Mission

Founded in 1979, Trickle Up empowers people living on less than $1 a day to take the first steps up out of poverty, providing them with resources to build microenterprises for a better quality of life. We provide business training, seed capital grants, and relevant support services. Trickle Up offers grants, not loans, to our entrepreneurs because we are committed to working with the extreme poor - people who are unable to obtain a microloan. We focus our support on women. The majority report that, once they have launched their businesses, they are able to provide better nutrition, health care and education for their families. We also focus on providing support to people with disabilities.