Welcome to the Kavli Trust

The Kavli Trust owns the Bergen-based Kavli food group, and this ownership provides the basis for its financial support of good causes. Part of Kavli’s profits are reinvested to strengthen and develop group’s operations, while the remainder benefits research, cultural activities and humanitarian work through the trust. Although the overall amount can vary from year to year, donations from the trust have recently increased substantially.

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Both the Kavli Trust and the Kavli group have their main office in Bergen, Norway. The Kavli Trust is currently in the midst of an exciting development phase. Traditionally, it has received applications and spread support widely. But the recent trend has been towards backing fewer, larger and more long-term projects. In this way, the trust can make a bigger contribution to meeting important social needs and have a clear impact in these areas. The new approach also permits a closer partnership with recipients over a longer period, so that the two sides can jointly achieve better results and a bigger return for society from the funding.

Follow developments with Shonglap

The Shonglap project provides a one-year education for girls aged 11-19 who have missed out on school through poverty. It will give them pride and independence, teach them their own rights and provide opportunities to earn their own money.
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Kavli Trust helps teach African smallholders how to farm

Model farming training centres being established by Norwegian People’s Aid with support from the Kavli Trust will provide 460 small farmers in South Sudan with an education in agriculture.
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Company is the best medicine

Youngsters are not alone in needing to hang out with others. But many elderly folk find their friends dying one by one. The Kavli Trust is supporting the Salvation Army’s efforts to encourage new contact between people.
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Putting girls in charge of their own lives

The Shonglap educational programme aims to overcome to problem of child brides in Bangladesh, with backing from Norway’s Strømme Foundation and the Kavli Trust.
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Educating educators in the world´s poorest country

Norwegian enthusiast and social entrepreneur Marit Svahn has opened seven new preschools in Malawi with support from the Kavli Trust. The project is also training their teachers.
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Kirkcudbright Swimming Pool

Colin Wyper (General Manager, Kirkcudbright Swimming Pool), met with Elaine McConnell and Paul Lewney of Kavli UK to formalise plans for the development work that will take place at the local pool and fitness centre.
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Washington Riding Centre

Eileen Curley (Centre of the picture) met with Maureen Brown and Paul Lewney of Kavli UK to discuss plans for developing the Riding School facility in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
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Supporting international diagnostic trials

Many years of backing for the Kavli research centre for aging and dementia is now being extended by the Kavli Trust to international scientists at seven different clinics. They are testing a new method for simpler diagnosis of various dementia conditions.
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