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 Jennifer Mwikali Katiwa

    Jennifer Mwikali Katiwa

    Jennifer is the country director for Jitegemee.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Solomon Kayiwa Mugambe

    Solomon Kayiwa Mugambe

    Solomon is co-founder and executive director of Wezesha Impact.

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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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  • Jackie Odhiambo

    Jackie’s vision is an Africa where widows thrive.

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News & Stories

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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  • Community Across Countries: An(other) AVF Learning Visit

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