Bridges To Prosperity

Safe access is a human right.

Rural isolation is a root cause of poverty. Connection is the foundation for opportunity.

Our Impact

49%

Annual Return on Investment

500+

Bridges Completed

1.8 Million+

People with Safe Access

Delivering multi-dimensional impact worldwide

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Our Work

We've built more than 500 trail bridges, serving over 1.8 million community members throughout the world. At Bridges to Prosperity, we envision a world where poverty caused by rural isolation no longer exists.

Why Bridges?

Areas of Impact

Healthcare

Imagine having the training to provide critical care for communities isolated from traditional health centers, but being unable to reach those communities when they need it most.

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Education

Investing in education results in an increased likelihood for economic success. Due to safe access, we see increased attendance in schools by both teachers and students alike.

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Gender Equity

There is a direct link between transportation access and gender inequality. Safe access creates new opportunities for women.

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Economic Opportunity

In communities with new trail bridges, households saw an average increase of 25% in labor market income.

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Climate Resilience

As weather events become increasingly unpredictable, safe access is crucial to ensuring rural farming communities can adapt and thrive.

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Fika Map

Rural communities experience outsized negative effects when the lack of basic infrastructure means they can’t reach important destinations. We’ve developed Fika Map, a suite of remote analysis tools, to locate where access is most beneficial via the power of machine learning. The result? More scalable, impactful rural access solutions around the world.

Solutions for Connection

Bridges to Prosperity partners with communities, governments, private sector, research and technology, and other stakeholders to help plan, prioritize, assess, construct, and manage transport access for rural communities around the world.

Technology-Powered Rural Access Planning

Leverage a state-of-the-art tool suite and expertise in human-centered design and local engagement to harness data insight and optimize investment

  • Needs Assessment
  • GIS Mapping
  • Planning and Contracting
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Open Source Knowledge Center

Design and Build

Rely on decades of expertise in partnering with domestic governments, raising capital, building the capacities of the private sector, establishing supply chains...

  • Needs Assessment
  • GIS Mapping
  • Planning and Contracting
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Open Source Knowledge Center

Impact Assessment

Understand where the need is greatest and success in achieving impact objectives through a comprehensive, data-driven approach to impact assessment

  • Needs Assessment
  • GIS Mapping
  • Planning and Contracting
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Open Source Knowledge Center

Rural Infrastructure Asset Management

Integrate data insights and innovative technologies for more sustainable, climate-resilient asset management

  • Technical Needs Assessment
  • Inspection and Maintenence
  • Asset Lifestyle Management
  • GIS Mapping

The Latest

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Introducing Fika Map

Identifying opportunity, increasing access, changing lives.

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Trail Bridges Return 49% on Investment Annually

Measuring Return on Investment for a Footbridge in Nicaragua and Rwanda

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FY 2022 Annual Report

B2P's 2022 annual report

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TRAIL Ethiopia Annual Review

The Bridges to Prosperity and Helvetas teams came together in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to review and reflect on year one of the Transformative Rural Access for Improved Livelihoods (TRAIL) program.

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