Shefa Fund
The Shefa Fund is the first donor collaborative from the Middle East to foster collaboration between philanthropists and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Launched in 2013, the Shefa Fund concept was sparked during a conversation between Saudi philanthropists Khaled and Olfat Juffali and Bill Gates. Together, the Juffalis created the vision for the Shefa Fund and have encouraged collaboration with like-minded philanthropists who are interested in improving the lives of those most in need. The Shefa Fund is a donor-advised fund at NPT Transatlantic.
- Organisation type Donor-advised fund
- Year founded 2013
- Headquartered London
- Registration United Kingdom
- Website https://www.shefafund.org
Related sustainable development goals
Impact
US$16m+ in grants
21m+ people supported through grants
Focus areas
Focus sectors
Health
- Public health
- Communicable disease control
- Epidemiology
- Water access, sanitation and hygiene
- Medical support services
- Healthcare access
- Diseases and conditions
- Medical specialities
Legal and courts
- Disasters and emergency management
- Disaster relief
Focus populations
- Low-income people
- Refugees and displaced people
Focus geographies
Africa
- Sudan
- Uganda
- Nigeria
- Central African Republic
- Kenya
- Gambia
- Somalia
- Chad
- Ethiopia
Middle East
- Jordan
- Yemen
- Turkey
- Palestine
- Lebanon
- Iraq
- Syria
- Saudi Arabia
North Africa
- Egypt
South Asia
- Afghanistan
Grantees
- Amref Health Africa
- Beit El Baraka USA
- International Medical Corps UK
- Save the Children
- The End Fund
- The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)
- UNHCR
- UNICEF
- United to Beat Malaria
- UNRWA
- World Health Organisation
- Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation
Partners
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Programmes
Providing grants
Shefa Fund provides grants to organisations working around the world to support programmes in healthcare, preventing and treating neglected tropical diseases, maternal healthcare for families displaced by conflict, WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene), education, reconstruction and rehabilitation, humanitarian relieve, and food assistance.
Financials
Funding model
- Grants to organisations
Primary funders
- Juffali family
Funding source
- Private
Operations
Board members
- Khaled Juffali
- Olfat Al-Mutlaq Juffali
- Jennifer Alcorn
- Dana Juffali
Contact details
- info@shefafund.org
- https://www.shefafund.org
- 125 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1AR, United Kingdom
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Resources
Case study: Learn about how the Shefa Fund is maximising impact through collective giving in this case study from Circle. Read more
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