brings together mobile operators, donors and the international development community.

The GSMA Foundation was created for the purpose of developing and engaging in projects that utilize mobile communications to relieve the poor, distressed and underprivileged. GSMA provides resources and support to GSMA Mobile for Development programmes, which identify opportunities and deliver innovations with socio-economic impact in financial services, health, agriculture, digital identity, energy, water, sanitation, disaster resilience and gender equality

Category:
Corporate Funder
Sectors of Interest:
Health, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Agriculture, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Information Communication and Technology, Social Development, Climate Change and Global Warming
Subsectors of Interest:
Women equity and equality, ICT for Development, Social inclusive programs, Special programs for People with Special Needs, Maternal-child health, Small-medium enterprises development, Protect Ecosystems, Climate Adaptation, Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Digital Inclusion & Transformation
Country of Coverage:
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Headquarters:
United Kingdom

The GSMA Innovation Fund
https://www.gsma.com/
info@gsma.com
Javier Albares
Head of Innovation and Digital Transformation
Europe
JAlbares@gsma.com
Natasha Rooney
nrooney@gsma.com
David Hutton
dhutton@gsma.com
Roger Dickens
Senior Marketing Manager
rdickens@gsma.com
Stuart Shaw
Head of IT Operations
sshaw@gsma.com
Rebecca Atherley
PR Director
ratherley@gsma.com
Samir Hafiz
shafiz@gsma.com
Daisy Macaskie
dmacaskie@gsma.com

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Country of Coverage: Multiple Countries, Sectors: Entrepreneurship, Humanitarian aid

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
MasterCard Foundation	Corporate Funder	Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan	Agriculture, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment
UK Aid Direct	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Social Development, Climate Change and Global Warming
ADA	International Organization	Morocco, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment, Agriculture
All For Development	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health, Economic Growth, Child Rights, Agriculture, Information Communication and Technology, Industry
Austrian Development Agency (ADA)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Palestine	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Education, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid
GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Entrepreneurship, Climate Change and Global Warming
Global Humanitarian Action Executive Alliance (GHAEA)	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid
UN Women	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Women Rights and Empowerment
USAID	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Tourism, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Women in the Digital Economy Fund	International Organization	Jordan, Lebanon, Syria	Information Communication and Technology, Women Rights and Empowerment
Methodica Consulting	Consulting Firm	Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Refugees and Migration
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Economic Growth, Health, Humanitarian aid
European Commission	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
Benaa Foundation	National and Regional NGO	Egypt	Education, Urban & Rural Development, Waste Management, Water and Wastewater
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
EuropeAid