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
  • Photo of Hadija Jabiri

    Hadija Jabiri  

    Hadija is contributing to Africa’s agricultural transformation by supporting youth and women to build profitable and sustainable agribusiness ventures.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Kiiya Joel Kiiya

    Kiiya Joel Kiiya

    Development specialist Kiiya is founder of C-Sema. He pioneered the formation of the National Child Helpline in Tanzania.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Joseph Kandiyesa

    Joseph Kandiyesa

    Joseph Kandiyesa has served as director of Kindle Orphan Outreach since December 2014.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Isabelle Kamariza

    Isabelle Kamariza

    Isabelle is the founder and president of Solid’Africa.

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