The Skoll Foundation

Overview

The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and innovators who help them solve the world’s most pressing problems.We identify people and organizations with innovations creating scalable positive impact. The Skoll Foundation presents the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship each year to a select group of social entrepreneurs whose innovations have already had significant, proven impact on some of the world’s most pressing problems, and invests directly in the promise of even greater impact at scale. By investing in organizations when an innovation is ripe for accelerated and scaled adoption, the Skoll Awards help unleash the full global potential and reach of social entrepreneurs.

Category:
International Organization
Sectors of Interest:
Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Human Rights, Water and Wastewater, Youth Empowerment
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Employment and jobs creation, Business and investment support, Social entrepreneurship, Intercultural & interreligious dialogue, Social and Economic Empowerment, Natural resources management, Early Childhood Education, Conflict prevention and peace building , Civil rights, Renewable energy and green technology
Type of Service:
Capacity building and training, Environmental Services
Locations:
Palestine, Syria
Headquarters:
United States

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
INJAZ	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment
EY	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Education, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Environment and Energy, Information Communication and TechnologyAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening, Environmental Services
Silicon Valley Community Foundation	Corporate Funder	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey	Education, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Refugees and Migration
EY	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Climate Change and Global Warming
Building Markets	International Organization	Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey	Economic Growth, EntrepreneurshipResearch and assessment, Capacity building and training, Financial Management and Services
International Center for Transitional Justice(ICTJ)	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human RightsResearch and assessment, Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
Malala Fund	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey	Education, Women Rights and Empowerment, Child Rights, Refugees and MigrationResearch and assessment, Advocacy and awareness raising
Acumen Consulting	Consulting Firm	Egypt	Economic Growth, EntrepreneurshipCapacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening, Feasibility studies, Marketing Services
KIVA Micro-Funds	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Agriculture
BBC Media Action	International Organization	Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia	Health, Democratic Governance, Youth Empowerment, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Media DevelopmentResearch and assessment, Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Media and communication, Institutional Strengthening
Leaders International	Consulting Firm	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment, Agriculture, Information Communication and Technology, TourismResearch and assessment, Capacity building and training, Business Development, Financial Management and Services, Monitoring and evaluation, Institutional Strengthening
Partners for Sustainable Development	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Education, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Information Communication and Technology, Social DevelopmentCapacity building and training, ICT Solutions
Leaders	National and Regional NGO	Jordan, Palestine	Education, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Refugees and Migration, Information Communication and Technology, TourismCapacity building and training, Media and communication, Institutional Strengthening, ICT Solutions
Ashoka	International Organization	Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Education, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Human RightsAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Media and communication, Institutional Strengthening
Carter Center	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health, Democratic Governance, AgricultureAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation, Media and communication
Crisis Action	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Humanitarian aidAdvocacy and awareness raising
ADE	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food Security, Health, Humanitarian aid, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth EmpowermentCapacity building and training, Financial Management and Services, Institutional Strengthening, Monitoring and evaluation
Gaza Sky Geeks	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Education, Entrepreneurship, Information Communication and Technology, Youth EmpowermentCapacity building and training, ICT Solutions
Search for Common Ground	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Social Development, Youth EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
Aflatoun	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Child Rights, Education, Youth EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Research and assessment
Future Earth	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Urban & Rural Development, Water and WastewaterMonitoring and evaluation, Research and assessment
The Carter Center