Seed Effect is a Christ-centered economic development organization.

Our mission is to plant the seeds that overcome poverty by providing access to economic empowerment, education, and spiritual discipleship in marginalized communities around the world.

Our vision

is for the world’s most insecure and under-served communities stabilized through economic empowerment and the hope of Jesus Christ.

Our vision

is to see the world’s most insecure and under-served communities stabilized through economic empowerment and the hope of Jesus Christ.

In other words, we serve the hard places.

Through Seed Effect’s experience and the success of our program, we are uniquely positioned to act as a catalyst that shifts the response to refugee crises by bringing long-term solutions through Christ-centered, self-sustaining, and empowering tools executed by refugees themselves.

Our goal is not to be the biggest organization of our type, but the “special forces,” pioneering dignifying poverty alleviation to places devoid of this type of empowerment.

Our Core Beliefs

People living in poverty are capable.

We believe that with the right tools, the opportunity to work, and the support of Christ-centered community, people living in material poverty can and want to provide for their family with dignity.

Restored relationships bring transformation.

We believe broken relationships are the root of poverty and so, introducing people to Jesus is essential for true transformation and restoration.

The hard places are worth investing in.

We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to know Jesus and provide for their family with dignity. Seed Effect is committed to serve in the hard places where others aren’t.

How we help truly matters.

We believe sustainable solutions with effective tools are the best approach to promote life-giving opportunities that bring hope and empowerment to people living in material poverty.

When you partner with Seed Effect, you are bringing hope and opportunity to the hard places.

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Our Values

Promote dignity, always.

As image-bearers we contribute the unique gifts, talents, and abilities entrusted to us, and look for opportunities to bring this out in others.

Rise up to the challenge.

We are trailblazers, roadblock removers, risk-takers, and paradigm shifters. Where others stop, we find opportunities to move forward.

Embrace opportunities to adapt.

Working in hard places means the only constants are Jesus and change. This means we embrace factors outside of our control, ready to pivot and reevaluate our approach as ever-changing environments demand.

Do more with less.

The way we invest our resources matters. We use the time, talents, and finances entrusted to us where we can achieve the most impact while promoting sustainability in our operations

Seed Effect members are capable.

They have dreams, skills, and a desire to work, but they lack access to the financial tools they need to provide for their families with dignity.

Seed Effect members are capable.

They have dreams, skills, and a desire to work, but they lack access to the financial tools they need to provide for their families.

Create an inspiring movement.

We believe that Seed Effect is a movement of hope, love, empowerment, and transformation. This inspires us, and those around us, to say yes, get involved, and become an agent of change.