Background Info

About Brooke USA

Brooke USA’s mission is to significantly improve the welfare of working horses, donkeys and mules and the people they serve throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America by raising funds and responsibly directing them to the areas of greatest need. Donations to Brooke USA are tax-deductible.

Presently, Brooke USA supports the work of Brooke across the globe. Brooke is the world’s largest international equine welfare charity, and has been in existence for more than 80 years. Brooke delivers on Brooke USA’s funded initiatives, and provides reports on progress, accomplished milestones and future deliverables. Brooke’s goals are to reach the largest number of animals in the world’s poorest countries, benefitting the people who depend on them. Brooke USA also supports and works with other organizations with a similar mission, both in the US and abroad.

Strategy Statement:

Brooke USA recognizes that the welfare of working horses, donkeys and mules the world over is an overlooked - yet crucial - part of keeping families out of extreme poverty. Everything Brooke USA is centered around strengthening communities so they can better care for the working horses, donkeys and mules their livelihoods depend on.

Brooke USA funds practical, sustainable, culturally-relevant programs, provide support, advice, and infrastructure to countries across the developing world.

On a global scale, Brooke USA funds advocacy programs to influence governments and other institutions to raise the profile of working equine animals on the policy and development agendas.

Our Geographic Focus

Brooke USA currently funds work across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Brooke USA receives proposals from various organizations and the Board of Directors reviews and approves the proposals based on the following criteria:

1. High numbers of working horses, donkeys and mules

2. High levels of human poverty (using the United Nations’ Human Development Index)

3. Potential partners with a common goal

4. Adequate security to be effective

In 2019, Brooke USA funded work in the following countries:

With Your Help We Can Reduce The Immediate Suffering Of The World’s Most Vulnerable Working Horses, Donkeys And Mules, Achieve Global Impact, And Make Sustainable Improvements.