Corporate partnerships
We work with purpose-driven businesses to create impactful, long-term corporate partnerships that transform lives in rural Africa. Together with our partners, we support farming families to lift themselves out of poverty, build sustainable and inclusive livelihoods, and adapt to more erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, and changing growing seasons.
By partnering with Ripple Effect, your organisation can deliver meaningful social and environmental impact while engaging employees, customers and stakeholders in work that aligns with your values, ESG priorities and sustainability goals.
Why partner with us?
Corporate partnerships play a vital role in enabling rural communities to thrive. Beyond financial support, our partners bring influence, reach, skills and long-term commitment, helping us scale proven solutions and reach more families across East Africa.
Working together, we:
- Build fairer food systems
- Support climate adaptation and land regeneration
- Build resilient and inclusive rural communities
- Amplify impact through shared storytelling and brand reach
Our partnerships are built on shared values, transparency and a commitment to long-term change.
– Guy Singh-Watson, founder of Riverford Organic Farmers and Ripple Effect partner.
Ways to partner with Ripple Effect
We tailor our corporate partnerships to suit your organisation’s goals, capacity and audience. Opportunities include:
- Core programme support, enabling us to respond quickly to emerging needs, test new approaches, and strengthen our impact across all our work
- Strategic support through our Thematic Funds, allowing you to focus on a particular area of expertise or priority across multiple projects
- Staff fundraising and employee engagement initiatives
- Cause-related marketing and brand partnerships
- Customer engagement and impact storytelling
Our dedicated Partnerships team will work with you to design a collaboration that delivers meaningful outcomes for rural communities, and real value for your business.
Support a cause you care about
We understand that many businesses want to support specific areas of expertise that align closely with their mission, industry, or sustainability priorities. Our Thematic Funds allow corporate partners to focus their support on the issues they care about most, while contributing to Ripple Effect’s integrated, community-led approach.
Partners can choose to support one or more of the following areas:
Our Farming for the Future fund supports the growth of climate-resilient farms that restore the environment while feeding families.
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Our Seed & Scale fund helps build secure livelihoods through small enterprise, business skills, and access to financial services and markets.
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Our Equal Roots fund unlocks potential by removing barriers for women, young people, and people living with disabilities or HIV/AIDS.
Learn moreTrusted by purpose-driven partners
We are proud to work with a wide range of corporate partners who share our commitment to sustainable development, including:
Amplifying impact together
Our corporate partners don’t just fund change, they help amplify it. By sharing our work with employees, customers and networks, partners play a crucial role in raising awareness and reaching new supporters.
Read how Riverford Organic Farmers’ campaign activity helped Ripple Effect secure a free advertising page in the Financial Times, extending the reach of our work to a national audience.
Explore partnership opportunities
Whether you’re looking to engage your staff, connect with customers, or deliver impact aligned to your ESG strategy, we’d love to explore how we could work together.
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