Welcome to Allavida

Allavida is an international development organisation that helps poor people to transform their lives. Our mission is to enhance the practice and outcomes of development funding, philanthropy and social investment.

Allavida’s main development programmes are in East Africa, South East Europe and Central Asia. In each region, our work encompasses grantmaking, training and peer learning, research and publishing, and the provision of professional services.

Our ambition is simple. We invest in what people already have, in order to ensure that they have the determination and courage to change their lives for the better. Aid alone is not enough. We need to create a new mix of grant funding and investment to help poor and marginalized people really transform their lives. This is what Allavida aims to do and it’s what sets us apart from most international development organisations. It’s a model that can influence development funding and practice and greatly increase the effectiveness of aid and investment.