Legacy Of War Foundation

What Legacy Of War Foundation does

Legacy of War Foundation is a UK-registered international charity (Charity Commission No. 1174792) founded in 2017 by photographer Giles Duley, a triple amputee injured by an IED in Afghanistan in 2011. It operates a small (1–10 employee) virtual office headquartered in London and runs beneficiary-led, locally executed programmes in Ukraine, Rwanda, and Lebanon, with cumulative fundraising exceeding £1.7m (~$2.5m) since inception. Its core offerings are not products in the commercial sense but a portfolio of humanitarian programmes: the Land for Women sustainable cooperative farming and land-transfer model in Rwanda (5 cooperatives, 150+ members, targeting 100,000 women by 2050); the Ukraine Crisis Response delivering ambulances, medical evacuations, prosthetics training, and emergency shelters through local Ukrainian NGOs; refugee support in Lebanon and Europe; the No More War advocacy campaign executed via artistic collaborations; the Futures prosthetics training programme; and the Ukraine Small Grants Program offering $5,000–$30,000 to local civil society organisations.

The business model is donation-funded: revenue is generated through individual giving via the foundation's website and third-party platforms (Facebook Giving, PayPal Giving Fund, GoFundMe, EasyFundraising, Give As You Live, Virgin Money Giving), merchandise sales (No More War t-shirts via lowfshop.com, with 100% of profits directed to projects), corporate and patron partnerships, and high-profile artistic collaborations — most notably with Massive Attack, VENT, Article 22, and the UNITED24 / Obiymy fundraising mix. Pricing is structured around tangible impact units (e.g., £35 buys seeds for an acre in Rwanda; £80 covers fuel for an ambulance evacuation; £200 funds therapeutic sessions), and the foundation commits 90% of funds raised to direct project delivery, with low overheads by design. Distribution is exclusively through vetted local civil society partners on the ground, in line with ten published guiding principles that prioritise partner-led design, local team execution, and self-funding within five years per project.

The go-to-market motion is community-led and advocacy-driven rather than commercial: Giles Duley's personal profile, his UN Global Advocate role (appointed 2022), and earned media (Angelina Jolie visit, Massive Attack associations) drive top-of-funnel awareness, which converts into donations across multiple frictionless platforms. The foundation does not pursue institutional grants as a primary funding line and discloses no parent company, holding structure, or external investment; it is governed by a board of trustees with deep professional credentials (surgery, law, finance, journalism, filmmaking) and operates as an independent nonprofit entity.

Name

Legacy Of War Foundation

Legal name

Legacy of War Foundation

Website

https://legacyofwarfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Legacy of War Foundation is a UK-registered international charity running beneficiary-led humanitarian programmes in Ukraine, Rwanda, and Lebanon — including land-transfer farming cooperatives, medical evacuations, prosthetics training, refugee support, and the No More War advocacy campaign — funded primarily by individual donations and artistic collaborations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid programs
• Conflict response services
• Cooperative farming initiatives
• Prosthetics and orthotics training
• Refugee support services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization raises funds through individual donations, corporate partnerships, and artistic collaborations. They ensure 90% of funds raised go directly to projects. Since 2017, they've raised over $2.5m to support communities impacted by conflict.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Legacy of War Foundation is a UK-registered international charity that delivers partner-led humanitarian programs to conflict-affected civilians in Ukraine, Rwanda, and Lebanon. Its core offerings include the Land for Women cooperative farming and land-transfer program in Rwanda, a Ukraine Crisis Response providing ambulances, medical evacuations, prosthetics, and small grants to local civil society organizations, refugee support services in Lebanon, advocacy through the No More War campaign, and prosthetics/orthotics training via the Futures program.

