Howard G. Buffett Foundation

Overview

Established in 1999, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation’s mission is to catalyze transformational change to improve the standard of living and quality of life, particularly for the world’s most impoverished and marginalized populations. They use our resources to improve conditions and create change in the most difficult circumstances and geographies. They focus their grantmaking on areas where they have unique expertise; where few others are willing to work; and where They see an opportunity to catalyze transformational change. Their primary focus areas are food security, conflict mitigation and public safety.

Category:
International Organization
Sectors of Interest:
Democratic Governance, Agriculture, Water and Wastewater, Food Security
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Conflict prevention and peace building , Public security, Water resources management
Type of Service:
Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
Locations:
Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Turkey, Yemen
Headquarters:
United States

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
The International Women`s Media Foundation (IWMF)	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Media Development, Women Rights and EmpowermentCapacity building and training
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)	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	Democratic Governance, Education, Information Communication and Technology
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change	International Organization	Palestine, Turkey	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Environment and Energy, Climate Change and Global WarmingResearch and assessment, Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening, Policy and legislative reform
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
Global Empowerment Mission	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Turkey	Humanitarian aid, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Psychosocial Support
Care International	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Food Security, Humanitarian aid, Women Rights and EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Psychosocial Support
Mercy Corps	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Yemen	Economic Growth, Food Security, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation
Catholic Relief Services	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen	Agriculture, Education, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and MigrationAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Psychosocial Support
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