One Acre Fund

Nonprofit or community organization

Last modified: February 28, 2013, 10:27 AM

Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world, yet they are badly under-served. One Acre Fund is a fast-growing NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and record more than 100% average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser-like focus on generating better lives for the people that we serve.

We are growing quickly. In seven years, we have grown to serve 135,000 farm families with more than 1,400 full-time field staff. In three more years, we will at least triple in size, while adding several new countries. Our approach has won widespread validation, winning grants from the highly competitive Echoing Green and Skoll Foundations, and the global Financial Times/ IFC award for "basic needs financing" in 2010 and 2011. Website: www.oneacrefund.org

Corporate Operations Manager - Job

Last updated:

May 16, 2013

Location:

Bungoma, Nairobi, or Kigali, 900, KE

Description:

Organization Description Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a ...
Monitoring and Evaluation Director for East Africa - Job

Last updated:

May 14, 2013

Location:

Bungoma and/or Nairobi, 110, KE

Description:

We are seeking a values-driven individual with deep field experience in M&E to become One Acre Fund's first M&E Director. As the senior-most M&E staff person at...
Program Associate - Ghana - Job

Last updated:

May 8, 2013

Location:

Bolgatanga, UE, GH

Description:

Organization Description Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a ...