The local partner, budget, responsibilities, indicators, and evidence are defined before public activation.
ZEW Missions
Missions built to last.
Social and environmental initiatives structured with local partners, a budget, objectives, indicators, and a monitoring plan.
First, the delivery budget.
A mission opens for public participation only once the funding structure required to deliver it has been secured.
Solve today's problem without creating tomorrow's dependency.
We prioritize local capacity, autonomy, and solutions that can continue beyond the initial intervention.
How we select
Four questions before a mission moves forward.
Is there a clear need?
The problem, beneficiaries, and local context must be sufficiently defined.
Is there local leadership?
We work with organizations and teams that understand the local context and take responsibility for delivery.
Can it be delivered and measured?
The budget, milestones, outputs, outcomes, and evidence must be possible to agree in advance.
Can it create lasting value?
We look for solutions that strengthen autonomy, local capacity, and sustainability over time.
Global contribution
Missions aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Each mission identifies the SDGs relevant to the problem it seeks to address; we do not use the SDGs as a generic label.
- SDG 2 · Zero Hunger
- SDG 3 · Good Health
- SDG 4 · Quality Education
- SDG 7 · Clean Energy
- SDG 10 · Reduced Inequalities
- SDG 17 · Partnerships
Prepared missions
Three projects ready to move forward once the budget is secured.
Each project has a local partner and its own mission design. Final budget, milestone, and reporting details are confirmed before activation.
Ready for funding
Mozambique - Sowing the future
Child nutrition, agrotechnology greenhouses, and regenerative agriculture with Kutsaca.
So that these children's next meal doesn't depend on the rain.
Bilene, Mozambique Nutrition and agriculture
Ready for funding
Mozambique - Scoring Change
Solar energy, local training, household lighting, and restoration of a community sports field.
Light at home to study at night. A field where the community can come together again.
Nhampuepua, Mozambique Energy and community
Ready for funding
Amazon Riverboat of Knowledge!
Solar energy and digital inclusion for riverside communities on Marajó Island.
Knowledge arrives by boat for the people the maps forget.
Pará, Brazil Education and digital inclusion
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