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 Jennifer Mwikali Katiwa

    Jennifer Mwikali Katiwa

    Jennifer is the country director for Jitegemee.

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  • Photo of Talla Cisse

    Talla Cisse 

    Talla is a mixed-methods researcher dedicated to understanding and addressing health and education inequities across rural and semi-urban communities in West and Central Africa.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Dan Eddie Nthara

    Dan Eddie Nthara

    Dan is the executive director of Njira Impact.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Racheal Hope

    Racheal Hope

    Racheal is the grants coordinator and communications officer of Father Alex You Memorial School.

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