To improve the lives of vulnerable children by enabling their families to create sustainable livelihoods, and fight and cope with climate change.
We are helping famlies
to afford a better life.
Focus
Climate
Temperatures are rising, causing changes in our climate that threaten every aspect of our lives—from the food we eat to the water we drink to the air we breathe.
Livelihood
Families living in poverty around the world face tremendous challenges. With millions of people looking to join the workforce, many find it difficult to find a job and earn a sustainable income.
Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. To achieve that better life, we have to address the systems of inequality that we operate in. We simply cannot move forward to a better future without acknowledging the many intersecting inequalities that our economies and societies create, inequalities that devastate people’s lives and opportunities, inequalities that should have no place in the future we want to create.
Learning how to do things better is at the heart of our culture. We believe there are always ways to improve, so we can increase our impact for people and the planet.
In Sub-Sahara Africa, people eat fewer vegetables than anywhere else in the world — why? 🥬🌍
This is what we call the "vegetable gap" and it reveals a deeper challenge in our food systems. Closing this gap could improve nutrition, create jobs, and support a healthier planet.
Through the Veggies for Planet and People project, the IKEA Foundation is working with the @WorldVegetableCenter, #SNV, and #ODI to help close this gap in Kenya and Ethiopia.
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👆Here’s what it’s like to learn about climate solutions firsthand.
Last month, 37 IKEA Foundation ambassadors from 10 countries came together in Indonesia to meet leaders working on the country’s net zero transition and learn straight from the organisations making it happen.
🌏 We held black soldier fly larvae, heard stories about fishing boats now running quietly on electricity, asked key questions about switching to electric vehicles, and took an electric bus to a village where solar panels on the market roof are already saving money and cutting emissions.
One thing is clear: solutions are already out there. They’re led by local communities and ready to grow.
Thank you to our partner @viriyaenb for making these connections possible and introducing us to @iesr.id, @magifarm.id, @newenergynexus, and @wriindonesia. We appreciate your openness, generosity, and leadership.
💬 To everyone who joined us in Indonesia, what moments stood out to you?
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Meet Ima and Soma, co-founders of @MagiFarm.id in Indonesia.
After seeing just how much food was going to waste in Bali, they set out to find a better way — one that works with nature, not against it 🪰 Now, their idea is turning food waste into value for businesses, households, and communities across Indonesia.
Swipe to discover how it works and the impact it’s already making ➡️
♻️ With support from partners like @ViriyaENB, Magi Farm is proving that rethinking the system can unlock solutions that benefit people, planet, and business alike.
Want to learn more? link in bio.
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🍄 “What we do matters.” That’s the lasting message from Daughters of the Forest.
The film follows Eliseete and Julieta, scientists from Indigenous communities, and the women around them, revealing how science weaves together with ancestral wisdom, and inviting us to see nature as a web of connection, mutual respect and care.
It reminds us that climate solutions often grow from local knowledge and lived experience. Recognising and valuing these insights is key to a sustainable, resilient future. By sharing stories like this, we can help shift perspectives and inspire climate action.
Through our partnership with @thedocsociety’s Climate Story Fund, the IKEA Foundation supports storytelling that brings forward underrepresented perspectives and engages wider audiences in climate action.
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Learn more about our partner, Doc Society: link in bio.
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We develop long-term, strategic partnerships with both large and small organisations. We work with our partners to find innovative solutions, influence governments and bring about substantial changes in children’s lives.
