Partnership has been part of our journey
Across its history, Diar Foundation and its predecessor structure have financed and delivered work through a mix of institutional grants, UN and NGO partnerships, foundation support, corporate sponsorship, individual giving, in-kind contributions, community participation, volunteer support, and income-generating approaches.
Selected historical partners and funders
These names describe documented historical support, funding, or program collaboration. They should not be interpreted to mean that every organization listed is a current funder, current partner, or current endorser of the Diar Foundation.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
UNICEF
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Save the Children
DANIDA / Danish International Development Cooperation
European Union / European Commission
Oxfam GB
World Food Programme (WFP)
Trócaire
Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA)
African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)
CEFA / Italian Development Cooperation
Total EP Sudan / Total EP South Sudan
French Embassy in Juba
Global Justice Journal
Joint Development Team
Community-Based Organizations and local government partners
Historical partnership work
FAO
Seed distribution, cash-for-seeds, emergency livelihood response, input trade fairs, crop/fishing/vegetable kits, and reintegration support.
DANIDA through Save the Children
Youth Resilience Project targeting vulnerable young people.
UNICEF
Child protection and youth empowerment programming.
European Union with Save the Children
Youth employability and participation, including skills training and sub-grants to business groups.
Oxfam GB
FEED project activities including beekeeping, fishing, farmer field schools, nurseries, peace/disaster-management committees, and gender campaigns.
World Food Programme
Food for Assets / labor-based community asset creation.
Total EP South Sudan
Women’s cooperative empowerment and farm-school programming.
French Embassy in Juba
Construction of a meeting hall and two classrooms for women’s training.
CEFA / Italian support
Two model farms established as learning centers and income-generation platforms.
Build locally led solutions with Diar Foundation
Diar Foundation welcomes partnerships with foundations, bilateral and multilateral institutions, UN agencies, governments, corporations, universities, research institutions, civil society organizations, technical experts, diaspora networks, and philanthropic partners that share a commitment to locally led and sustainable development.
We are especially interested in partnerships that strengthen community capability, productive assets, food systems, women’s and youth economic opportunity, child and family well-being, local institutions, evidence, technology, markets, climate resilience, and long-term ownership.
Ways to partner
- Program funding and co-investment
- Strategic and institutional partnerships
- Technical assistance and capacity strengthening
- Research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning
- Technology and digital systems
- Market access and private-sector linkages
- Equipment, infrastructure, and in-kind support
- Training and leadership development
- University and research collaboration
- Corporate social-impact partnerships
- Philanthropic and foundation support
Our partnership principle: Funding should create capability, assets, opportunity, and local ownership—not permanent dependency.
