What is getting in the way?
Strong programmes can still fail when finance, safeguarding, people, technology, evidence, governance and partner accountability are under-resourced or fragmented.
New to Goblis Foundation?
What we do, in plain language.
You are supporting Goblis Foundation, a Kenya-based non-profit foundation. Goblis runs two distinct programmes and uses specialist partners where another institution owns the relevant expertise.
01JikimuSocial entrepreneurship support: access, responsible handoff to learning and enterprise development, and later outcome follow-up.02MashinaniRural development support: diagnose a local challenge or opportunity, connect the right actors, then measure what changes.03AfriTrace LinkCross-cutting platform for traceability, evidence and market access. It supports the programmes; it is not itself a programme.04How Goblis worksGoblis coordinates relationships, safeguards accountability and follows evidence. Specialist partners remain responsible for the services they own.
Strengthen the Foundation that makes every programme more dependable.
Flexible institutional support gives Goblis Foundation the capacity to govern well, protect people, coordinate partners, maintain reliable systems and respond where approved needs are greatest.
The case for support
Need → opportunity → accountability.
We want supporters to understand the purpose before being asked to pay.
Why does this deserve attention?
Goblis is operating two core programmes, stewarding AfriTrace Link, managing restricted funds and building more demanding donor, research and delivery relationships. Shared institutional capability is what keeps that expansion controlled rather than fragile.
What becomes possible?
Support can strengthen the common operating backbone behind Jikimu, Mashinani, responsible AfriTrace stewardship, donor assurance, research/MERM, safeguarding and organisational resilience.
Who benefits
The people, communities or capabilities this fund exists to strengthen.
People and communities reached through Goblis programmes benefit when the Foundation has the governance, people, systems, finance and evidence capacity to deliver responsibly.
IndividualsFoundationsCompaniesFamily officesDevelopment partners
Goblis responsibility
Who is accountable for the fund?
Goblis Foundation owns this fund and uses it for approved institutional priorities consistent with its mandate, budget and governance controls.
Where support can go
Examples of responsible, approved use.
Actual expenditure follows the fund purpose, approved budget, donor restrictions where applicable and delegated authority.
01Governance, legal, finance and compliance capacity
02Safeguarding, privacy, data and cyber controls
03People, operations and programme coordination
04Research, MERM and evidence quality
05Fundraising, partnerships, communications and institutional resilience
From support to evidence
A clear journey after you decide to help.
Choose the fund
Confirm that this is the purpose you want to support.
Create one reference
A GFD reference and payment advice are created before money moves.
Pay through an enabled route
Use only the payment instructions released for that reference.
Finance reconciles & allocates
Bank/provider evidence is matched and the contribution is allocated to Goblis Foundation General Fund.
Acknowledgement
Reconciled support receives an acknowledgement; provider acceptance alone is not reconciliation.
Reporting & learning
Structured supporters receive the reporting/evidence appropriate to their agreement and purpose.
What supporters can expect
Traceability after the contribution.
A GFD contribution reference and payment advice before money moves
Finance reconciliation and fund allocation after provider/bank evidence is matched
A formal acknowledgement after reconciliation
Programme/institutional reporting appropriate to the support relationship
Public claims only where underlying evidence is approved for publication
Choose your relationship
Direct supporter, institutional funder or delivery partner?
Donors & funders
Finance the purpose responsiblyIndividuals can give directly. Institutional funders can provide unrestricted or purpose-defined core support under an agreement, budget and reporting framework.
Give to this fundApplicants / participants
Use the programme route, not the payment routeThis is not a beneficiary application route. People seeking programme participation should use Jikimu or Mashinani.
Partners
Contribute capability under clear authorityProfessional, technology, research and institutional partners can strengthen Foundation capability through a scoped partnership, work order or grant agreement.
Discuss a partnershipEvidence boundary
Support enables work; it does not manufacture results.
Unrestricted support remains subject to approved budgets, delegated authority, accounting, audit and evidence controls. It does not become discretionary spending outside Foundation governance.
Finance, activity, output and outcome evidence remain distinguishable. Goblis does not publish targets as achievements.
Need a larger structure?
Use a fund or funding-partner agreement.
If your support requires a named sub-fund, geographic restriction, multi-year budget, reporting conditions, matching arrangement or organisational portal, start with the structured support route rather than a simple payment.
Fund allocationEvery contribution is allocated to a governed fund ledger.
Payment ≠ impactFinancial reconciliation and impact evidence remain separate.
No guaranteed outcomeSupport enables approved work; evidence determines results.
Human accountabilityConsequential approvals remain attributable to authorised people.
Ready to support Goblis Foundation General Fund?
Start with one traceable reference. For larger or restricted support, use Create a Fund or Funding Partner so purpose, budget, reporting and governance are agreed before activation.
Where next?