tzedek works regardless of race or religion with some of the poorest communities of the world, providing direct support to small scale sustainable self-help development projects for the relief and elimination of poverty

Welcome to The Overseas Projects Group
Tzedek works, regardless of race or religion, with some of the poorest communities of the world, providing direct support to small scale sustainable self-help development projects for the relief and elimination of poverty. For more information on applying for a grant click here. The right menu links to more info about the OPG's work.

The kind of projects we fund:


* Make a positive contribution to the ability of the community to support itself

* Include the people who are benefiting from the project in designing, running and evaluating it

* Are appropriate to the needs and wishes of the community

* Are local in scale and may increase the size of their activities gradually as they succeed. We do not expect applications of more than Ł1000 from new organisations.

* Create a situation where the benefits of the project continue after Tzedek’s funding has ended

* Make use of technology appropriate to the region and the project, with appropriate safety precautions

* Use local resources as much as they can

* Develop the skills of the community

* Seek to minimize harm to the environment, safeguarding resources and capacity for future generations

* May run for a fairly short time, or for many years


Projects usually involve:


* Education and training (literacy and numeracy, vocational training, informal education, education on environmental issues eg deforestation)

* Production (agriculture, livestock, small scale manufacturing)

* Finance (microfinance loans, co-operatives, helping people access formal financial institutions, kick-start loans)

* Building social infrastructure and providing services (health education, housing, water supply, waste schemes)


The kind of organisations we fund:


* Work regardless of the race, religion, gender or ability of those benefiting from the project

* Work in poor communities

* Select those who benefit from the projects according to need

* Have some experience of running and learning from previous projects, even if they were small

* Are committed to monitoring and evaluating their work and using the lessons learned in the future

* Have the capacity to form a professional partnership with Tzedek, ensuring that grants are used according to the proposals made

* Are non-governmental organizations or community groups

* Have links with other similar groups in the region

* May receive some funding from other groups apart from Tzedek

If you believe that your project fulfils these criteria we will be glad to consider your letter of inquiry. Please go to the Get a Grant page to learn how to make an application