Our Mission: Take up the challenges set forth by Pope Francis in Laudato sì to “answer the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth”—through bold, co-created and measurable impact.
INSPIRED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS’S 2015 encyclical letter, Laudato sì: On Care for Our Common Home, The Laudato sì Challenge Foundation supports proven and scalable solutions to the global challenges set forth by Pope Francis in Laudato sì. We strive to implement concrete solutions to care for our common home and to empower vulnerable people to change their orbit by being the protagonist in their own solution, supporting the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals of “being a human dignity narrative that leaves no one behind.”
To put the principles of Laudato sì into action, The Laudato sì Challenge builds bridges between courageous leaders, unlikely allies from the “four legs of the stool”—the public, private, faith and academic sectors—in a spirit of solidarity and humility to advance and accelerate new, specific, measurable and time-bound “Commitments to Impact.” We seek to combine the rigor of venture capital and venture philanthropy with the alignment of the commitment model—to drive measurable, sustainable and enduring impact to move humanity forward.
