Besides governments and government agencies, Henley & Partners typically advises very wealthy individuals and families, successful entrepreneurs and investors, top-level managers, artists, and celebrities. Without a doubt, we and our clients are among the most privileged people in the world.
An important distinguishing feature of our firm is our commitment to help those who are less fortunate. This commitment of Henley & Partners dates back to its roots and is today expressed mainly through our Fund for Humanity. This operates quietly but very effectively.
While several of the firm’s partners are themselves involved in important philanthropic work, for many years Henley & Partners as a firm has committed 15% (not 0.15% and not 1.5%!) of its yearly global profits to support humanitarian projects.
This substantial commitment is further strengthened by the fact that all projects benefit directly from it and are administered by volunteers within the firm in the countries where we operate. Furthermore, several of our clients have become important sponsors of our projects.
As a firm, we are completely independent, with no religious, political or other affiliations – we are simply committed to help people who are less fortunate than ourselves and our clients.
Most of the projects are focused on helping children in need. More than 120 million children around the world are without any formal education or schooling, and many more have only very limited access to education. With rare exceptions, they never have the chance to improve their lives, and those children who are born poor tend to die poor. We therefore believe that one of the most significant contributions we can make to humankind is to help those who cannot help themselves, in particular underprivileged children.
From time to time, we also fund other important projects of local, national or international importance, such as the weforest.com global reforestation initiative, and assist directly with worthy causes where we can help in a meaningful way to improve the lives of others.
Projects we support include:
- Providing school books and paying school fees for indigenous children who would otherwise never attend school
- Funding for hospitals to provide medical care for the poor
- Support of orphans and orphanages
- Helping girls who are discriminated in society because of their gender
- Assistance to small entrepreneurs in developing countries
- Initiatives to protect the natural environment of our planet
If you would like to know more about these initiatives, please let us know. Also, if you wish to contribute to our humanitarian efforts financially or otherwise, we welcome your assistance.
