Projects For Progress, Inc.

Name

Projects For Progress, Inc.

Legal name

Projects for Progress

Website

https://projectsforprogress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Community Development Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAA

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPAGABAC

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPADABAE

Education, Skills & Workforce Development Aid Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

SECONDARYBPADABAC

Health, Population & WASH Aid Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Clean water access
• Rural health clinics
• Women's education
• Small enterprise support

Headquarters

HQ city

Cumming

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Projects for Progress generates revenue through charitable donations from individuals who want to support international development initiatives. Donors contribute to fund clean water projects, healthcare programs, education initiatives, and small enterprise development in rural communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Projects for Progress operates community development projects in rural Benin, West Africa, delivered through four integrated program areas: Clean Water (infrastructure and education to reduce waterborne illness), Health Care (partnering with local doctors and nurses to identify and treat malnourished and sick children, plus financial support for medical costs), Education (an 18-month Women's Life Skills curriculum, after-school Club PfP, Technology Education, and Book Sharing), and Small Enterprise Development (interest-free business loans, an agricultural Garden Project with Tolaro Global, and Soap & Shea Butter cooperatives). Revenue is generated entirely through charitable donations from individuals supporting international development.

Product overview

Projects For Progress is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of community development programs targeting underserved populations. The organization operates four core program areas: Clean Water (addressing waterborne illness through infrastructure), Health Care (medical support and malnutrition intervention), Education (Life Skills training, after-school clubs, technology education, and book sharing), and Small Enterprise Development (interest-free loans, agricultural gardens, and soap/shea butter cooperatives). These programs work together to address interconnected community needs, with eligibility for some services (like business loans and book sharing) contingent on participation in the Life Skills program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clean Water Program Clean water infrastructure and education program addressing waterborne illness in underserved rural Benin communities by providing access to safe drinking water sources and education on clean water practices.
• Health Care Program Health care support program partnering with local doctors and nurses during village malnutrition and malaria clinics to identify malnourished and sick children, providing financial support for medical costs, ongoing monitoring, and up to two years of partnership with formula and fortified food for orphaned babies whose mothers died during or after childbirth.
• Women's Life Skills An 18-month curriculum developed in partnership with local women, teaching rural village women daily life topics including malaria prevention, proper food preparation, infant and child care, prenatal care, importance of girls' education, first aid, and finance. Graduates receive tools at the end of each topic and a certificate.
• Club PfP After-school club for middle and high school students (whose mothers are enrolled in the Life Skills program) providing encouragement to stay in school, school supplies, exam preparation, life skills education, and soccer team participation.
• Technology Education Hands-on computer training for middle and high school students whose mothers are enrolled in the Life Skills class, teaching skills from basic computer operation through document production.
• Book Sharing Program placing students into small groups to share school books based on location and grade level, enabling practice and study at home to improve grades and academic success.
• Interest-Free Business Loan Small interest-free loans provided to women enrolled in or graduated from the Life Skills project to begin or expand small businesses such as selling corn, tomatoes, cheese, grains, soap, and yams at local village markets.
• Garden Project Agricultural garden project partnering with Tolaro Global cashew factory, where Tolaro's agronomist teaches PfP women better farming practices using a model garden; vegetables are sold to Tolaro for healthy employee meals, with any surplus sold at the local market.
• Soap & Shea Butter Project Cooperative-based small business projects producing and selling liquid soap and processed shea butter for washing, traditional remedies, cooking, and skin care at local markets.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tolaro GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProjects for Progress partners with Tolaro Global, a local cashew factory in Benin, for the agricultural garden project. An agronomist from Tolaro Global teaches PfP women better farming practices using the model garden. In return, PfP sells vegetables to Tolaro, which provides healthy meals for their employees. Any remaining vegetables are sold at the local market.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• WaterAid: International NGO focused on clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in low-income countries with a significant West Africa presence; comparable mission and integrated WASH-plus-community-development model.
• Lifewater International: Faith-based WASH nonprofit implementing clean water and sanitation programs in rural Africa and Asia; directly comparable to PfP's Clean Water program, and is even quoted on PfP's own website as an authority, indicating alignment of mission and operating model.
• Partners In Health: Nonprofit delivering health care to the poor in partnership with local clinicians; comparable to PfP's village malnutrition/malaria clinics delivered with local doctors and nurses, and to its long-term support model for vulnerable children.
• charity: water: Nonprofit funding clean water projects in developing countries; comparable in focus area (rural WASH), donation-driven funding model, and small-staff operating footprint delivering programs through local partners in Africa.
• Heifer International: International nonprofit focused on rural livelihoods, agricultural training, and women's economic empowerment in developing countries; closely comparable to PfP's agricultural garden project and soap/shea butter cooperatives targeting women smallholders.
• BRAC: International development organization running integrated health, education, microfinance, and women's empowerment programs with a major West Africa footprint; comparable integrated model targeting poor rural women.
• Opportunity International: Microfinance nonprofit providing small loans and training to entrepreneurs in developing countries; comparable to PfP's interest-free business loans for women launching small enterprises.

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Large international NGO implementing integrated development, humanitarian, and economic programs in fragile contexts; broad-incumbent comparison given PfP's similar integrated model at a micro scale.
• World Vision: Large child-focused international NGO running integrated WASH, health, education, and economic programs in West Africa; comparable in multi-sector community development framework though vastly larger.
• CARE International: Large international humanitarian organization running integrated rural development programs (health, education, WASH, economic empowerment) across Africa and Asia; operates at vastly greater scale but mirrors PfP's multi-sector approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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