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Partnership Announcement: Martin James Foundation and Catholic Relief Services India
23 Jun 2025 |

Martin James Foundation (MJF) is honoured to announce a new partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in India. This collaboration comes at a critical time, as the abrupt termination of USAID funding threatens years of progress supporting children. About Catholic Relief Services India Catholic Relief Services (CRS) began working in India in 1946. Today, their...

Partnership Announcement: Martin James Foundation and Transform Alliance Africa
2 May 2025 |

Supporting Momentum for an African led Movement for Family Care Martin James Foundation (MJF) is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Transform Alliance Africa (TAA), a growing network of organisations working across the continent with a shared vision: an Africa free of orphanages, where all children belong and grow in safe and loving families This...

Partnership Announcement: Faith to Action and Martin James Foundation
2 May 2025 |

New Research to Understand and Shift Donor Support from Orphanages to Family-Based Care Martin James Foundation (MJF) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Faith to Action to support a six-month market research project in collaboration with Barna Group. The national survey will explore how Christian donors in the United States perceive and support efforts to...

Partnership Announcement – Martin James Foundation and Family Care First
3 Apr 2025 |

Urgent support for Cambodian organisations following the loss of USAID funding The sudden termination of USAID funding has left organisations around the world in crisis. Among those affected are child protection organisations that have spent years strengthening family-based care and preventing unnecessary family separation. With funding abruptly cut, vital services...

Partnership Announcement – Home for Good and Martin James Foundation
21 Mar 2025 |

Supporting the Homecoming Project: A Movement for Family-Based Care The Martin James Foundation (MJF) is delighted to announce the continuation of our partnership with Home for Good, now entering its second year. Together, we are supporting the Homecoming Project, an initiative inspiring UK Christians and churches to embrace family-based care as the best solution...

When the Funding Stops: Prioritising Children and Families Amidst a Crisis
19 Mar 2025 |

By Ailsa Laxton, Director of Global Programmes The Termination of USAID and Its Impact Among the thousands of recently terminated USAID grants were those that formed part of the Children in Adversity programme, a key objective of which was supporting children around the world who are separated or at risk of separation from family care. The scale of USAID’s...

Who Decides? Our Journey Toward Participatory Grantmaking
19 Feb 2025 |

Shifting Power, Listening to Lived Experience, and Redefining Expertise in Philanthropy Written by Julie Walton, Head of Research and Learning Reviewed and edited by the Panel of Experts Introduction MJF Global, the charitable arm of Martin James Foundation, is privileged to invest the resources assembled from across our foundation, a network of non-profit...

Partnership Announcement: Railway Children Africa and Martin James Foundation
22 Jan 2025 |

Mobilising a movement towards family-based care in Tanzania Martin James Foundation (MJF) is proud to announce a new partnership with Railway Children Africa (RCA) through an initiative called Mobilising a Movement Towards Family-Based Care in Tanzania. This partnership aims to address the critical challenges faced by street-connected children in Tanzania, providing...

Ending a Project, Beginning a Movement: Harum’s Foster Care Journey
20 Jan 2025 |

Reflections on a partnership that is transforming care for children in Indonesia Martin James Foundation has been privileged to partner with Harapan Ummat (Harum), an Indonesian non-governmental organisation based in East Java. This remarkable team has been dedicated to supporting families in need since its establishment in 2005. By providing parenting skills and...