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 Barbara Birungi Mutabazi

    Barbara Birungi Mutabazi

    Barbara Birungi Mutabazi is the founder of Women in Technology Uganda.

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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 Claire Uwineza

    Claire Uwineza

    Claire is a dreamer and a strategist and interim executive director of Resonate.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Teresa Njoroge

    Teresa Njoroge

    Teresa is a social and criminal justice reforms and system change influencer. She is the founder and CEO of Clean Start Solutions.

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