Championing African Visionaries

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Championing African Visionaries

A young African woman smiles at the camera and wears a t-shirt that says “Be bold. Build Community. Fight For Fairness. Learn and Innovate.

about us It’s time to back the bold ideas of local leaders.

We celebrate Africa. We champion African leaders. We want African ingenuity to get the financial backing it deserves.

Our all-African grantmaking team and extensive local network equips visionary doers and donors with the resources and connections they need to advance positive change.

How We Work

African visionary fellowship
  • An illustrated portrait of Pauline Wanja

    Pauline Wanja

    Pauline champions alumni engagement in Kenyan schools as executive director of Future First Kenya.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Wendo Aszed

    Wendo Aszed

    Wendo Aszed is the founder of Dandelion Africa, which works to provide sexual reproductive health and entrepreneurial support for girls, women, and youth.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Willie Mpasuka

    Willie Mpasuka

    Willie Mpasuka leads Rays of Hope, a local NGO that has the biggest teacher network in Malawi.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Brenda Shuma

    Brenda Shuma

    Pediatric occupational therapist Brenda Shuma is co-founder and director of the Gabriella Centre in Moshi, Tanzania.

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