Global online short-term accommodation rental platform, Airbnb, has announced that The Wilderness Foundation Africa, Digify Africa, Wildlife ACT, Africa Ignite, A Rocha Kenya, and Breadline Africa will all receive grants from its 2023 Airbnb Community Fund.
The donations form part of Airbnb’s Africa Pledge, a US$500 000 commitment to support economic empowerment, digital access and sustainability across the continent through to 2025.
Created in 2020, the Airbnb Community Fund will distribute US$100 million by the end of 2030 to strengthen communities around the world.
The fund granted US$10 million to organisations supporting communities around the world in 2023, including more than 120 non-profits across 44 countries on six continents. Nearly US$8 million was directed in partnership with its Hosts, who selected the key themes and identified organisations in the communities they call home.
This year’s Community Fund grants support to both larger, national and regional…
