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Helping families afford a better life

Families living in poverty around the world face tremendous challenges. With millions of people looking to join the workforce, many find it difficult to find a job and earn a sustainable income.

Protecting the planet

Temperatures are rising, causing changes in our climate that threaten every aspect of our lives—from the food we eat to the water we drink to the air we breathe.

Stories

How ending energy poverty can create 500 million new jobs in Africa and Asia

New research by The Rockefeller Foundation, reviewed by the IKEA Foundation, has found that investing in distributed renewable energy could create 30 times more jobs in Africa and Asia than...

2 mins September 21, 2021

Planting trees builds farmers’ resilience to climate change

“Trees are very important,” says Florence Nanjala, a smallholder farmer in Kibuke, Kenya. “They help with shade and they bring rain. I think of trees as a long-term investment —...

2 mins September 17, 2021

Jane Burston, Clean Air Fund

The IKEA Foundation helps many organisations accelerate their efforts in combating climate change. Facts and figures speak for themselves, but who exactly are the people behind this extraordinary work? In...

6 mins September 3, 2021

Green entrepreneurs helping ecology and economy to thrive together

Over the past decades, we have seen significant economic progress across nations resulting in wealth generation, improvements in education, particularly for girls, better health outcomes and more diverse employment opportunities....

5 mins August 21, 2021

Jeanne Martin, ShareAction

The IKEA Foundation helps many organisations accelerate their efforts in combatting climate change. Facts and figures speak for themselves, but who exactly are the people behind this extraordinary work? In...

6 mins August 20, 2021

Six steps towards greener investments

Foundations’ financial role in reaching a net zero carbon future is not confined to the money they give awayby Nando van Kleef Nando van Kleef, Programme Manager Climate Action of...

4 mins August 3, 2021

May Mei, Climate Breakthrough

5 mins July 23, 2021

How green incubators can boost green entrepreneurship

We are all familiar with the glaring gaps between the number of people entering the labour market every year vis-à-vis number of jobs available. At the same time, we are...

3 mins July 21, 2021

No Waste Challenge winners announced

Today, our partner What Design Can Do announced the 16 winners of their global No Waste Challenge. The winning projects all have innovative strategies to reduce waste and its impact...

3 mins July 15, 2021