About GloWe
Bridging local solutions to global challenges through shared knowledge, solidarity, and practical action.
Good solutions rarely travel
Local communities already hold practical knowledge about education, health, climate, food, rights, resilience, and care. Too often, that knowledge stays locked inside one place, one language, one report, or one organization. GloWe is being built to help field-based knowledge travel: clearly, respectfully, and in ways other people can adapt.
- of local social activity stays local
- 96%
- of funding goes to local nonprofits
- 2%
- of available resources exist only in English
- 80%
Figures as reported by GloWe.
What we believe
We do not look down or preach. We stand next to each other, listen, learn, and act together. Sometimes you give; sometimes you need help. Both are part of a healthy community.
Solidarity
We stand next to each other, never above.
Sustainable impact
Change that lasts beyond one project or one grant.
People-powered action
Communities lead, and tools follow.
Mutual support
Sometimes you give, sometimes you need help.
What GloWe makes possible
- Share applied field knowledge in a format others can understand and use
- Find projects, organizations, volunteers, experts, and practical needs
- Open wishes, opportunities, posts, and discussions around real work
- Support multilingual access so knowledge is not limited to English-speaking spaces
- Build trust through profiles, community review, and clear next steps
Who We Serve
Organizations
Groups that want to document their work, find collaborators, and ask for concrete support.
Social Activists
People already acting in their communities and looking for allies, knowledge, or visibility.
Knowledge Seekers
People looking for practical examples, field lessons, and ways to learn from what already works.
Volunteers
People who can offer time, translation, design, research, facilitation, mentoring, or professional skills.
What has already grown
GloWe was a community long before it was a platform.
- organizations in the GloWe ecosystem
- 300+
- events shared with the community
- 10,000
- calls for proposals shared
- 1,000+
- Women who left cycles of violence and completed an economic independence program found places to stay.
- Local councils found new ways to address waste challenges, together with organizations from the community.
- A new webinar series brought together more than 50 participants in its first month.
Our team
A small founding partnership building GloWe: the product, the community, and the technology behind them.
Michal Foux
CEO
Social entrepreneur and community builder. Global Development Coordinator at Topaz International, with more than seven years in education and community work.
Ariel Michaeli
CTO
CEO and founder of SORND and Head of Deal Flow at the NIT Fund, with over 20 years in technology and product development.
Dr. Mike (Michael) Naftali
Adviser
Social entrepreneur with over 50 years leading civil society organizations, international development and humanitarian aid in crisis contexts.
What we want to build next
These are directions, not promises. We will build them gradually, with community feedback.
Local community circles
Support groups around a city, village, school, organization, or SDG topic. Each circle can gather needs, resources, events, and trusted members.
Grey knowledge library
Help communities turn field experience into practical guides, short case studies, templates, and translated resources.
Better matching
Make it easier to connect a need with the right volunteer, professional skill, organization, donor, or partner.
Impact stories
Document what happened after someone helped: what changed, what was learned, and what support is still needed.
Technology for good
Use digital tools to make knowledge more accessible, reduce language barriers, and support ethical collaboration.
Community reinvestment
When GloWe grows, one-third of future revenues will return to local communities.
Help shape what comes next.
The MVP is here so we can learn with you: what helps, what is missing, and what should be built with care.