2026 CAMPAIGN
Trickleup: For a world free from extreme poverty.​
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Extreme poverty isn't just about a lack of income — it's about being locked out of opportunity at every turn. Women living in extreme poverty face barrier after barrier: no access to banks or financial services, few ways to earn a stable income, and deeply rooted inequality that limits their ability to make basic decisions for themselves and their families. These challenges feed off each other, making it incredibly hard to get ahead without real, sustained support. And when mothers are held back, the effects ripple through their children, their households, and their entire communities.
That's where Trickle Up comes in. Trickle Up’s Graduation Approach tackles these barriers head-on, walking alongside women through a structured program that combines seed capital to start a small business, skills training, one-on-one coaching, and connections to savings groups and social services — all delivered through local partners who are already trusted in the community. It's not a handout; it's a pathway. And it works: independent studies, including randomized controlled trials, have shown that women who complete the program see real, lasting gains in income, food security, savings, and confidence in their own decision-making. When women have what they need to thrive, their families and communities change for the better.
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WOMEN FORGING PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY
The Problem
One in twelve people live in extreme poverty. It’s a cycle that’s hard to break. But when women thrive the whole community benefits. That’s why Trickle Up partners with women in extreme poverty. They invest in them and the structures they need to succeed. With training and mentoring, these women build sustainable livelihoods and transform their futures.
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Women are powerful agents of change.
THE GOAL
To reach 5 million people. When we target women as primary members of their households, we know they’ll reinvest in their families, communities and futures.
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For each woman with whom we partner, we positively impact five more people in the community.
THE VISION
A world free from extreme poverty
HOW IT'S DONE
We partner with women in extreme poverty to build economic opportunity and drive inclusion.
WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER
Support Mothers' Day Movement and Trickle Up to provide seed capital, grants and business training for women to build sustainable livelihoods and transform their futures. ​
$50
Provides a woman with goat milk for production and breeding, creating sustainable income
$100
Provides a woman with a smartphone loaded with business apps, market price tools, and agricultural training video
$250
Provides a woman with seed capital, farming tools, seeds, and supplies to launch a vegetable-selling business at her local market
$1,000
Provides a woman with a sewing machine, and fabric to start a tailoring business, plus coaching to build her customer base
