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 Jean Michel Habineza

    Jean Michel Habineza

    Jean Michel co-founded iDebate Rwanda, training secondary students in the art of debate and public speaking.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Joseph Kandiyesa

    Joseph Kandiyesa

    Joseph Kandiyesa has served as director of Kindle Orphan Outreach since December 2014.

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  • Photo of Daniel Mwakameka

    Daniel Mwakameka

    Daniel founded Action for Environmental Sustainability, an organization that is working to promote climate-smart and sustainable livelihoods in Malawi.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Armand Ijimbere

    Armand Ijimbere

    Upon seeing the misery and distress of vulnerable patients in Burundi’s public hospitals, Armand founded Nacham Africa to ensure hospitalization with dignity and socioeconomic stability after discharge.

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