How do we work?

LAFF provides funding and assistance to grass-roots projects which aspire to become self-sustaining. We aim to create independence from outside help, not dependence on it. After all, those with the power to really address social and economic inequalities in Latin America are the future citizens of the continent themselves, not those outside their reality.

Giving abandoned, vulnerable children and young people the tools and the opportunity to change their own future means giving them a better chance in life. Equally, developing partnerships with innovative community-led organisations wanting to be self sustaining and independent means we are not creating a long-term dependence on external financial support.

LAFF support a variety of projects which help the young and vulnerable - addressing the long and short term causes that drive children to live and work on the streets. Our projects

Meet basic needs - for food, water, safety, shelter, sanitation and medical supplies
Provide access to education and training for poor and vulnerable children and young adults
Provide grants to help work and income-generating projects achieve sustainability and independence

Latin American Foundation for the Future - Supporting independence, not dependence