Partnerships

Companies and foundations

Educational justice needs partners who think beyond a single project year. We invite companies, foundations and family foundations to work with us: in Berlin, Uganda and Burundi.

Arrange a conversation Forms of cooperation

How we work

Local partners decide with us

Our projects in Uganda and Burundi are carried out by local organisations: Anchored Bridges Initiatives (ABI) in Kampala, the Nyentsya Community Development Association in Mbarara, WIV-HR in Bujumbura. They know the schools, families and authorities; we contribute funding, administration and reporting.

Every payment documented

We have worked with public funds for years (Stiftung Nord-Süd-Brücken, BMZ, Engagement Global, the State of Berlin) and account for them with itemised financial reports. We apply the same standard to partner funds: fees against invoices, expenses with receipts, reports with figures.

Transparency as a principle

Bantu e.V. publishes an annual report and a transparency report every year and is a member of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative. Partners can see what happens with their contribution.

Forms of cooperation

Four proven ways. Combinations are possible; we follow what suits your organisation.

01
Project funding and co-funding
Public funding programmes require own contributions and do not cover everything. Your contribution secures the own share of a funded project, closes a gap in the financing plan or makes a venture possible that has no public funding yet, for example a follow-on year after a funded phase ends.
Our projects
02
Group sponsorships for companies and foundations
In the “Education into the Future” programme you take on several places at once, for example a class at a secondary school or training places in nursing and midwifery, or you fund an accessibility measure. Guide values: 25, 40 or 70 EUR per place and month. You receive a report on the supported stage at least once a year.
About the programme
03
Global learning for your team
Together with AfricAvenir International e.V. we offer workshops and trainings on global justice, anti-racism, colonial history and the Sustainable Development Goals. For companies and foundations we adapt formats for teams, managers or trainees.
Workshops and training
04
Events, in-kind support, expertise
Rooms for Ubuntu Talks and trainings, equipment, printing, translations, pro bono legal or IT advice: support that is not a donation in the narrow sense saves us funds for the work on the ground. Employees of your organisation accompanying a project is possible too.
Our events

What you get from us

Donation receipt: Bantu e.V. is a registered charity. For donations we issue receipts for the tax office. If you want something in return, such as your company being named in our communication, that is sponsoring; we conclude an agreement for it because it is treated differently for tax purposes. We clarify with you in advance which form fits.
Reports with figures: You receive a project or programme report with figures on participation, results and expenditure, plus our annual and transparency report. On request we present the work at your premises.
Visibility, if you wish: We name partners on the project page and in the annual report if they wish. We never show children and learners without consent; photos and stories are made with people, not about them.
One contact person: The board accompanies every partnership personally, from the first idea to the report. Decisions are quick because we are a small association.

How we get started

You write to us about what moves you: a topic, a region, a budget range or simply the question where help makes the biggest difference right now.
Within two weeks we propose one or two concrete options, with figures from our projects’ financing plans.
We put the cooperation in writing: purpose, period, reports, naming. Then we start.

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