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 Hastings Nhlane

    Hastings Nhlane

    Hastings is the co-founder and CEO of ACADES, the largest network of youth in agribusiness in Malawi.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Moses Ssenyonjo

    Moses Ssenyonjo

    Moses is a passionate educator. He is the director of Rwamagana Leaders’ School/ Rwanda School Project.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Olivia Mugabirwe

    Olivia Mugabirwe

    Olivia, the executive director of PeerLink Initiative Uganda, is empowering women and youth.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Maria Omare

    Maria Omare

    Award-winning disability inclusion advocate Maria Omare is the founder and executive director of The Action Foundation.

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Everything, everywhere, all at once: a collection of Segal Family Foundation global news features, as well as in-house stories about our work.

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