We are the Commonwealth's agency for civil society. We support people's participation in democracy and development

More about us

Latest updates

The People's Forum The 2024 Commonwealth People's Forum will take place in Apia, Samoa, from 21-22 October. View Now

We support projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers.

Find out more

Enter your story before 1 November.

Enter now

Grant funded

The Commonwealth Foundation's online literary magazine of new writing is known as adda. Read fiction, non-fiction and poetry from across the globe.

Read now

Find out how we support people’s engagement in democracy and development through our grant streams.

Watch previous episodes and register to participate in our flagship online event series.

Explore our projects through an interactive world map.

View the Commonwealth Charter: the document of the values and aspirations which unite the Commonwealth and guide our work.