About Us
Find Your Feet (FYF) is a British international development charity dedicated to working with poor, rural communities to create lasting solutions to poverty.
FYF was founded in 1960 in response to the refugee crisis in Central and Eastern Europe.
Over the last 40 years our approach to tackling poverty has evolved from providing humanitarian aid to supporting long-term rural development projects.
Our vision
We believe in social justice: a world in which everyone has the right to build a future free from poverty.
Our mission
We work with the rural poor, building on their own skills and knowledge to develop sustainable solutions to poverty.
Our values
- We support the most vulnerable members of society to achieve their full potential
- We see the empowerment of the communities we work with as central to our approach We build on local knowledge by working in partnership with local communities
- We are committed to learning from our own experiences and facilitating the learning of others.
Our staff
FYF has a small, dedicated team of staff in the UK. We are committed to managing our resources efficiently and keeping overheads to a minimum. We are governed by a Board of Trustees
Our experience has taught us that local in-country staff are best placed to effectively monitor and support our partners.
FYF has an office in Lucknow India and an office in Lilongwe Malawi
