Program areas at The End Fund
THE END FUND MANAGES A PORTFOLIO OF PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS TO CONTROL AND ELIMINATE THE MOST PREVALENT NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE PHILANTHROPISTS, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND OTHERS. THE END FUND FOCUSES ON DELIVERING NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASE (NTD) TREATMENTS TO THOSE IN NEED BY GROWING AND ENGAGING A COMMUNITY OF ACTIVIST-PHILANTHROPISTS, MANAGING HIGH-IMPACT STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, AND WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENT, NGO, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS. WE AIM TO TAKE A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING, ENGAGING WITH, AND INFLUENCING THE BROAD ECOSYSTEM OF STAKEHOLDERS WORKING ON ENDING NTDS. In close partnership with stakeholders across the global NTD community, the END Fund: Identifies gaps and opportunities - understands investment needs and gaps, landscapes investable opportunities, and increases coordination among stakeholders; Builds coalitions - mobilizes and activates collaboration among country-level stakeholders, including ministries of health, NGOs, donors, etc.; Designs programs - works with implementing partner NGOs to expand data collection, mapping, and sector knowledge in order to identify compelling program opportunities; Strengthens capacity - aims to grow and strengthen the pool of partner organizations to assist local governments in the implementation of quality NTD programs; Manages grants and provides technical support - conducts country program visits and provides partner support, technical assistance, and capacity building as needed; and Conducts monitoring, evaluation, and program communications - designs and executes monitoring, evaluation, and information sharing activities to inform program design, organizational decision making, and donor updates. In 2022, the END Fund supported the distribution of 277,557,535 NTD treatments with 194,031,334 people were treated across 17 countries by 20 implementing partners. During the same period, 27,161 surgeries were conducted in 9 countries by 11 implementing partners and 1,037,761 health care workers trained across 17 countries by 19 implementing partners.