Empowering Rural Leaders

Our Mission

Kibo Alliance exists to foster sustainable community development and empower leaders to create positive, lasting impact in rural communities around the globe. We promote just, peaceful, and environmentally healthy ways of living through collaborative leadership, community-based learning, and global networks. Our mission endures: inspiring effective local action that uplifts rural communities.

What We Do

– Building a Global Capacity Network:

Through our network of Asian Rural Institute graduates, Kibo Alliance fellows, rural leaders, and external partners—including regional Hubs in West Africa, East Africa, Indonesia, and South Asia—we expand the reach of innovative, community-driven solutions. Our Hubs foster collaboration, climate resilience, economic vitality, and tangible change on the ground.

– Catalyzing Local Impact:

From pioneering rural poultry cooperatives in Sierra Leone to launching a Climate Change School in Indonesia, our approach centers those closest to the challenges—with resources and support to lead adaptation, equity, and self-reliance.

Direct Support for the Asian Rural Institute (ARI):

We strengthen ARI’s transformative educational programs, where trusted grassroots leaders come together in Japan to study and practice sustainable agriculture, community leadership, and resource sharing. These leaders return home ready to catalyze change in their communities.

Our Approach

At Kibo Alliance, we believe in:

Empowering Local Leaders: Training and connecting trusted changemakers from rural communities to innovate and drive lasting development.

Sustainable Solutions: Elevating practices rooted in agriculture, climate adaptation, and resource stewardship.

Global Collaboration: Linking ARI graduates and external partners through powerful international networks for knowledge sharing and joint action.

Social and Economic Justice: Ensuring all individuals and communities have opportunities to fulfill their potential in a fair, peaceful world.

Where We Work

Kibo Alliance supports a diverse network of active Hubs:

West Africa Region:

Collaborative projects across Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ghana, nurturing livelihoods and resilience.

East Africa Region:

Local leaders drive development projects focused on climate-smart agriculture, food security, and social entrepreneurship throughout the Great Lakes region including: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania,Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Malawi)

Indonesia:

A vibrant community-driven hub advancing environmental and economic solutions, including ARI graduate-led initiatives across North Sumatra, Indonesia

South and Southeast Asia:

Our newly launched South and Southeast Asia Hub connects changemakers addressing rural health, economic empowerment, and environmental stewardship across countries like India, Myanmar,Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.

Board of Directors