501(c)(3) nonprofit

economic dignity
is a human right.

the birthright project builds platforms, social enterprises, and shared infrastructure for economic dignity across africa, latin america, the caribbean, and the diaspora.

in motion
mmaadd young · wave 3 open 50 groundwork partners · signed mmaadd young east + women · applications open the bakery · entrepreneurs in residence commences respira v1 · launched clean bill direct · kingston pilot pantrytransfer · five-city pilot live softerbread butter · diagnostic live distant cousins presents · new drop mmaadd young · wave 3 open 50 groundwork partners · signed mmaadd young east + women · applications open the bakery · entrepreneurs in residence commences respira v1 · launched clean bill direct · kingston pilot pantrytransfer · five-city pilot live softerbread butter · diagnostic live distant cousins presents · new drop
impact lanes

three lanes toward
economic dignity.

every build sits in one of three lanes. what works becomes shared infrastructure communities can own.

community wellbeing
the health, care, and security people need to earn, build, and belong.
food securitymedical reliefcommunity healthprovider tools
financial autonomy
the capacity to earn, own, and build on your own terms.
entrepreneur residenciesfunding accessbusiness blueprintssme tools
digital opportunity
a way into the creative, technical, and emerging economies.
emerging technologiespaid fellowshipsproduction studiosenterprise pathways
what works becomes community infrastructure
shared infrastructure
blueprintsplaybooksmodelsdirectoriesdiagnosticskitsmarketplacescommunity toolspartner networks
how we move

from idea to
operating infrastructure.

labs builds, pilots, and blueprints. groundwork distributes, operates, and scales.

idea operating infrastructure
phase 01 · birthright labs
labs

builds, pilots, and blueprints what works.

01
build
idea, design, prototype.
02
pilot
test in public.
03
blueprint
document what works.
visit labs
phase 02 · groundwork
groundwork

distributes, operates, and scales what works.

04
distribute
share the model broadly.
05
operate
communities own it; groundwork helps.
06
scale
expand across communities and geographies.
join groundwork
what we are building

what we are building.

where we work

africa. latin america.
the caribbean. the diaspora.

africa
nigeria · ghana · kenya
the caribbean
jamaica · trinidad & tobago
latin america
colombia · mexico · brazil
the diaspora
atlanta · houston · new york · london
support the work

give what you have.

enterprise revenue funds the mission — pilots, fellowships, tools, and community infrastructure. give money, tech, time, space, or ideas to keep it moving.

100%
social enterprise profits reinvested
501(c)(3)
nonprofit · ein 99-3166732