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 Patience Musiwa Mkandawire

    Patience Musiwa-Mkandawire

    As executive director, Patience oversees Fount for Nations’ operational, programmatic, and financial activities.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Linda Kamau

    Linda Kamau

    Trailblazer Linda Kamau is the co-founder and managing director of AkiraChix.

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  • Muthi's Potrait

    Muthi Nhlema

    The founder of BASEflow, Muthi leads a bunch of mavericks crazy enough to believe that “a world where no borehole runs dry” is a vision worth fighting for.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Anande Mirisho

    Anande Mirisho

    Anande is the managing director at Jifundishe in Arusha, Tanzania.

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