Our funders

Partnering with funders

Access to knowledge is fundamental to education and research, the improvement of lives, and the creation of human capital upon which the development of societies depends. Yet many people around the world are at risk of being left behind in the digital age.

Our mission is to bridge this divide, and to increase access to knowledge through libraries in developing and transition countries.

Since our foundation in 1999, a wide range of funders have provided invaluable support, thereby enabling us to realize our mission and effect real change.

• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• European Commission 7th Framework Programme
• European Commission Tempus Programme
• Ford Foundation
• John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
• Koha Foundation
• Open Society Foundations
• Tides Foundation
• UNESCO
• Wellcome Trust