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 Peter Genza

    Peter Genza

    As program manager of Bless a Child Foundation, Peter thrives on innovation.

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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 Isabelle Kamariza

    Isabelle Kamariza

    Isabelle is the founder and president of Solid’Africa.

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  • An illustrated portrait of John Nzira

    John Rexford Nzira

    John is a pan-African at heart and executive director of Twende Social Innovation Center in Tanzania.

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