• Planet Humana

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    High-impact, tax deductible international projects.

  • why partner with us?

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    We simplify international funding. All projects, regardless of location in the world, are fully tax deductible.

     

    We keep costs low. Most administration is outsourced, and 85% of all funds reach those in need.

     

    You're a partner, not a donation. Our limited group of donors means funders easily follow the impact of their donations.

  • how we work

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    "Boots on the ground verification." We physically identify projects ourselves (including in active conflict zones), to establish and sustain trust with those doing the critical work.

    "Local leadership." Our high trust/high return strategy invests in local people who know their challenges better than anybody, and how to achieve change.

    "Golden ratio." Our low-cost/high impact approach catches needs that generally fall through the cracks of larger aid organisations with top-heavy administration.

  • who we are

    Gordon Weiss: Executive director and co-founder

    Gordon served the United Nations, the OSCE, and various governments for almost three decades of work focused on multi-faceted peacekeeping, political, and humanitarian crises in some of the world’s most fragile and conflict-ridden zones. He authored the critically lauded book The Cage: The Fight for Sri Lanka and the Last Days of the Tamil Tigers and co-founded the war crimes investigative body, The International Crimes Evidence Project.

    Dave and Rich Lang: Principal donors and co-founders

    Brothers Dave and Rich Lang built a health supplement company supplying some of the world's largest retailers. They bring an entrepreneurial instinct to their lifelong philanthopy: spotting outlier opportunities where nuanced and strategic approaches lead to cost effective solutions. With Gordon, this is their vision for Planet Humana – lean, strategic and yielding big impact per dollar.

    Lucía Filippo: Project lead, Argentina

    Lucía is an Argentine lawyer, researcher and activist for human rights, specializing in gender and violence against women. Apart from identifying, initiating, and managing Planet Humana's projects in Argentina, she coordinates community projects with different social organizations from vulnerable communities. Lucía brings a 'hands-on' approach, and an intimate knowledge of the communties in which she works.

  • our focus

    Ukraine and other countries

    Funding for Ukraine has dwindled, but our support for grassroots (and mostly volunteer) frontline organisations has persisted. Some of these provide physical and psychological care. Others provide succour to frontline cities and villages under daily attack. While our funds strengthen Ukraine in her hour of need, we have an eye to rebuilding a stable, independent, democratic European partner.

    In other countries, our support covers issues as diverse as education, health, poverty alleviation, media, trafficking, water infrastructure, and conflict-related sexual violence. We began our support in Kenya in 2023, and have funded in East Timor, Argentina, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and for Iranian causes.

  • contact

    reach us directly on info@planethumana.org or use the contact sheet below
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