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 Isabelle Kamariza

    Isabelle Kamariza

    Isabelle is the founder and president of Solid’Africa.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Charles Odhiambo

    Charles Odhiambo

    Charles serves as executive director of Ujima Foundation. He has helped over 2,500 orphaned young people access jobs and achieve self–reliance.

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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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  • Bright's Portrait

    Bright Shitemi 

    The founder of Mental 360 with a belief that conversations save lives, Bright stands at the forefront of youth-focused mental health initiatives.

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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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