The countries in which our grantmaking programs operate

During our last strategic planning period (2006 to 2009) we worked in 21 countries: Brazil, Colombia, the Caribbean, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, the United States and Zimbabwe.

Until 2012, we will continue to work in the Caribbean, Mexico and South Africa on the issue areas defined by the previous period: Strengthening the care environment, Successful transitions from home to school, and Social inclusion and respect for diversity. We are still present in - but in the process of phasing out of - Colombia, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Poland, Thailand, the United States and Zimbabwe.

Our three program goals for 2010 to 2015 - taking quality early education to scale, reducing violence in young children's lives, and improving young children's physical environments - are focused on the following eight countries: Brazil, India, Israel, Netherlands, Peru, Tanzania, Turkey and Uganda. We also pursue a regional approach within the European Union.

We are currently strategising how problems underlying our new goals will be approached at the country level. Watch this space for further information as it becomes available.