Cambridge Global · Humanitarian Excellence · Est. 1976 · cambridgeglobal.co
For fifty years, Cambridge Global has partnered with hundreds of organizations worldwide — from the world's largest multilateral bodies to clandestine operations — to advance the cause of the most vulnerable.
50
Years of Service
52+
Countries
100+
Partner Orgs
51
Award Recipients
Global Reach
Active humanitarian partnerships spanning 52+ countries across every inhabited continent.
Protection
Defending refugees, trafficking survivors, persecuted communities — from public to clandestine operations.
Education
Literacy and learning as fundamental human rights, from village schools to university halls worldwide.
Leadership
Multiplying servant leaders who carry transformative work forward across generations.
Who We Are
Cambridge Global is a humanitarian recognition and leadership organization founded in 1976. For fifty years, we have committed ourselves to identifying, honoring, and amplifying individuals and organizations that serve the world's most vulnerable — with courage, scholarship, and abiding conviction.
We believe lasting change happens through people. Our role is to find them, name them publicly, and multiply the impact of their work by connecting it to a global network of partners, funders, and fellow servants.
Cambridge Global operates across both public and clandestine contexts. Some of our partner organizations work openly; others must operate under conditions of secrecy where the safety of staff and beneficiaries depends on anonymity. We honor both. We fund both. We protect both.
From the United Nations' highest chambers to safe houses with no address — if human dignity is being defended, Cambridge Global considers it within our mandate.
Year Founded
Half a century of recognizing the world's most extraordinary humanitarian leaders.
Partner Organizations
From UNHCR and UNICEF to underground rescue networks on six continents.
Countries of Active Reach
Public operations, clandestine networks, and funded field programmes worldwide.
Award Recipients
Fifty-one extraordinary lives recognized since the inaugural award in 1976.
The Full Picture
Cambridge Global supports, funds, partners with, and empowers organizations spanning every dimension of humanitarian work — from the largest multilateral institutions to small, undisclosed field operations where a single safe house makes the difference between life and death. The following represents a partial public record of our affiliations. Many partnerships remain undisclosed by necessity.
Multilateral & United Nations Bodies
Major International NGOs
Faith-Based & Mission Organizations
Anti-Trafficking & Protection Networks (100+ Organizations)
Education, Literacy & Academic Partners
Community, Health & Development Partners
Areas of Focus
Humanitarian Recognition
The annual Humanitarian of the Year Award — fifty years of naming the extraordinary. Our award creates a permanent, public record of lives devoted to the vulnerable and amplifies their work to a global audience of funders, partners, and fellow servants.
Field Operations
Cambridge Global funds and facilitates active humanitarian operations spanning refugee response, anti-trafficking, safe housing, famine relief, and disaster response. Some operations are public. Others must remain undisclosed — we protect both with equal commitment.
Education & Literacy
Partnering with Cambridge University, UNESCO, Room to Read, and institutions across 14 nations to advance literacy and education as fundamental human rights — from underground schools in restricted regions to university leadership programmes worldwide.
Leadership Formation
Through partnerships with John Maxwell Leadership Foundation, YWAM, Pioneer Missions, Perspectives.org, and academic institutions, we invest in the next generation of servant leaders — those who will multiply the work far beyond any single lifetime.
Survivor Care & Restoration
Supporting The Olive Branch Safe Homes, Traffick 911, Operation Underground Railroad, Love146, and over 100 anti-trafficking networks — alongside community restoration programmes in Hope Farm, Extraordinary Wellness, Mercy Ships, and Covenant House.
Diplomatic & Clandestine Advocacy
Facilitating coordination at every level — from formal correspondence with heads of government to undisclosed networks operating in restricted access zones. Cambridge Global works where others cannot, through partners who cannot be named. This too is our mandate.
Where We Work
Confirmed active regions represent only a portion of our reach. Additional locations remain undisclosed to protect ongoing operations and the safety of those being served.
North America
Fort Worth TX, US border regions, survivor care and community restoration
Middle East
Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey — refugee coordination, women's education, protection
South Asia
Kashmir, Afghanistan, Pakistan — trauma care and clandestine education networks
Western Europe
Paris, London, Rome — diplomatic coordination and diaspora community support
East Africa
Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan — education, refugee response, leadership
West Africa
Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone — community health and anti-trafficking operations
Central Africa
DRC, Congo — conflict survivor rehabilitation and child protection
Southeast Asia
Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines — anti-trafficking and refugee protection
South America
Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela — displacement response and community restoration
Central America
Honduras, Guatemala — migrant protection and survivor care corridors
Eastern Europe
Ukraine, Poland, Romania — war displacement and refugee resettlement
+ 12 Undisclosed
Active operations under full security protocols. Vetted partners only — contact the committee for authorization procedures.
2026 Annual Recognition
The Cambridge Global Humanitarian of the Year Award has been presented annually since 1976 — fifty-one years of honoring lives fully given in service of the most vulnerable. The 2026 recipient was selected unanimously by the awards committee from a global pool of nominations.
Humanitarianof the Year
Cambridge Global · 2026 · cambridgeglobal.co
Educator · Founder, HANDS Int'l MAWE Project · Founder, Hope Farm · Fort Worth, Texas
"Recognized for a lifetime of extraordinary humanitarian leadership — bringing education, protection, and hope to vulnerable populations across more than 52 countries; restoring lives physically, emotionally, spiritually, and academically through decades of courageous, faith-rooted service and active diplomatic advocacy on behalf of the world's most endangered women and girls."
A Half-Century of Service
Since 1976, Cambridge Global has honored 51 extraordinary individuals — educators, physicians, pastors, lawyers, and organizers — who gave their lives in service of the most vulnerable. † denotes recipients who have since passed. Click any recipient to read their full story.
Note: In accordance with Cambridge Global's security protocols, all recipient stories use names, locations, and organizational identifiers that have been reviewed for operational security. Some details have been adjusted to protect ongoing operations and the safety of surviving individuals and their networks.
Join the Work
Nominate or Endorse
Know someone whose life embodies restoration, protection, and service? Submit a nomination for the Humanitarian of the Year Award, or endorse our 2026 recipient, Dr. Tonya Chauncey Lincoln, through the official partner endorsement process.
Submit EndorsementPartner With Us
Align your organization with Cambridge Global's mission. Whether public or clandestine, large or small — if your work defends human dignity, there may be a place in our network. Contact us to explore how Cambridge Global can amplify and support your work.
Partner With UsFund the Mission
Sponsor the annual Humanitarian of the Year Gala, fund active field operations, contribute to clandestine operations through our secured giving channels, or make a general contribution. Every gift advances the protection and empowerment of vulnerable people worldwide.
Support the MissionFor fifty years, Cambridge Global has named those lives. Join us as we name the next fifty.
Reach Us
General Enquiries
info@cambridgeglobal.co
Award & Endorsements
endorsements@cambridgeglobal.co
Partnerships & Sponsorship
partners@cambridgeglobal.co
Secure / Clandestine Enquiries
secure@cambridgeglobal.co
PGP key available on request
Media & Press
press@cambridgeglobal.co
Phone
+44 (0) 20 7592 2200
Address
62 Buckingham Gate SW1E 6AJ London, UK
Website
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