Product overview

Legacy of War Foundation operates as a charitable organization offering a portfolio of humanitarian programs rather than a traditional technology product. Their offerings include the Land for Women cooperative farming initiative in Rwanda, Ukraine Crisis Response (ambulances, medical aid, evacuations), Refugee Support in Lebanon and Europe, the No More War advocacy campaign with artistic collaborations, Education outreach in schools, Prostheses and Orthotics healthcare services, the Futures Program for prosthetic technician training, and the Ukraine Small Grants Program. These programs are unified by the Foundation's mission to support civilians affected by conflict through localized, sustainable, and beneficiary-led projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land for Women A sustainable cooperative farming programme in Rwanda that combines cooperative farming with a land-transfer model to enable economic independence and land ownership for women affected by conflict and genocide. Supports farming cooperatives such as Icyizere Ruhanga and Imboni Gikomero, with a goal to help 100,000 women into land ownership and stable incomes by 2050.
• Ukraine Crisis Response Emergency humanitarian response in Ukraine providing ambulances, medical equipment, evacuation services, prosthetics, medical care, and direct grants to local partner NGOs serving adults and children with disabilities, internally displaced people, and frontline communities. Has delivered over £700,000 in specialist aid and grants since 2022.
• Refugee Support Humanitarian assistance programme for vulnerable refugees in Lebanon and across Europe with complex needs, including Syrian families, LGBTQ+ individuals, women, children, and those with disabilities. Provides shelter, food, medical care, psychosocial support, and education access.
• No More War Advocacy and awareness campaign using artistic collaborations to drive conversation about the long-term effects of conflict on civilians, featuring photographs, videos, murals, images, and sustainably produced No More War merchandise with 100% of profits directed to projects.
• Futures Prosthetics Training Program Vocational training programme equipping Ukrainians with limb loss with skills to become prosthetic and orthotic technicians, creating employment opportunities and building local capacity for prosthetics provision.
• Ukraine Small Grants Program Grant programme providing $5,000–$30,000 in funding to Ukrainian civil society organisations delivering frontline humanitarian services in response to the Ukraine crisis. Applications accepted via [email protected].
• Education Program Educational talks and activities delivered in schools to raise awareness about conflict, its effects, photojournalism, and peace-building efforts.
• No More War Merchandise Sustainably produced apparel and merchandise sold via lowfshop.com, including No More War t-shirts, with 100% of profits directed to Legacy of War Foundation projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 132 individuals supported by first cooperative, incomes tripled, malnutrition eliminated, children in school
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• VENTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Artistic collaboration studio that partnered in October 2021 to launch No More War campaign focused on Afghan civilians. Provides photographs, fonts and assets for artistic collaborations.
• Find a Better Way FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnered in 2019 to train 33 Syrian P&O technicians who oversaw more than 200 challenging cases. 'Training the trainers' approach cascaded learning to new trainees.
• Article 22secondaryGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2018Laotian artisans create jewellery using shrapnel and debris of war. Partnered with Massive Attack to sell Karmacoma necklaces to help clear Laos of unexploded ordnance debris.
• CaserscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian NGO operating Legacy ambulances and evacuation vehicles in eastern Ukraine. Partners with LoWF to provide medical evacuations and support for people with disabilities and complex needs. Has scaled from a 15-person team with 7 vehicles providing 13,000 medical consultations per year.
• Fight for RightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian organization supporting people with disabilities to remain in Ukraine. Provides emergency hotline and evacuation support for the 2.7m Ukrainians with disabilities facing difficult evacuation conditions.
• Vostok SOScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian NGO providing humanitarian and psychological support to displaced people, promoting human rights. Provides up-to-date advice and coordinates aid on the ground.
• InsightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian civil society organization campaigning for rights of women and LGBTQ+ people since 2014. Operates residential emergency shelters in Lviv.
• Marsh ZhinokcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian civil society organization campaigning for rights of women and LGBTQ+ people since 2014. Operates volunteer-run humanitarian hub in Chernivtsi providing necessities to families across the country.
• MolotoksecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal NGO in Transcarpathia, Ukraine. Delivered over £35,000 for residential support and art therapy projects for internally displaced children and young people.
• Random ActscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganization believing in changing lives through individual acts of kindness. Supports Land for Women training curriculum with funding for food equity programs.
• Imperial College London - Appropriate Technology Group for Prosthetics and OrthoticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for P&O Rwanda project to research and develop prosthetics and orthotics service provision in Rwanda, working with National Council for People with Disabilities Rwanda and Rwandan Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission.
• Massive Attack (Robert '3D' Del Naja)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOngoing collaboration since Foundation's inception. 2023 collaboration on Obiymy (Legacy of War Mix) with Slava Vakarchuk raising funds for residential building rebuilds in Kyiv Oblast. 2018 partnership created newspaper for tour standing in solidarity with war survivors.
• Ian Parry Photojournalism GrantsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerSupports young and emerging photographers. Giles Duley serves as judge and has traveled to Ukraine with award winners to visit partners.
• UNITED24coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian President's fundraising project. LoWF and UNITED24 using proceeds from Obiymy collaboration to rebuild homes in Kyiv Oblast as part of Rebuild Ukraine program.
• GISHsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganization believing in changing lives through individual acts of kindness. Partner organization sharing values with LoWF.
• Human StudycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides ISPO-certified training to prosthetic & orthotic professionals in Ukraine since 2017. Previously partnered with LoWF to train Syrian prosthetists. Delivers blended learning for Futures programme through online platform with practical training at home centres.
• SuperhumanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian prosthetics organization. Partner in Futures program to train Ukrainians with disabilities as prosthetic and orthotic technicians.
• GAR (Global Andean Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Futures prosthetics and orthotics program supporting training for Ukrainian amputees.
• EMERGENCY NGOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian humanitarian NGO running Surgical Centre for Victims of War in Kabul, Afghanistan. No More War campaign used Giles Duley's photographs from EMERGENCY's surgical centre.
• The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProviding vital surgical interventions for critically injured children from Gaza and Lebanon. LoWF supporting their work by providing housing for families during and after treatment.
• Ensemble TravelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTravel company supporting Land for Women project with travel/logistics support for project activities.
• Citizens of HumanityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerApparel company supporting Legacy of War Foundation's Ukraine response efforts.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• British Red Cross: UK arm of the International Red Cross movement, providing refugee support, emergency relief, and healthcare in conflict zones. Overlapping beneficiary populations in Ukraine, Lebanon, and Rwanda with much broader institutional scale.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Largest independent medical humanitarian organization globally. Overlapping medical humanitarian mandate in conflict zones including Ukraine and Lebanon; serves as the broad incumbent against which smaller medical-humanitarian NGOs position.
• DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee): UK umbrella charity coordinating appeals for major disasters and conflicts. Comparable UK fundraising infrastructure and audience overlap; broader and more established but not a direct program-level peer.

