Incubation Initiatives | Programs That Drive Impact

The Community

Community-Led Development

Empowering local voices with tools, technology, and trust.

Distributed Development Platform

What It Is:

A tech-enabled platform that uses AI and collaborative tools to help communities define and solve their own development challenges.

Impact So Far:

Launched an MVP in India with strong results. Expanding to Africa in 2025 with local partners.

Why It Matters:

Development is most effective when designed by those it aims to serve, not dictated from above.

The Enablers

Supporting Social Entrepreneurs

Backing the innovators who build scalable solutions.

Africa Forward

What It Is:

A bold initiative to shift funding, visibility, and decision-making power directly to African social innovators.

Current Focus:

Transitioning into an independent entity in 2025.

What It Does:

Builds regional coalitions
Supports African-led funding mechanisms
Advocates for decolonized development narratives

Catalyst Now (formerly Catalyst 2030)

What It Is:

A global movement of social entrepreneurs founded and incubated by One Family Foundation.

Status:

Now a fully independent organization, Catalyst Now continues to drive global impact.

Asia Rising | MENA Manhara | Latin America Avanza

What They Are:

Regional chapters that amplify local changemakers, tailored to the cultural, political, and economic realities of their regions.

Focus Areas:

Strengthening local innovation ecosystems
Cross-border collaboration
Representation in global funding and dialogue

MENA Manhara

A regional initiative aimed at empowering social entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa, providing them with the tools, resources, and networks to create meaningful change in their local communities.

Asia Rising

A movement focused on social entrepreneurship across Asia, fostering innovation and creating solutions that address the unique challenges faced by communities in this diverse and rapidly evolving region.

Latin America Avanza

A collective of social innovators in Latin America working together to create sustainable and scalable solutions to the region’s most pressing issues.Through these regional initiatives, the Foundation amplifies the voices of local entrepreneurs and contributes to a more inclusive, decentralized approach to global development.

Government & Policy

Collaborating with public institutions to create enabling frameworks for change.

Government Council for Social Innovation

What It Is:

A policy platform where governments can learn directly from social entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers — to design smarter, more inclusive policy

Why It’s Different:

It’s a platform led by governments, for governments, not an external consultancy.

Our Roots in Proven Impact

Incubated Projects

Past innovations that started under our wing and now fly on their own.

Aselo (Child Helpline Tech Platform)

What It Is:

A cloud-based platform for global child helplines — enabling text, voice, and social media communication from kids in crisis.

Partners:

Child Helpline International
Tech Matters

Developed With:

Purpose:

Embracing Inclusive Europe (Retired Project)

What It Is:

Partners:

Developed With:

Purpose:

Explored inclusive migration systems in Europe. Paused due to lack of support — lessons learned continue to inform future policy work.

One Shared School

What It Is:

A digital platform that connects schools across borders, fostering global citizenship and cross-cultural learning.

Partners:

Developed With:

High school students in California

Purpose:

Co-Creating Initiatives That shift power and unlock potential

Community-Led Development

Supporting Social Entrepreneurs

Government & Policy

Incubated Projects

What Ties It All Together?

Let’s Build What’s Next — Together