Our impact
For example, with a €1,116 raised in our first campaign, the lives of 100 men, women and children were improved, meaning: Income of women increased by using climate-friendly ovens in Ghana. And children and youth have been supported with an extra year in school in Kenya.
iMPACT direct is a new initiative. As we grow, we also strive to grow our contribution to a balanced collaboration between northern and southern NGOs, and strengthening civil societies in Africa, starting with Ghana and Kenya.
How we work
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Reliability: At our website we stage projects from carefully selected NGOs for you to directly support quality projects. The NGOs publish updates about their work and report about the impact of your donation, unfiltered and unedited.
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More value for every donated euro: You select the project you want to donate to; we transfer 95% of your donation directly to the NGO. That saves costs of middlemen and makes sure a maximum amount will be used for improving lives.
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Increased impact: Donations are unconditional. That means that the NGOs themselves decide on how they will spend the donations. As they know best what is needed on the ground and come up with the solutions that are locally build, owned and sustained.
Inemarie Dekker
“I am passionate about developing social solutions with the people concerned and – as a team – realising our ideas. This can be a sports project with teen girls and the municipality in my hometown or developing a social business idea with international reach.”
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“With an educational background in international development cooperation and years of experience in the sector, I was looking for alternatives for those things within the development sector that need to be improved in order to create equal collaboration and thus projects and teams creating (more) impact.
That’s how the idea of iMPACT direct started. Together with Richard and Isaac we developed a first prototype – that attracted our first expert volunteers, participating NGOs and donors. Now we’re working of professionalising iMPACT direct and we hope that soon we can stage more projects in more countries and thus make more impact!”
Richard Yeboah
“I am a serial entrepreneur and have supported many entrepreneurs, companies, and NGOs in their early start-up to become sustainable entities. Both in industrialised and developing countries with a special focus on diaspora and youth entrepreneurs(hip).”
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“I truly believe, and I am convinced that people who continue to develop themselves are best equipped to make a sustainable difference towards more equitable societies. As such my focus area has always been in capacity development of individuals, organisations, partnerships and networks, aiming at achieving positive impact within their communities.
I have a passion for business development, while putting social impact at the forefront of everything that I do. I do not believe in quick-fit solutions, but always seek to develop capacity and train others to pay it forward.
After years of doing this in Europe, I am now doing this in Africa. Being part of iMPACT direct is a natural course in my journey of contributing towards a sustainable equitable society.”
Isaac Waithaka
“I am born and bred in a rural village on the foot of Mount Kenya. As an experienced and successful social entrepreneur with a background in international relations and community development, I hold expertise in implementing and executing creative solutions to solve social problems.”
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“What’s more, I am a solid leader who is highly analytical and strong at developing, planning, and implementing comprehensive strategies to achieve goals and objectives that lead to measurable results.
I have a strong drive and passion to improve the lives of others, and especially those on the lower end of the periphery in the society. I am particularly interested in co-creating social initiatives with a high added value for different social groups, with a special focus on sustainable development, believing that a meaningful and lasting change can only happen when various institutions work closely together. Moreover, I personally think that solutions designed in the North may not work on the ground in the South because of the differences in culture and social fabric. Hence, the unwavering commitment to this noble project.”
Nicky Wakou
“I am passionate about making development work for all. As such, I believe that people-centred policies are fundamental to achieving lasting solutions to complex issues. Solutions that must be jointly created with the local community.”
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“The local community facing the hardship and are frequently the first to respond during a crisis. Create solutions together with the international experts who are providing relief.
With more than a decade of first-hand experiences with the intricates of development financing and public policy in an interconnected world, the inclusion of aid donation recipients in the decision-making process balances power and subsequent quality of the decisions. Connecting donors to donation recipients also ensure overall ownership and sustainability of the policies. Being part of iMPACT direct is a natural progression towards a fairer, collaborative global community where we disrupt the systems by replacing North decision-makers for NGO’s led by those with significant understanding of the realities on the ground”.
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