Direct peers

• War Child: UK-registered charity supporting children and families affected by conflict. Highly comparable mission and beneficiary population to LoWF, with similar focus on locally-led programming and rebuilding lives after war.
• Choose Love: UK-based charity providing refugee support, food, and shelter. Directly comparable beneficiary population and operations in the same geographies (Ukraine, Lebanon, European refugee routes), with similar use of merchandise and high-profile partnerships for fundraising.
• Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion: International NGO working on disability in humanitarian settings, including prosthetics, rehabilitation, and inclusion of people with disabilities in conflict zones. Directly comparable to LoWF's P&O, Futures, and Ukraine disability programs.
• Find a Better Way Foundation: UK charity funding prosthetics research and training for conflict survivors (including Syrian P&O technician training, a program LoWF also runs). Direct programmatic peer in the disability-and-conflict niche and an existing LoWF partner.
• EMERGENCY NGO: Italian-founded humanitarian medical organization providing surgical care to victims of war. Directly comparable medical-humanitarian footprint; LoWF has explicitly featured EMERGENCY's Kabul surgical centre work in its No More War campaign.
• ShelterBox: UK-based international charity providing emergency shelter and essential supplies to families displaced by conflict and disaster. Comparable scope of Ukraine emergency response and refugee support operations.

Emerging players

• Peace Direct: UK-based charity focused on locally-led peacebuilding. Strong ideological overlap with LoWF's beneficiary-led, anti-neo-colonial model; smaller scale and earlier-stage infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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