World Partners
About World Partners
World Partners is the kind of organization that helps people get to work, whether that means launching a business, growing food, or repairing a house after war damage. In Ukraine, its work has reached farms, households, and displaced families with food, seeds, bread, and housing repairs. For donors, the appeal is straightforward, practical help that is tied to local leadership and long-term livelihood, not just one-time relief.
What sets World Partners apart is how closely it links entrepreneurship with hands-on support. It does not stop at advice, it also provides financing, technical expertise, and ongoing coaching, while backing projects that range from agriculture to reconstruction. That mix gives its work a grounded feel, especially in places like Ukraine and Central Asia.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Business as Mission support and startup services
Supports, consults, and starts social-economic projects, provides turnkey business concepts, and coaches management teams.
Agricultural entrepreneurship projects
Develops projects in vegetable and fruit production, value chain expansion, irrigation, hydroponics, post-harvest processing, livestock, and poultry farming.
Ukraine food and seed aid
Distributes food, seed potatoes, consumption potatoes, onions, sugar, and vegetable seeds to communities in Ukraine.
Ukraine winterization and housing repair
Replaces or repairs broken windows and doors and supports renovation work in Kherson and other war-affected areas.
Reconstruction Pilot
Builds sample apartments and supports rapid, sustainable reconstruction for displaced families in Ukraine.
Daily bread
Distributes bread to households along the front line in Ukraine, working with local bakeries and volunteers.
Partner company development
Supports operating businesses such as construction, cleaning, orchards, greenhouse, aquaponics, and shirt factory projects.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
World Partners stimulates entrepreneurship, supports and consults social-economic projects, and starts business as mission initiatives that create work with abiding, positive impact on communities worldwide.
Who they serve
Local entrepreneurs, Christian business owners, and households in war-affected and economically challenged communities where World Partners operates, including Ukraine, Central Asia, Africa, Europe, North Africa, and the Caucasus.
Their impact
- From April to August 2022, World Partners distributed more than 1.5 million kilos of goods in Ukraine.
- In spring 2023, it distributed more than 500,000 kg of seed potatoes, seeds, and consumption potatoes to 50 farmers and 20,000 households.
- The Reconstruction Pilot built 12 sample apartments and provided shelter to 11 displaced families in the Kirovograd region.
- In Kherson, 12 houses were renovated as part of the reconstruction work.
- The Ukraine winterization work has helped more than 40 households with repaired or replaced windows and doors.
- A Central Asia orchard harvested 700 kg of apples and sold them, marking the first year the project paid back to the initiative.
How your donation helps
- Replacing or repairing broken windows and doors in Ukraine
- Delivering generators for areas with limited electricity
- Providing food aid, seed potatoes, consumption potatoes, onions, sugar, and vegetable seeds
- Financing reconstruction and renovation projects
- Supporting partner businesses, mentoring, and project capital
- Funding bread distribution along the front line in Ukraine
Our story
World Partners was founded in 1995, with Hans Hamoen identified as the driving force behind it. It began by helping social enterprises get started, then grew into setting up and running businesses itself. Today, it often works as a partner organization that connects people, offers advice, financing, and technical expertise, and supports existing initiatives.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
We believe that business gives opportunities for work with an abiding, positive impact on communities worldwide.
The combination of BAM and agri-business still has my heart.
Jesus is my life, He is my heart and the very essence of who I am.
Events
Short term mission trip
As availableA short term experience on one of the projects for people interested in Business as Mission.
Newsletter
Every two monthsAn update sent every two months with news about projects and entrepreneurs.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles World Partners has shared.
Current needs
- Broken windows and doors in Kherson
- Generators for Ukraine
- Food aid and seed potatoes for Ukraine
- Funding for reconstruction and renovation projects
Volunteer opportunities
- Short-term mission trip on one of the projects
- Internship in agricultural development in Uganda
- Pioneer role in Central Asia
- Open application for overseas internship opportunities
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What kinds of projects does World Partners support?
It supports business as mission projects, agricultural ventures, partner businesses, and work connected to Ukraine relief and reconstruction.
Where does World Partners work?
Its projects and offices are in the United States, Germany, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Asia, Africa, Europe, North Africa, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.
How does World Partners help partner businesses?
It offers advice, reviews business plans, stays involved through boards or coaching, and provides financing and technical expertise.
What kinds of aid does World Partners provide in Ukraine?
It distributes food, seeds, bread, and generators, and it supports window, door, and housing repairs.
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