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
  • Dr Benjamin Wachira

    Benjamin Wachira

    Dr. Benjamin Wachira leads initiatives that support governments and frontline healthcare providers to build resilient emergency medical systems to save lives.

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  • Norah Magero

    Norah is an award-winning Kenyan mechanical engineer working to deliver affordable, practical energy solutions to underserved communities.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Spès Nihangaza

    Spès Nihangaza

    Spès Nihangaza is the co-founder of FVS-AMADE and has also been its executive director since the organization’s inception in 1992.

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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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