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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

The countdown to COP26

The COP26 Climate Change Conference is just two weeks away. It’s a key moment for the world to address the two greatest threats to children’s futures: climate change and poverty. At the...

4 mins October 18, 2021

Ed Collins, InfluenceMap

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...

5 mins October 15, 2021

How green buildings support a just transition to net zero

Buildings are one of our biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. This is a huge challenge but also a unique opportunity, according to Liz McKeon, Head of our Climate Action...

4 mins October 7, 2021

2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award honours Yemeni organisation

This year, the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award recognises a humanitarian organisation in Northern Yemen that is dedicated to providing shelter and hope to displaced Yemenis during the ongoing conflict. On...

3 mins October 5, 2021

Investing for success: a new way to help refugees improve their livelihoods

We are supporting the first ever development impact bond for refugees, an innovative finance model that sets out to improve refugees’ livelihoods in Jordan and Lebanon. Imagine trying to start...

2 mins September 27, 2021

Bill Hare, Climate Analytics

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 September 24, 2021

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