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Connecting Institutions. Advancing Development.

World Funding connects institutions, expertise and opportunity across Brazil, the United States and international partners, with a focus on energy and infrastructure, public policy, and sustainable development.

  • 01Energy & Infrastructure
  • 02Public Policy
  • 03International Cooperation

In the media

World Funding’s work has been covered by broadcasters and outlets in Brazil, the United States and Kazakhstan.

Who we are

Development through cooperation.

World Funding is a private U.S. company working in strategic advisory, energy and infrastructure, public policy, and cross-border institutional cooperation, supported by a multidisciplinary network of specialists.

Our work sits at the intersection of enterprise, institutions and public priorities. We bring analytical thinking, international networks and collaborative approaches to questions of energy security, infrastructure, public policy, international cooperation and sustainability.

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Our projects

Initiatives in the Brazilian Cerrado, the Amazon and the São Paulo coast that shaped how we work, from active cooperation with public institutions to the origins of our practice.

All our work
  • Active cooperation

    Jalapão, Tocantins, Brazil

    Rede Jalapão

    Certification partner

    2006
    Year the network was created, by Associação Onça d’Água with Naturatins
    Since 2011
    Coordinated by Naturatins, the Tocantins state environmental agency
  • Institutional archive

    Brazilian Amazon

    Amazon Roots

    Featured initiative

    2020
    Year Amazon Roots was founded
    600,000+
    Native seeds held in its germplasm bank
  • Institutional archive

    São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil

    Instituto Verdescola

    Featured initiative

    Since 2008
    Working in Vila Sahy, São Sebastião (founded in 2005)
    1,679
    Direct beneficiaries in 2022

Expertise

Four areas of practice

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  1. Strategic Advisory & International Cooperation

    Market development, institutional engagement and cooperation across Brazil, the United States and international partners.

  2. Energy & Infrastructure

    Energy security for remote and isolated systems, infrastructure research and public education on emerging energy technologies.

  3. Public Policy & PPP Structuring

    Policy design support, partnership models for public services, and digital governance.

  4. Sustainability & Territorial Development

    Our original field: socio-environmental assessment, conservation and local productive capacity.

Where we focus today

Present priorities

Energy & Infrastructure

Energy security for remote and isolated power systems, notably in Brazil’s Legal Amazon, and for the productive activities that depend on them. We also contribute research and public education on emerging energy technologies.

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Public Policy & PPPs

Support for policy design and for structuring partnership, concession and financing models for public services such as mobility, sanitation and waste, and for digital governance.

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International Cooperation

Institutional dialogue, city-to-city cooperation and international missions connecting Brazil, the United States and international partners, including BRICS countries.

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Our approach

How we work

A general framework for the way we approach development and cooperation. Each engagement is shaped by its own context.

  1. 01MapMap the context and the institutions involved.
  2. 02IdentifyIdentify stakeholders, needs and opportunities.
  3. 03StructureStructure cooperation, projects and financing models.
  4. 04ConnectConnect domestic and international partners.
  5. 05Follow throughFollow through and evaluate.
The World Funding Seal

Transparency

The World Funding Seal

Every institution and company World Funding represents is assessed against criteria in management, agriculture, social conditions and the environment. Those that meet them are granted the World Funding Seal, a mark of transparency for partners and the wider community.

How the seal works

Insights

Latest perspectives

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does World Funding do?

World Funding is a private U.S. strategic advisory and development company. It works on energy and infrastructure, public policy and partnership models, and institutional cooperation between Brazil, the United States and international partners, building on its origins in sustainability. See our areas of expertise.

Despite the name, does World Funding provide funding or investment?

No. World Funding is not a bank, lender, investment fund or broker, and it does not provide licensed financial advice. Where its work involves financing, for example partnership or concession models, its role is structuring and advisory only.

Does World Funding accept donations or sell carbon credits?

No. World Funding does not solicit or accept donations, does not sell carbon credits or offsets, and does not run fundraising or membership programmes. Its articles on carbon markets and restoration are educational.

Where does World Funding work?

Primarily between Brazil and the United States, with international partners including BRICS countries. In Brazil, a current focus is energy security for remote and isolated systems in the Legal Amazon.

Who does World Funding work with?

Public institutions such as legislatures, state and municipal governments and public companies; private companies in energy, infrastructure and public services; and development and international organisations. Specific engagements are published only once formalised and approved by all parties.

Does World Funding work on nuclear energy?

Only through research, exploration and public education on emerging technologies such as small modular reactors (SMRs). World Funding is not a reactor developer, technology vendor or licensing body.

What is the World Funding Seal?

Transparency is one of our founding principles, so every institution and company World Funding represents is assessed against criteria in management, agriculture, social conditions and the environment. Those that meet them are granted the World Funding Seal. It is World Funding’s own recognition, not a government licence or third-party accreditation. How the seal works.

How can my organisation start a conversation with World Funding?

Write to us with a short description of your organisation and what you are looking for. Contact details are here.

Explore opportunities for cooperation.

We welcome inquiries from public institutions, companies and international organizations.

Contact World Funding
Emailcontact@worldfunding.org
Office252 NW 29th St, Floor 10
Miami, FL 33127