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.

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How We Work

Local Leadership

We invest in early-stage, local leaders with big visions.

Trust

We cultivate deep relationships that span years.

Connection

We’re building an extensive network of extraordinary people.

Collaboration

We share our intel to accelerate change.

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Delphine Uwamahoro

Delphine is a global health professional whose creativity comes to life through Our Sisters’ Opportunity, a fashion and agribusiness socioeconomic skilling program for girls and women in rural Rwanda.
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Joachim Ewechu

Joachim is co-founder and CEO of Shona, which grows East African good businesses.
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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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Solomon King Benge

Solomon is the founder and executive director of Fundi Bots, providing hands-on, practical STEM education to Ugandan youth.
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