The Move Project

What The Move Project does

The Move Project is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2010, headquartered in Iowa, that operates an integrated community-development program in the village of Tsipasi, Ghana (Ningo-Prampram District, Greater Accra Region). Its mission targets three community-identified priorities: clean water access, education, and economic sustainability. The organization opened TMP Academy in January 2018 — the first formal school in Tsipasi — which now educates 170+ students from Creche through Junior High School with 20 full-time staff (teachers, cooks, program director) and a daily meal program. Adjacent programmatic layers include adult English and entrepreneurship classes (notably soap-making for women), a 2-acre community farm, three clean water wells, water line connections, a toilet/washroom facility, and a new bakery and teacher housing under construction in 2024.

The organization's core "products" are physical infrastructure and human-capital services rather than technology: there is no software platform, no API, and no proprietary technology stack. Operational tools are limited to a Squarespace/Donorbox donation platform, social media channels, and a basic Amazon Wishlist. Ghana Education Service certification of the school, GuideStar Exchange participation, and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status are the principal regulatory and credibility assets.

Revenue is generated entirely through charitable giving: individual donations (including $30/month recurring "desk sponsorships" for students), event-based fundraising (the annual Water Ride cycling event in Des Moines and galas in Orange County, CA and Des Moines, IA), and corporate sponsorships (notably Des Moines Water Works as signature sponsor of the Water Ride). The disclosed annual operating cost of TMP Academy is approximately $51,000, with 100% of event proceeds pledged directly to projects in Ghana. The organization's stated long-term objective is to hand all operations over to the Tsipasi community and ultimately render its own role unnecessary.

Name

The Move Project

Legal name

The Move Project

Website

https://themoveproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Move Project is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit operating TMP Academy and clean water, education, and economic sustainability programs in Tsipasi, Ghana, serving 170+ students and 20 local staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Water Supply (4941), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) (BPAGABAC), WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) Organizations (HLAJAKAI), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Clean water access
• Primary education services
• Community development programs
• International poverty alleviation
• Nonprofit humanitarian aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Tsipasi

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Primary revenue source from individual donors supporting TMP Academy operations, clean water projects, and community development. Donors can give one-time or recurring monthly gifts. Monthly sponsorship at $30 per student funds the TMP Giving Community.
2. Event Fundraising: Annual Water Ride cycling event and galas raise funds for specific projects. 100% of event proceeds go directly to projects in Ghana.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Sponsors like Des Moines Water Works and local businesses support events and specific initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Move Project is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs TMP Academy (a Creche-through-JHS school serving 170+ students in Tsipasi, Ghana), installs and maintains clean water wells and water lines for the Tsipasi community, and operates a community farm supporting the school's meal program. All programs are delivered in partnership with the Tsipasi community under a Ghanaian-led operating model and are funded by individual donors, corporate sponsors, and event proceeds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TMP Academy (The Move Project Academy) A Creche-through-Junior High School serving 170+ students in Tsipasi, Ghana, providing formal education where none previously existed. Employs 20 full-time staff (teachers, cooks, program director), provides daily meals, school uniforms, textbooks, and teacher salaries funded by donations. Ghana Education Service certified.
• Clean Water Wells and Water Line Infrastructure Clean water well installation and water line connection projects providing the Tsipasi community with safe drinking water. Before installation, residents walked nearly a mile to contaminated water. A community-maintained oversight committee ensures long-term viability of the wells.
• Community Farm A 2-acre community farm supplying produce for TMP Academy's daily meal program while training local farmers in sustainable agricultural practices in partnership with AgriHope. Surplus crops are shared with community members who assist in farm maintenance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 170 students now receiving education that was previously inaccessible in Tsipasi
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Acts in AfrikaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2019Partnership to provide free onsite medical clinic for Tsipasi community using TMP Academy as gathering place. Served over 200 community members providing basic medical care and medications.
• AgriHopeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2018Agricultural training partnership to teach sustainable farming practices to Tsipasi farmers using the 1-2 acre plot donated by the community. Training enables farmers to increase crop yields using sustainable methods.
• Drake UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Ongoing education partnership with Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa) for professional learning community sessions, teacher training workshops, and cultural immersion trips. Drake students and faculty conduct teacher training at TMP Academy and surrounding district schools. Partnership began in 2018 and has expanded to include district-wide training invited by Ghana Education Service.
• Innovations for Poverty ActionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2017Staff development partnership where TMP Academy staff attend IPA professional development events on early childhood education research, including Fast-track Transformational Teacher Training and Quality Preschool for Ghana programs.
• Des Moines Water WorkscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2016Signature sponsor for The Water Ride annual cycling fundraiser. Partnership enables 100% of event proceeds to go directly to clean water and education projects in Ghana.
• Indianola YMCAminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2015Partnership to host indoor cycling Water Ride events, expanding fundraising reach through YMCA facilities and membership base.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Splash: Nonprofit focused on clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in schools and communities in Asia and Africa. Direct peer combining WASH infrastructure with school-based programming in developing-country contexts.
• Room to Read: International nonprofit focused on literacy and girls' education in low-income countries. Comparable education-delivery nonprofit operating schools in West Africa, including Ghana.
• charity: water: US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit funding clean water infrastructure in developing countries. Closely comparable mission (community-led WASH) and donor-funded nonprofit model, though operating at materially larger scale.
• Pencils of Promise: Nonprofit that builds and operates primary schools in developing countries. Highly comparable model of donor-funded school construction and operations in Africa and Asia, with a similar education-and-community framing.
• buildOn: Nonprofit that builds schools in developing countries and runs adult literacy programs. Highly comparable integrated WASH-plus-education community development model, with operations in West Africa.

Broad incumbents

• HOPE International: International nonprofit providing microfinance, education, and economic empowerment in underserved communities. Comparable integrated community-development model focused on economic sustainability, with operations in West Africa.
• WaterAid: Large international NGO focused exclusively on WASH. Operates globally and at vastly larger scale, but with overlapping mission in clean water access for underserved communities.

Emerging players

• Waterlines: Smaller WASH-focused nonprofit working on clean water access in underserved communities. Comparable in scale and community-partnered approach, though operating in different geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/themoveproject
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheMoveProject
• Instagraminstagram.com/the_move_project
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-move-project-ghana

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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