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 Tonthoza Uganja

    Tontho Uganja

    Tontho is helping small-scale farmers restore degraded land through nature-based solutions.

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  • Photo of Talla Cisse

    Talla Cisse 

    Talla is a mixed-methods researcher dedicated to understanding and addressing health and education inequities across rural and semi-urban communities in West and Central Africa.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Wangiwe Kambuzi

    Wangiwe Joanna Kambuzi

    Through her passion for youth and community development, Wangiwe founded Mzuzu E-Hub and currently works as managing director.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Ange Muyubira

    Ange Muyubira

    Ange Muyubira is the founder and executive director of Kaz’O’zah Art, an organization that trains and employs over 144 Burundian artisans.

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