Our mission is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning and improve the health, wellbeing and potential of children worldwide.
Our mission is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning and improve the health, wellbeing and potential of children worldwide.
Our mission is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning and improve the health, wellbeing and potential of children worldwide.
Our mission is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning and improve the health, wellbeing and potential of children worldwide.
who we are
We are a team of dedicated people working around the world to eliminate lead exposure at its source. We believe that with the right evidence and the right partnerships, we can protect millions of children from exposure to a dangerous toxin.
We are a team of dedicated people working around the world to eliminate lead exposure at its source. We believe that with the right evidence and the right partnerships, we can protect millions of children from exposure to a dangerous toxin.
We are a team of dedicated people working around the world to eliminate lead exposure at its source. We believe that with the right evidence and the right partnerships, we can protect millions of children from exposure to a dangerous toxin.
Our Story
Our Story
Our Story
LEEP works globally to remove lead from paint and other consumer products by conducting studies to identify high-lead products, supporting governments to introduce and enforce lead regulations, and assisting industry to transition to lead-free alternatives.
LEEP works globally to remove lead from paint and other consumer products by conducting studies to identify high-lead products, supporting governments to introduce and enforce lead regulations, and assisting industry to transition to lead-free alternatives.
LEEP works globally to remove lead from paint and other consumer products by conducting studies to identify high-lead products, supporting governments to introduce and enforce lead regulations, and assisting industry to transition to lead-free alternatives.
2020
LEEP
Founding
Founded by Lucia Coulter and Jack Rafferty out of the Charity Entrepreneurship incubation program, LEEP begins its inaugural paint program in Malawi.
2021
Expand to more countries
2022
Progress
continues
2023
Visible
impact
2024
Global advocacy
2025
Scaling up
our TEAM
70+ people working from more than 25 countries
70+ people working from more than 25 countries
70+ people working from more than 25 countries
United by a shared commitment to protect children from lead poisoning, our team brings together expertise in public health, program management, policy, operations, and research.
United by a shared commitment to protect children from lead poisoning, our team brings together expertise in public health, program management, policy, operations, and research.
United by a shared commitment to protect children from lead poisoning, our team brings together expertise in public health, program management, policy, operations, and research.
Meet the team
Our Values
Create outsized impact
Create outsized impact
Create outsized impact
LEEP exists to have the largest positive impact it can, and we seize the opportunity to drive large-scale change. Our time and funding are finite, so we spend both where they will protect the most children. We measure success through meaningful outcomes, and share them transparently.
LEEP exists to have the largest positive impact it can, and we seize the opportunity to drive large-scale change. Our time and funding are finite, so we spend both where they will protect the most children. We measure success through meaningful outcomes, and share them transparently.
LEEP exists to have the largest positive impact it can, and we seize the opportunity to drive large-scale change. Our time and funding are finite, so we spend both where they will protect the most children. We measure success through meaningful outcomes, and share them transparently.
Learn from evidence & experimentation
Learn from evidence & experimentation
Learn from evidence & experimentation
We approach our work with genuine humility, recognising that we don't have all the answers. We actively seek and listen closely to data, the results of our experimentation, and the expertise of people working in the diverse contexts where we operate. When the facts point elsewhere, we're open to changing course.
We approach our work with genuine humility, recognising that we don’t have all the answers. We actively seek and listen closely to data, the results of our experimentation, and the expertise of people working in the diverse contexts where we operate. When the facts point elsewhere, we’re open to changing course.
We approach our work with genuine humility, recognising that we don’t have all the answers. We actively seek and listen closely to data, the results of our experimentation, and the expertise of people working in the diverse contexts where we operate. When the facts point elsewhere, we’re open to changing course.
Stay agile
Stay agile
Stay agile
We are flexible and adaptable and make decisions based on what's happening around us. We don't get locked into a rigid approach; we respond to what reality requires.
We are flexible and adaptable and make decisions based on what’s happening around us. We don’t get locked into a rigid approach; we respond to what reality requires.
We are flexible and adaptable and make decisions based on what’s happening around us. We don’t get locked into a rigid approach; we respond to what reality requires.
Care and collaborate
Care and collaborate
Care and collaborate
We look out for one another. The work we do is important and often difficult and we support each other through challenges and celebrate our team's successes.
We look out for one another. The work we do is important and often difficult and we support each other through challenges and celebrate our team’s successes.
We look out for one another. The work we do is important and often difficult and we support each other through challenges and celebrate our team’s successes.
annual reports
We publish transparent annual reports
We publish transparent annual reports and financials
We publish transparent annual reports and financials
We publish transparent annual reports and financials
Annual Review
Annual Review
2025
2025
2025
Annual Report 2025
2025 was a year of remarkable growth and foundational progress for LEEP.
2025 was a year of remarkable growth and foundational progress for LEEP.
2025 was a year of remarkable growth and foundational progress for LEEP.
Annual Review
Annual Review
2024
2024
2024
Annual Report 2024
2024 was an exciting year for LEEP, as well as the wider field of actors working on lead poisoning.
2024 was an exciting year for LEEP, as well as the wider field of actors working on lead poisoning.
2024 was an exciting year for LEEP, as well as the wider field of actors working on lead poisoning.
Annual Review
Annual Review
2023
2023
2023
Annual Report 2023
2023 has been a year of progress, learning, and growth, all towards our founding goal of improving the health, wellbeing, and potential of children...
2023 has been a year of progress, learning, and growth, all towards our founding goal of improving the health, wellbeing, and potential of children…
2023 has been a year of progress, learning, and growth, all towards our founding goal of improving the health, wellbeing, and potential of children…
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about us
Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) is a nonprofit with federal tax-exempt status as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. (EIN: 87-3016729.) Contributions to LEEP are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
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