The HEINEKEN Africa Foundation believes in Africa and the potential of its people.
We also believe that everybody deserves to thrive and prosper.
Unfortunately many communities in Sub-Saharan African countries do not have access to important basics like nutritious foods, healthcare and clean water. Therefore the HEINEKEN Africa Foundation supports projects that improve the livelihoods of those people that need it most.
Over the years, the Foundation has built a strong expertise on Mother & Child Care as well as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects. Both Mother & Child Care and WASH are crucial from the earliest beginning of life and are highly interdependent. Small improvements in these two areas can have big positive effects for communities now and in the future.
Since its launch in 2007 the HEINEKEN Africa Foundation has committed up to EUR 13,5 million to 128 different projects focused on health and water. Since it concerns an endowment fund, the Foundation has been able to spend approximately EUR 1 million per year.
In 2022, the Foundation reviewed its strategy and identified the exciting new focus area of empowering smallholder farmers to thrive and build climate resiliency through the implementation of regenerative agriculture practices.
More to come on this new strategy soon!