History Spotlight 3 - Fund for Rural Prosperity

In 2024, the Corporate History team launched “Our History, Our Legacy,” a three-year campaign to connect all employees globally to the Foundation’s history, milestones, and ways of working. One of the tactics within this promotional campaign included the release of "History Spotlights", which highlight the Foundation's past work, and emphasize its unique approach to philanthropy through trust-based partnerships, collaborative learning, and empowerment of youth in driving sustainable impact.

This third History Spotlight was posted to the Foundation's internal communication channels on June 18, 2024 and included the following contextual information:

In 2015, we launched our Fund for Rural Prosperity to spark innovation and scaling access to innovative savings, credit, and insurance products. And we exceeded our initial expectations 5-fold, reaching over 5 million people! Although the Fund has now closed, its success inspired us to create the Fund for Resilience and Prosperity in 2022. This new fund aims to break down barriers preventing young people from finding dignified and fulfilling work, and to support youth-led businesses to spur innovation.