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 Sarah Lindeire

    Sarah Lindeire

    Sarah Lindeire serves as co-founder and executive director of Tingathe.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Bahati Omar

    Bahati Satir Omar

    Bahati is an experienced trainer and consultant on disability equality and inclusion, as well as the founder of Uwezo Youth Empowerment.

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  • An illustrated portrait of Faraja Nyalandu

    Faraja Nyalandu

    Faraja established Shule Direct, providing comprehensive web and mobile educational platforms to over a million in- and out-of-school youth.

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  • Dorcas illustration

    Dorcas Owino

    Dorcas is a tech community enabler who leads LakeHub Foundation.

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