Partner with HRNS to support smallholder families

Partnering with Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung means to join hands-on and committed work with smallholder families. It means to be willing to bring change for them. It means to be ready to get involved and work together.

Partnering with HRNS means to join strong and reliable networks in the countries where we operate.

Partnering with HRNS means to become part of on-the-ground working experiences through numerous project interventions. Our Theory of Change guides us in improving smallholder families’ livelihoods. Farmer families, local governments and other development organizations trust our consistent work and long-term cooperation. They appreciate the impact we achieve together.

Partnering with HRNS means working with field staff deeply rooted in farmer communities, often felt like being a part of their families. That makes a partnership with us being like a member of the communities and not being just projects.

Partnering with Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung means changing peoples’ lives by supporting them in improving their livelihood situation and bringing prosperity to rural areas. HRNS’ holistic approach to improving livelihoods has more than 30 years of practical experience. Our approach is proven and continuously further developed. Our partnerships are long-term and our partners are equally committed as we are.

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Some of HRNS' Project Partnerships

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Be part of our network in Germany

Being part of our network in Germany means to implement impactful work for socially disadvantaged youth. We financially support projects and organizations aiming at language improvement, acquisition of social and emotional skills, job qualification, integration and participation.

Interested in becoming part of our network? If you are an organization from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein or Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and want to get in touch with us, please send us an email.

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Featured Partnerships

HRNS is working in some international partnerships in which we pool resources, manage projects and bring together different knowledge partners.

SAfA

HRNS joined the Stiftungsallianz für Afrika (SAfA). SAfA is an initiative of the foundations Kühne-Stiftung, Rossmann Stiftung and Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung with the aim of effectively supporting development processes in Africa through stronger coordination and cooperation. It is active in Tanzania and Ethiopia.

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TeamUp Uganda

HRNS is part of TeamUp – an innovative approach to reach better results for more people. Together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and the two German foundations Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung and Siemens Stiftung we are collectively aiming at improving the prospects of youth in rural areas of East Africa.

In TeamUp´s partnership approach addititionally to HRNS' expertise in the area of agribusiness, Siemens Stiftung is bringing in its expertise in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services as well as advocacy.

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International Coffee Partners (ICP)

International Coffee Partners (ICP) is a pre-competitive partnership of eight leading family-owned European coffee companies. ICP shareholders are Delta Cafés (Portugal), Franck (Croatia), Joh. Johannson (Norway), Lavazza (Italy), Löfbergs (Sweden), Neumann Gruppe (Germany), Paulig (Finland) and, Tchibo (Germany).

ICP aims with its projects in six countries to make smallholder coffee farmers competitive based on sustainable practices to improve their livelihoods. By contributing to the sustainable transformation of the coffee sector at large, a greater impact is made.

As an entrusted implementer, HRNS has worked together with ICP since 2001.

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Initiative for coffee&climate

The initiative for coffee&climate (c&c) is the coffee sector wide answer on the challenges climate change is posing on smallholder coffee farming. Since being founded in 2010, the initiative for coffee&climate (c&c) is implemented by Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) who also plays a facilitating role.

c&c directly supports smallholder coffee farming families and their communities to effectively respond to climate change and to improve their resilience. To achieve that and to restore and protect landscapes and address smallholder families’ livelihood situation, HRNS is driving action towards c&c’s key areas: innovation, implementation and dissemination.