Our approach

We partner with local business champions and networks that care about their communities, know the business environment, and can build on the local resources.

We engage and support our network of businesspeople through global partnerships and personal relationships that transform the lives of all involved.

Why does Partners Worldwide work through partnerships?

The very idea of partnership breaks the long-standing mold of one-way aid and charity. In its place, partnership establishes a two-way relationship forged for the advancement of God’s kingdom and the eradication of poverty through job creation. We believe that partnerships foster critically needed innovation, ownership, and cross-cultural dialogue.

Building relationships are foundational to who we are and how we work. This level of engagement is transformational and effective, yet we also recognize that partnerships and cross-cultural relationships are challenging. We walk alongside people committed to partnerships by offering training, tools, lessons learned, and best practices to help equip them for the task.

Who makes up a partnership?

Our partnerships are global. They are two-way relationships of mutual transformation between Global Business Affiliates and Local Business Affiliates.

Each Global Business Affiliate (GBA) is made up of a team of Christian business professionals who provide coaching, prayer, and financial support to a Local Business Affiliate (LBA). The LBAs are primarily focused on ending poverty in their own communities by supporting the growth and development of sustainable businesses.

Our partnership model is an opportunity for resourced Christians to do more than give financially to end poverty. It relies on men and women on both sides volunteering their skills and experience to actively promote sustainable and transformational business growth in developing countries. Due to differences of culture, geography, business environments, and needs, LBAs can take many different approaches. Click on the map to read stories, see pictures, and watch videos of LBAs around the world.

To learn more about how you can get involved as an affiliate, please click here.