Antwerp University (UA)

The Antwerp University, Department of Evolutionary Biology, is the cradle of APOPO. UA has been the main academic partner since the inception of the research project and APOPO's main supporting partner with regards to rodent biology and logistic support. UA is hosting APOPO's liaison office at the 'Middelheim' campus in Belgium. The founding board members of APOPO are also related to the University of Antwerp. UA financed the TB pilot study, as well as a portion of the infrastructure.

ASHOKA Innovators for the Public

ASHOKA is a citizen-based organization, fostering systemic social change, through the selection and support of social entrepreneurs whose models are ground breaking, replicable and scalable. Through it's "everyone's a changemaker" vision, ASHOKA is a key player in the emergence and healthy development of social entrepreneurship across society. ASHOKA supports APOPO through its network and has awarded founder, Bart Weetjens, with an Ashoka fellowship.

Belgian Government

The Belgian Directorate General for International Co-operation (DGIS) has funded the initial R&D phase of APOPO, during the period 1998 - 2003. Their support has been crucial in the development of the new technology. The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues supporting APOPO's core activities and implementation in Mozambique.

Flemish Community

The Flemish Community has been funding APOPO's Mine Action Program in Mozambique since February 2003. In 2009 the Flemish Government committed a further €1.2 million to the program, towards the clearance of all known mined areas in the Mozambican province of Gaza.

The Flora Family Foundation

The Flora Family Foundation supports public benefit organizations working throughout the world in education, health, arts and culture, the environment, global security, civic engagement, and the advancement of women. In 2009, APOPO was grateful to receive an invitation to apply for a grant from the Flora Family Foundation as part of their Gap Program. APOPO was awarded a general support grant over a two-year period. The Gap Program supports a selected number of organizations working to address the gap between the world's rich and poor.

Fundacion Roviralta

Created in 1959 by two brothers, D. Manuel and D. José María Roviralta, Fundacion Roviralta seeks to support education and scientific investigation, medical investigation, culture and art. Fundacion Roviralta provided funds to purchase a vehicle for the transportation of sputum samples from Dar es Salaam to APOPO's headquarters in Morogoro.

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)

The GICHD has funded several studies, focusing on the development of Remote Explosive Scent Tracing (REST). Apart from their financial support, APOPO has greatly benefited from operational support and the coordination effort of the GICHD in the field of REST and animal detection. The GICHD carried out an evaluation of APOPO in 2001, and endorsed APOPO in Tanzania to be the gravity point for all REST-related research. The GICHD is mandated by United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to draft the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) which include those for animal detection. The GICHD also supervised the first official accreditation tests for rats in cooperation with the National Demining Institute of Mozambique (IND).

Global Giving

Global Giving connects donors with community-based projects that need support. Global Giving helps projects of all sizes to receive donations of all sizes, via the online giving and information exchange facility. Global giving features APOPO's HeroRats among its projects.

Imperial

Under their corporate responsibility program, the UK Company Imperial supported Mine Detection Rat training activities with a 3 year grant during the period 2007-2009.

King Baudouin Foundation

The King Baudouin Foundation facilitates tax-effective giving to APOPO in Belgium, Germany, France, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and the USA. The New York branch of the King Baudouin Foundation provides 501/c3 status to APOPO in the United States, through the donor advised fund.

Klaprozen voor Vrede/Poppies for peace

In 2004 a Flemish ceramic artist, Mrs Anita Huybens, designed, produced, exhibited and sold 1000 ceramic poppies for the benefit of APOPO. Through Anita's charisma, the "klaprozen" project evolved into a truly amazing and artistic fundraising campaign. This work is continued by Anita's husband Laurent Thys, and a large group of volunteers, after Anita passed away in September 2008.

LGT Venture Philanthropy

The objective of LGT Venture Philanthropy is to raise the sustainable quality of life of the less advantaged people in the developing world. They select and support organizations that share this objective. The bulk of their support goes toward the overarching themes of: alleviation of human suffering, education, and development of sustainable livelihoods. LGT Venture Philanthropy is endowed through the Liechtenstein Princely Family and supports APOPO through providing capacity building support of a fellow who works on key tasks designated by APOPO.

Marie & Alain Philippson Foundation

The Philippson Foundation supports APOPO through a capacity-building grant and through technical management consulting. The Philippson Foundation facilitated APOPO's strategic planning, and provides technical assistance in partnership with the US based consulting firm, Virtue Ventures.

Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin

APOPO is working with the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, researching the fundamental scientific aspects in scent detection of pulmonary tuberculosis. A PhD study has been established, investigating the volatile organic compounds characterizing tuberculosis. Through this co-operation with Max Planck Institute, APOPO furthers the basic science on scent detection of pathogens, which also contributes to other diagnostic R&D, like the development of electronic noses.

National Institutes for Health, USA

APOPO's TB research is supported in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA)

NPA is one of the biggest demining Non Governmental Organisations worldwide, and has developed one of the best Mine Detection Dog capacities. APOPO hosts NPA dog REST research project in Morogoro.

Province of Antwerp

The Province of Antwerp has supported APOPO with a yearly grant since 1999.

SCHWAB Foundation for social entrepreneurship

The Schwab Foundation for social entrepreneurship is the private foundation of Klaus and Hilde Schwab, the founders of the World Economic Forum. The Schwab Foundation supports outstanding social enterprises by providing access to global business, political, media and thought leaders at the World Economic Forum. In 2008, APOPO won the Schwab Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Skoll Foundation

The Skoll Foundation's mission is to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs. APOPO won the 2009 Skoll Award for social entrepreneurship, which provided a substantial capacity building grant, helping APOPO to become a sustainable social enterprise.

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)

APOPO's central research and training facilities are based at SUA in Morogoro, Tanzania. In collaboration with the University of Antwerp, SUA established the foremost African research centre on rodent biology, the Pest Management Centre. APOPO operates under this governmental umbrella and greatly benefits from the institutional support and infrastructure at the University.

Stop TB partnership

The Stop TB partnership is a worldwide network, hosted by the WHO, in the fight against the spread of Tuberculosis. APOPO is involved with the Stop TB partnership on an information-exchange level.

The Swiss Lung Association

The Swiss Lung Association is the Swiss branch of the health organisation for lungs and the respiratory tract. Its objective is that fewer people suffer from respiratory tract diseases or die from them prematurely, and that persons suffering from respiratory problems and lung diseases can live as normal as possible. Twenty-three cantonal leagues are important contact points for people with respiratory problems and such lung diseases as asthma, sleep apnoea, chronic bronchitis, COPD and tuberculosis. The Lung Association is committed to better air - both inside and out and has been supportive of APOPO's work.

The Central Tuberculosis Research Laboratory (CTRL) at Muhimbilli

The CTRL, headed by Dr. G. S. Mfinanga at Muhimbili Academic Hospital in Dar Es Salaam, functions as a reference lab for the TB tests. CTRL double-checks the sputum samples coming in from peripheral DOTS-centres, by means of cultures and Fluorescent Microscopy. This provides a reference standard for evaluating diagnostic performances of APOPO's trained rats.

The International Conference for the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)

In December 2006, the Heads of State of the 11 African Great Lakes Region countries signed a pact on security, stability and development in the region. Under the program of action for joint security management of common borders, APOPO is identified as lead agency for Mine Action in the Great Lakes Region.

The National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)

NIMR is Tanzania's main national research institution for tuberculosis. The NIMR plays an important role in the APOPO TB project. NIMR helps in the co-ordination of sample collection from DOTS centres in Dar Es Salaam, and is involved in the monitoring and evaluation of the project.

The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program (NTLP)

NTLP manages the National TB program through the DOTS-centres in Tanzania. APOPO processes around 500 samples every week, provided by the NTLP, through four participating DOTS-centres in Dar Es Salaam and Morogoro.

The Tanzanian Peoples Defence Force (TPDF)

The TPDF facilitates the presence of the test minefield and have supplied APOPO with the necessary landmines and explosive training targets. Their generous logistic support has been crucial in the realization of the training and testing facilities. Established on 24 hectares of land, with 1553 inactivated and buried landmines of 14 different types, Tanzania features the most varied landmine testing facility in the African Great Lakes Region.

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

The UNDP is the United Nation's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. In 2009, APOPO received funding from the UNDP towards mine-clearance operations in Gaza Province, Mozambique.

World Bank - Development Marketplace

The APOPO TB program won the 'Development Marketplace' Global Competition in 2003, which provided the initial capital to support the tuberculosis detection project. The WB Development Marketplace also supported APOPO with technical assistance in the form of a strategic planning consultancy.