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Housing and Homelessness Programme / Partner story Image © Living Rent Samantha Austin loves her new home in Closeburn, a village in Dumfries & Galloway, southwest Scotland: “We are so happy – it has been amazing to finally have somewhere secure after being made homeless with two young children,” she says.

Special Interest Programme / Partner story Image © Friends of Hudson River Park In New York City, sirens cut through traffic, crowds surge along sidewalks, and the rhythm of the city continues without a break. Yet, right in the heart of Manhattan, an oasis of calm exists. Passing through well-known neighbourhoods like Tribeca, Greenwich Village, Chelsea, and Hell’s Kitchen, the Hudson River Park provides a beautiful space for leisure, connection, recreation and education.

Global Climate Initiatives Programme / Partner story Image © shutterstock/Pisit+Kitireungsang In 2025, we celebrated a pivotal milestone: for the first time, wind and solar power generated more electricity than coal.1 This signals a rapid transformation in how the world powers its homes, industries, and businesses.

Oak Foundation seeks to contribute to a safer, fairer, and more sustainable world by supporting organisations in approximately 40 countries. We identify and provide grants to organisations with existing missions that align with our programmes. Although we agree to provide funding, we ask that the organisations we fund determine their own priorities, strategies, and activities. They design and carry out their work independently, in line with the laws of the countries in which they work.

Zimbabwe Programme / Partner story Image © The HALO Trust In 2021, the remote border village of Chisecha, four hours north of Harare in Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, hosted a landmark moment in the country’s demining efforts. Chisecha is located in a heavily mined part of the country. Its children used to have to cross a minefield to get to school. Yet this district of Mount Darwin has become the first on the border with Mozambique to be declared mine-free.

Special Interest Programme / Partner story Image © Durham Tech “At community college, we meet you where you’re at,” says Tiffany Robinson, who works as lead coach in student development and support at Durham Technical Community College in North Carolina. Across two counties, Durham Tech’s seven campuses welcome 18,000 students from all education and life experiences.

Environment Programme / Partner story Image © Environmental Justice Foundation In June 2025, at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, an announcement from an African nation signalled a hopeful step forward – Ghana’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur, pledged to extend inshore exclusive zones for artisanal fishers by six nautical miles. This was a clear commitment to supporting small-scale fisheries in her home country.

Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme / Partner story © Shutterstock/ Evgeny Atamanenko On a school bus, a 14-year-old watches a clip on his phone that feels like a pep talk. The doors hiss, his thumb flicks, and the next video promises ‘getting fit fast’, and another claims to decode ‘what girls really want’. Within minutes, his feed becomes a list of rules and advice about being a ‘real’ man.

Environment Programme / Career How to apply Oak Foundation will be supported in this appointment process by the Executive Search Firm Mission Talent. For a complete information about the position and how to apply, please DOWNLOAD PDF HERE.

Special Interest Programme / Partner story Image © Helpforce In UK hospitals, community settings, and patients’ homes, the help of volunteers is vital. While most 16-year-olds were preoccupied with friendships or exams, Freya already had her focus trained on a career in healthcare – and her heart set on volunteering. Thanks to a supportive volunteer programme at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool in the north of England, she was able to gain work experience in a real hospital setting.