Name: Oliveseed Foundation
Address: US

At our Women's Work Center, mothers become entrepreneurs as they make kits to keep girls in school

Planting seeds of education, empowerment, and a sustainable future

We believe it's possible to change the world, in ways that are amplified over time. Our approach is through quality educational resources for youth in disadvantaged places, innovative literacy programs, environmental stewardship, and sustainable locally based enterprises for women, who then lift up their own families. In our experience, these four inter-related values make a real impact that grows.

Our work is community led, frugal, and grassroots, through deep relationships with teachers, elders, women, students, families, and leaders. We focus on a few rural settings where we make a meaningful difference in many lives: Maasai regions of Kenya and Amazigh regions of Morocco. Almost all our programs are a first-time innovation in their area. These programs build literacy, self-reliance, opportunity, and a better future for all, not only locally but with wide ripple and generational effects. It all started with one "purple library" in the Sahara Desert.

Every contribution makes a difference. Please join us.

WAYS TO HELP

Greatest Needs in 2026

Empower Maasai Women & Families Through Micro-enterprise

Help At-Risk Girls Stay in School Through Period Support

Ignite English Literacy in Underserved Rural Morocco

What Young People Face

We asked high school students in Kenya and Morocco "What are the main challenges facing your generation?" They responded with honest and eye-opening essays. In both countries, we followed up with events honoring the young writers, with students speaking to national audiences.

Now we've published an anthology of their writing. We're excited for you to read the opinions of these young people, as they have a lot to say! You might discover, as we have, that the world is smaller than you thought.

Please contact us if you'd like copies.