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Read We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting for
Former Segal team members reflect on lessons learned and share insights with the next generation of changemakers.

Read All They Do Is Win, Win, Win
The successes of our African Visionary Fellows reinforce the truth that African leaders are not just capable of creating change—they are at the forefront of redefining leadership and driving meaningful progress across the continent.

Read Fab Collabs Worth the Gab
Collaboration has been woven into the fabric of Segal Family Foundation since the beginning, so we couldn’t be more proud than when our grantee partners team up and multiply the magic.

Read Spotlight Africa: A Sanctuary in a City of Suits & Sirens
In the midst of Midtown Manhattan, Spotlight Africa was an oasis during the UN General Assembly: a welcoming space to decompress, catch up on email, or meet with a friend.

Read By the People, for the People: Government Adoption for Local Organizations
Meet three Segal Family Foundation grantee partners who have managed to make great headway in aligning their work with that of the governments where they operate.

Read Introducing…the Unconference
Segal Connect 2024 "really felt like a ‘connect’ conference” without being content heavy. It was more about sharing experiences and having conversations.

Read Africa’s Vast Waterbenders
Water is life. And life is disrupted when water systems are disrupted. Segal partners in the water access sector are preparing communities and infrastructural systems to withstand the inevitable effects of climate change.

Read Come Rain, Come Shine: Partners Addressing Climate Change
Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have been hit hard by climate shocks in recent months. Meet Segal partners there addressing climate change in their everyday work.

Read In Trust We Trust
Board chair Martin Segal shares his take on the debate about trust-based philanthropy. What does it mean to believe in our grantee partners’ work and how does that belief manifest when it comes to money?

Read Work It: Putting the Creativity in Job Creation
This International Workers’ Day we’ve been thinking about, well, work. Job creation, soft and hard skilling, income generation, livelihoods: meet Segal partners in this sector.

Read Zimbabwe Is Still Here.
Western funders may be afraid to approach a nation like Zimbabwe, given its history, yet there is so much that deserves to be supported.

Read Beyond the Body: Sports for Development
Our sports-oriented grantee partners have introduced organized sports like basketball, rugby, boxing, and tennis as a vehicle for social development to great positive impact at an individual and even national level.