southern africa

in southern africa

In response to global economic conditions, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation adopted a more cost-effective model to fulfill its philanthropic mission in southern Africa. In June 2009, the Kellogg Foundation announced the closing of its office in Pretoria, South Africa. Today, we have an international team based in the United States, that continues to manage and evaluate the current W.K. Kellogg Foundation grants in the southern Africa region. We do anticipate that we may support a select number of opportunities that go hand-in-hand with our mission. While the Foundation is not accepting unsolicited proposals for the southern Africa region, some of those opportunities for support may include Mission-Driven Investing. Mission-Driven Investing (MDI) is an investment program designed to help maximize our efforts to realize our mission. The approach goes beyond traditional grantmaking efforts to invest endowment dollars in for-profit enterprises that both realize market rates of return and improve the lives of vulnerable children.