Grants Archive - Kaizen Foundation

The Kaizen Foundation launched its presence in Brazil through a partnership with TETO Brazil, an organisation with a long history of tackling poverty and social exclusion.

The partnership focuses on improving living conditions in vulnerable communities by constructing 120 emergency homes, providing safe shelter for more than 100 families and approximately 500 people currently living in precarious conditions.

By improving access to secure housing, families can strengthen their health and well-being, children gain a stable environment to focus on their education, and adults have greater stability to pursue employment opportunities.

The construction process also brings together volunteers and residents, helping foster stronger community ties and a shared sense of belonging.

The Kaizen Foundation is proud to support Ashoka, one of the world’s leading organisations in social entrepreneurship.

Founded in 1980, Ashoka is an international non-profit that identifies and supports individuals with innovative ideas to address major social challenges, including poverty, education, environmental protection and human rights.

Its global network of Fellows enables Ashoka to empower changemakers to develop and scale solutions with lasting social impact.

Through this partnership, the Kaizen Foundation is strengthening Ashoka’s global ecosystem by supporting two new Fellows in Portugal and Romania, contributing to the Social Entrepreneur Support System that enables them to collaborate and grow, and sustaining Ashoka’s global backbone platform, ensuring long-term support for Fellows and the communities they serve.

2025 marked the start of the Kaizen Foundation’s three-year partnership with Global Treehouse Foundation, an organisation working to ensure every child, regardless of their health condition, has access to the palliative care support they need to live life to the fullest.

The Global Treehouse Foundation works to expand access to paediatric palliative care worldwide, particularly in countries where services remain limited. This includes medical, emotional, and family support for children with serious illnesses, alongside efforts to drive innovation, strengthen global collaboration among care providers, and advocate for paediatric palliative care as a core component of universal health coverage.

Through this partnership, the Kaizen Foundation is advancing new initiatives and strengthening care networks globally, with a focus on innovative interventions in Brazil and Romania in 2026.

The Kaizen Foundation has partnered with Nia Tero, an international organisation dedicated to supporting Indigenous Peoples’ stewardship of lands and ecosystems.

Nia Tero works directly with Indigenous communities through place-based partnerships that provide funding and technical support, helping strengthen economic resilience and cultural independence while protecting traditional territories and livelihoods.

The organisation also works globally to raise awareness of Indigenous leadership and advance policies that recognise Indigenous Peoples as essential to planetary health.

The Kaizen Foundation is proud to support Nia Tero’s work in Brazil and Colombia.

On 15 September 2025, the Kaizen Foundation proudly stood alongside football’s greatest icons at the Legends Charity Game in Lisbon’s Estádio José Alvalade.

With 20,000 fans in attendance, the event aimed to raise €1,000,000 in support of communities and families facing extreme hardship. As part of this mission, the Kaizen Foundation contributed €150,000, directly supporting the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, International Alert, Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, and Cáritas Portuguesa.

During the match, our President, Panos Konstantopoulos, presented the donation cheque — a powerful reminder of how sport can unite people and drive meaningful change across borders.

The Kaizen Foundation is excited to partner with the Aston Villa Foundation to bring Play it Forward to Birmingham.

This initiative uses sport as a catalyst for change, providing 350+ hours of activities for young people in under-resourced communities. Beyond play, it empowers seven local grassroots organisations with funding, training, and development support to grow sustainably. The project also introduces innovative multi-use community spaces, creating safe hubs where young people can learn, connect, and thrive.

By combining Kaizen Foundation’s global vision with Aston Villa Foundation’s local expertise, Play it Forward is shaping brighter futures and stronger communities.

As part of the UEFA Foundation for Children’s 10th Anniversary celebrations, the Kaizen Foundation supported a powerful amputee football match in Nyon, bringing together athletes from Greece, England, and Poland. Held ahead of the UEFA Youth League final, the event showcased the unifying power of sport and the importance of inclusion. A conference on the role of football in social responsibility also took place the same day. This initiative builds on our partnership with UEFA Foundation for Children and our shared commitment to removing barriers and creating equal opportunities through the power of sport.

The Kaizen Foundation, in collaboration with Symplefsi, is offering two €12,000 scholarships for the 2025–26 academic year to students from Greek islands with fewer than 2,000 residents. The scholarships support candidates with strong academic records, financial need, and challenging social circumstances. Each award is renewable for up to four years, provided recipients complete at least 80% of their courses annually and maintain a minimum GPA of 7.0/10. This initiative reflects our commitment to equal access to education. Applications are open until May 31 and must be submitted online here.

The Kaizen Foundation announces a new partnership with the environmental organization Mamagea.

Sharing a common vision for a more sustainable future, the Kaizen Foundation will support Mamagea’s WONDER Schools program, which aims to transform schoolyards into vibrant environmental learning hubs.

The program brings together students, teachers, and parents to cultivate school gardens. Its goal is to foster awareness, encourage a more active approach towards environmental issues, and build stronger communities, which share a sense of responsibility for a more sustainable world.

Key takeaways for school communities participating in the program include education on urban farming, sustainable food production, the circular economy, and participatory decision-making.

The Kaizen Foundation is proud to announce its partnership with Socialinnov, an organization dedicated to bridging the digital skills gap and fostering inclusion.

Committed to providing more learning opportunities to more people, the Kaizen Foundation will support Social Innov’s Tech Talent School for Kids, a program that provides hands-on STEM education and digital upskilling to vulnerable children and their families in Athens and Alexandroupoli.

More than 40 children, 40 families, and 20 caregivers will benefit from the program. The initiative goes beyond coding. It aims to build confidence, foster critical thinking, and ensure that children, regardless of background, have access to the skills needed for the future.

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