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 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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  • An illustrated portrait of Khadija Omar Rama

    Khadija Omar Rama

    Khadija is an educational psychologist and founder of the Pepo la Tumaini Jangwani.

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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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  • Photo of Raby Gueye

    Raby Gueye

    Raby Gueye is an educator and social entrepreneur reimagining what education can look like for Senegal’s children.

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