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Community Focus (COFO)
2018
Country of Origin: Malawi
Type of Organisation: Non-Profit Organisation
Institutional Arrangement and Registration : Local organisation and locally registered
Geographical Focus: Regional

Thematic focus

Access to resources, opportunities and social protection: Education| Livelihood Support
Human rights and social justice: Health

Mission

COFO works with communities to sustainably improve their quality of life regarding education, gender equality, health, and livelihoods.

COFO aims to empower marginalised communities, promote gender equality and support sustainable development initiatives. It provides fiscal hosting services to support and amplify the impact of like-minded organisations and projects to enhance educational opportunities in underserved and underfunded communities, promote girls' and women's rights by providing safe spaces for learning and opportunities for skills development, improve access to primary healthcare and promote behaviour changes, and promote food security through self-sustainable community agriculture.

Catalyst 2030, Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, Council for Non-governmental Organisations in Malawi, European Union, International Union for Conservation of Nature, National Youth Council of Malawi, Tostan Training Centre, Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms

Organisations must align with COFO's mission, vision and objectives, share similar goals and values, support initiatives promoting education, health and community development, and be non-profit, transparent and accountable. Political or religious organisations are not eligible.

Experience with fiscal hosting: 4 to 5 years
Fiscal hosting portfolio size: Between US$50 000 and US$100 000
Fee structure for offering fiscal hosting services : Between 11% and 25% of the funds managed
Proportion of total funding in 2023 that formed part of fiscal hosting services: More than 20%

Number of clients serviced between 2021 -2023:

256