Palms for Life Fund (PFL) is a New York City-based family nonprofit with an extensive track record of ongoing international projects to break the cycle of poverty and marginalization, in Africa, Latin America and Asia via promoting access to education, food, water and sanitation. 

Since its inception in 2006, Palms for Life has impacted the lives of thousands of people around the world. Today, Palms for Life is a thriving nonprofit with multi-million dollar grant-programs. We operate in a select number of countries in Africa and Latin America.

Palms for Life was founded in 2006 by Hannah Laufer-Rottman and co-founded by Maayan Laufer. Ms. Laufer-Rottman has spent her entire career helping people living in poverty improve their livelihoods.

Palms for Life’s headquarters are based in New York City; three local Palms for Life organisations have been established in Botswana, Eswatini and Namibia. 

Palms for Life Fund’s mission is to advocate for and support the creation of infrastructure that provides access to education, food, water and sanitation for vulnerable communities worldwide. We operate from a basic human rights perspective – because access to safe and sustainable food, water, sanitation and education is a right not just a humanitarian issue.

An important part of Palms for Life’s mission is to raise awareness about food. Through the Ceres Food Film Festival, documentary films about food, hunger, environment, sustainable food production, local food solutions, etc. are curated and shared with audiences worldwide. The screenings and panel discussions are intended to educate, inform, inspire open discussions and promote actions.

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