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 Delphine Uwamahoro

    Delphine Uwamahoro

    Delphine is a global health professional whose creativity comes to life through Our Sisters’ Opportunity, a fashion and agribusiness socioeconomic skilling program for girls and women in rural Rwanda.

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  • Photo of Samson Wambuzi

    Samson Wambuzi

    Samson is leveraging the power of experiential learning to end cycles of poverty in Uganda.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Evodius Gervas Kikarugaha

    Evodius Gervas Kikarugaha

    Gervas is an activist for youth and women’s empowerment, working through Hakizetu Organization to prevent gender-based violence and promote sexual and reproductive health and rights for adolescents and youth in Tanzania.

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  • Photo of Colman

    Colman Thadey Ndetembea

    Colman is the co-founder and chief executive officer at Kyaro Assistive Tech, committed to ensuring accessibility for people with disabilities in all aspects of life.

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