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 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 Solomon Kayiwa Mugambe

    Solomon Kayiwa Mugambe

    Solomon is co-founder and executive director of Wezesha Impact.

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  • Photo of Pauline Picho

    Pauline Picho

    Pauline combines her clinical background as a nurse with strategic leadership skills to drive healthcare innovation and accessibility in Uganda.

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  • Photo of Timothy

    Timothy Mtonga

    Timothy aims to improve healthcare delivery through biomedical informatics and engineering interventions.

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