Catalyze Overview

The 1010 Project connects resource with need in the context of friendship.

We partner with:

• Schools
• Orphanages
• HIV/AIDs Support Groups
• Women’s Empowerment Groups
• Microfinance Institutions

Our Catalyze Program utilizes four initiatives: Social Entrepreneurship, Networking, Service Learning, and Reciprocal Relationships.

• Social Entrepreneurship – Our social entrepreneurship initiative provides income-generating microgrants to community-based organizations in Kenya for the development of internal resources. Examples of income-generating activities include poultry keeping, farming, jewelry making, milk production, tailoring, and peanut butter production.
• Networking – Our networking initiative incentivizes participation in The 1010 Project Network by providing trainings, workshops, and access to external resources. The leadership of our respective partners gather bi-monthly to share best practices, troubleshoot challenges, and learn from one another.
• Service Learning – Our service learning initiative provides students and adults with an opportunity to listen, learn, and serve alongside our partners in the field. This experience epitomizes our two-fold approach to global poverty, emphasizing both development and advocacy work. Past participants have included high school students, college students, and adults in the community.
• Reciprocal Relationships – Our partner organizations have roots in their communities, and we build strong, long-lasting relationships with members. We offer them a helping hand by listening to, learning from, and humbly serving alongside the true experts in the development field – the poor. It is our belief that quality relationships and lasting partnerships are critical success factors in breaking the cycle of poverty.