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Collaboration  ·  January 2024  ·  4 min read

Why We Fund Local Partners First

Why Larkspur works alongside local NGOs, companies and individual donors, and what that teamwork makes possible.

Partners joining hands in a circle of trust

No one transforms a village alone

Every Larkspur project runs through a local partner — the clinic, school committee, or cooperative that stays long after our funding ends. We bring capital, auditing, and global donors; they bring trust, staff, and deep knowledge of what will actually work. That division of labor is why 92% of our funds reach the field.

Businesses that build with us

Corporate partners fund whole projects — a classroom block, a mobile clinic's annual circuit — and their employees volunteer on build weeks. Cause-marketing campaigns turn everyday purchases into wells, books, and vaccines, with impact reports the company can publish proudly.

Corporate volunteers smiling together after a build day

Donors as partners, not ATMs

Monthly givers get field diaries, GPS-tagged project photos, and an open invitation to visit. Major donors co-design programs with our team. However you give, you join the planning table — because partnership, not patronage, is what sustains change.

Become a Partner

Give today, see the difference

Every gift is tracked to a named project, from classrooms and clinics to clean water and new forests.

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