Name

Kyeema Foundation

Legal name

Kyeema Foundation

Website

https://kyeemafoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture & Food Security Development (BPAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Resilient Livelihoods & Climate-Smart Food Security (BPADAJAH), Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

Keywords

• Rural poultry development
• International development programs
• Coral reef restoration
• Community health initiatives
• Sustainable livelihoods programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Kyeema Foundation receives donations from individual supporters and institutional donors. Donations of $2 and over are tax deductible in Australia through the Deductible Gift Recipient status.
2. Government Grants: The organization receives base-level accreditation under the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), providing ongoing funding support.
3. Project-Based Funding: Funding from institutional donors such as USAID through Pacific American Fund, WWF-Australia through Climate Resilient by Nature Program, and Palladium for specific project implementation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kyeema Foundation is an Australian nonprofit that designs and delivers community development programs targeting marginalized communities in Africa and the Pacific under a "One Health and One Welfare" approach. Its core offerings include village poultry health programs centered on the I-2 Newcastle Disease Vaccine, community-led coral reef restoration (Reefs of Hope), water and sanitation projects, and sustainable livelihoods initiatives delivered through field offices and local partner organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Village Poultry Health Program A rural animal health program that delivers the thermotolerant I-2 Newcastle Disease Vaccine along with training and cold chain support to smallholder farmers in Africa and the Pacific, reducing chicken mortality and improving household nutrition and income.
• Reefs of Hope - Community-Led Coral Reef Restoration A nature-based climate adaptation program that trains coastal communities in Pacific Island countries in coral gardening and heat-tolerant coral identification from hot pocket reefs to restore degraded coral reef ecosystems.
• Funds for Impact - Challenge Fund A grant mechanism administered in partnership with the Palladium Challenge Fund that channels resources to innovative community development projects globally.
• Funds for Impact - Our Communities Fund A community-driven grant mechanism operated in partnership with the Palladium Our Communities Fund, supporting local initiatives such as clean water access on Yule Island, Papua New Guinea.
• Funds for Impact - Humanitarian Relief Fund A humanitarian relief funding mechanism operated by Kyeema Foundation to support emergency response and humanitarian assistance activities in program countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced chicken mortality from Newcastle disease outbreaks (typically 50-100% without intervention)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WWF-AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Climate Resilient by Nature (CRxN) Program supporting nature-based solutions for climate change in Indo-Pacific region.
• Corals4ConservationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on community-led coral reef restoration project training marine scientists from Pacific Island countries.
• Just World PartnershipsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting travel costs and implementation of monitoring, evaluation, reflection and learning on coral reef restoration projects.
• Conservation and Environmental Protection Authority (CEPA) PNGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for marine restoration and environmental protection activities in Papua New Guinea.
• Yule Island Council of Women's Association (YICWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization leading community activities in Hall Sound Bay, focusing on women's empowerment and sustainable livelihoods.
• University of QueenslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for development of I-2 Newcastle disease vaccine and ongoing research in poultry health.
• Griffith Film SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent collaboration producing documentary 'Kyeema's Journey' and other video content for organizational storytelling.
• Hiri CoralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in Papua New Guinea establishing coral reef gardening sites in Bootless Bay.
• CARE EthiopiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for improving animal health programs in Ethiopia through community-based approaches.
• National Rural Poultry Centre (NRPC) MalawicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate organization in Malawi working on village poultry development, jointly hosting Chickens4Change photography competition.
• San Francisco ZoominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in wildlife conservation efforts connecting poultry health with broader environmental conservation.
• Wildlife Conservation SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on conservation initiatives linking village poultry with wildlife habitat protection.
• African Union - AU-PANVACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with African Union's Pan-African Veterinary Vaccine Centre for Newcastle disease control programs across Africa.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BRAC: Largest development NGO globally, with programs in food security, livestock, and social enterprises across Africa and Asia. Comparable on community-led livelihood models, but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Concern Worldwide: Larger international humanitarian organization working on livelihoods, health, and food security in fragile contexts. Overlaps with Kyeema on rural livelihoods and emergency response, but operates a much wider portfolio beyond poultry and marine work.
• CARE International: Major international development NGO that partners with Kyeema in Ethiopia and shares focus areas in food security, gender equality, and rural livelihoods. Significantly larger and more diversified than Kyeema, but operates as both a peer and a delivery partner.

Direct peers

• Send a Cow: UK-based charity delivering livestock and sustainable agriculture programs to African smallholder farmers, with a comparable focus on livestock-enabled food security and gender empowerment. Operates in similar African geographies to Kyeema (Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya).
• Heifer International: Global nonprofit focused on ending hunger and poverty through livestock-based livelihood programs for smallholder farmers. Highly comparable to Kyeema's village poultry and One Health approach, though at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• National Rural Poultry Centre (Malawi): Malawi-based associate organization jointly hosting the Chickens4Change photography competition with Kyeema. Directly comparable as a village poultry-focused NGO operating in the same geographies and value chain.

Emerging players

• Wildlife Conservation Society: Active partner of Kyeema on wildlife-poultry-environment linkages, with overlapping work in One Health and conservation-linked livelihoods. Compares as a programmatic peer on the conservation and community health intersection.
• Fauna & Flora International: International conservation NGO working on community-led marine and biodiversity programs. Highly comparable on the coral reef restoration and community-led conservation side of Kyeema's portfolio.
• International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI): CGIAR research institute working on livestock health and smallholder productivity in developing countries. Comparable in mission on Newcastle disease and village poultry, but structured as a research body rather than a delivery NGO.

Others

• Palladium: Core financial and implementation partner to Kyeema through the Challenge Fund and Our Communities Fund. Comparable as an impact investor and implementer of donor-funded development programs globally, though structured as a for-profit consulting firm rather than a charity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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