One Acre Fund
Grantee
Areas of Interest
Economic Opportunity
Environment
Organization Type
Non-Profit
Region
Global
Funding date
Since 2008
Website
Mission
One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce hunger and poverty.
Founder
Andrew Youn started One Acre Fund in 2006. when he co-founded the program in Kenya with John Gachunga before starting the Rwanda program with Eric Pohlman the following year. Andrew graduated from Yale magna cum laude, is a former management consultant, and received his MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
Stories
Growing their way out of hunger
Learn more about one of The Pershing Square Foundation's oldest grantees, One Acre Fund.
Growing their way out of hunger