We focus on the intersections of health, nutrition and environment, supporting innovative social businesses with impact in the low and middle-income countries (Africa, Latam and APAC). We follow a data-driven strategy which drives our investments to maximize social impact. Under such strategy, specific aspects are of special interest for us:
Food security for smallholder farmers
- Reduce food waste
- Reduce malnutrition
- Fair market and price
Healthcare access and affordability
- Community health workers / Last mile health
- Health insurance and payment options
- Improve healthcare quality in rural community via digital health
Planetary Boundaries
- Extreme weather events (with health risks on vulnerable community)
- Water access and waste management (relating to health)
- Declining soil health and fertility
For all of those areas, we see special value in proposals which combine multiple of the areas above, and that help to foster gender equity. Finally, the Bayer Foundation seeks to support projects contemplating an ecosystem approach, i.e., projects that activate local and international collaborations and that are designed to leverage co-funding opportunities, in order to increase impact.
The following main goals currently help to guide our grant decisions:
| SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) | SDG 3 (Good Health and Well Being) | SDG 5 (Gender Equality) |
| Increase agriculture productivity or income for smallholder farmers | Improve access to healthcare for underserved communities | Increase income for women. Grow female-led social enterprises |
