Solidarna Foundation

Solidarna (Zaklada Solidarna) is an independent Croatian foundation founded in 2015 by 49 individuals and 6 organizations from across Croatia. Rooted in community and guided by the belief that human rights begin in small places close to home, the foundation brings together diverse knowledge, experience, and professions in a shared commitment to advancing philanthropy and protecting human rights. It acts as a trusted partner to civil society, public institutions, and donors, closing the gap between human rights in principle and human rights in practice. Solidarna operates through a range of programmes and funds. Its flagship initiative, the Croatian Women's Fund, provides timely financial support to women leaving abusive homes, helping cover rent, food, and utility bills so that safety does not depend on financial insecurity. The foundation also runs grant programmes, events, and a shop, and engages a broad donor base. According to its own impact reporting, its programmes have reached 2,770 individual beneficiaries and 5,000 initiatives and civil society organizations, supported by 40,000 private donors and 1,140 corporate donors. In 2025 Solidarna celebrated its 10th anniversary. Its Croatian Women's Fund campaign, created in collaboration with 404 agency, won a MIXX Award in 2025. The campaign drew on real-life experiences of women supported by the fund, highlighting that safety, freedom, and a roof over one's head have a price many cannot afford alone. Solidarna remains an independent, privately governed foundation headquartered in Croatia, active in philanthropy, human rights, and community development.

Solidarna was founded in 2015 by 49 individuals and 6 organizations from across Croatia. The foundation was established as an independent, community-rooted entity with a mission to bring together people and resources to close the gap between human rights in principle and human rights in practice. From its base in Croatia, it has grown into a trusted partner to civil society, public institutions, and donors. Over its first decade, Solidarna developed a portfolio of programmes and funds. Its Croatian Women's Fund became a flagship initiative, providing timely financial support to women leaving abusive homes by covering rent, food, and utility bills. The foundation also built a broad donor base, reporting 40,000 private donors and 1,140 corporate donors, and engaged 2,770 individual beneficiaries and 5,000 initiatives and civil society organizations through its programmes. In 2025 Solidarna marked its 10th anniversary. That year, its Croatian Women's Fund campaign, created with 404 agency, received a MIXX Award. The campaign drew on the real-life experiences of women supported by the fund, highlighting that safety, freedom, and a roof over one's head have a price many cannot afford alone. The foundation continues to operate as an independent, privately governed organization headquartered in Croatia.

• 2025

  Solidarna celebrates its 10th anniversary.

• 2025

  Croatian Women's Fund campaign, created with 404 agency, wins a MIXX Award.

• 2015

  Solidarna founded by 49 individuals and 6 organizations from across Croatia.

Independent, community-rooted foundation advancing philanthropy and human rights in Croatia.

• Croatian Women's Fund

  Provides timely financial support to women leaving abusive homes, covering rent, food, and utility bills.

• Grant programmes

  Grants supporting civil society organizations and initiatives.

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