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
  • Lydia Charles

    Lydia is a visionary feminist who supports young women and girls in breaking the cycle of poverty through economic empowerment and technology.

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  • 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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  • An illustrated portrait of Esther Soti

    Esther Soti

    Esther is a social scientist, as well as the founder and executive director of DEVLINK in Kenya.

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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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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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