Capturing joy is what we do! 📸 From our visit to @acadesmalawi, empowering thousands of smallholder farmers in Malawi. Learn more about this stellar organization at acadesmw.com. Stay tuned for our big announcement TOMORROW!

🌍 Big news! African Visionary Fund is now African Collaborative! New name, same mission: investing in African-led solutions for lasting change. Watch this video to hear from our partners. ow.ly/4e2e50VtOQ1 🔗africancollab.org

For a quick and impactful read, check out Stanford Social Innovation Review's latest piece featuring our Co-CEO Atti Worku 📖 "How Funder Collaboratives Are Supporting Proximate Organizations in Africa" 🔗ow.ly/EN9T50VyXPc

We’ve launched our new site! 💻 Explore the new digital home of African Collaborative. We hope this site serves as a tool for transparency, connection, and collective action. Take a look around 🔗 africancollab.org

Nafi in Lagos. Doris in Nairobi. Their first-ever speaking engagements, and they owned it. 🌍 From civic tech to trust-based funding, they showed what happens when local leaders shape the narrative. Read more: ow.ly/NYaz50W84Pj

✨Our office is closed for mid-year Wellness Break. 🌿 Burnout is real and so is rest. We’re taking this week to pause, breathe, and come back ready for the work ahead. 🌱 Reflection: How can rest and wellness grow even stronger in your life and workplace? Back next week!

In between site visits, our Portfolio Services team hosted two unforgettable partner gatherings in Nairobi, Kenya and Abuja, Nigeria. Grateful to all who joined!! 📸 Full gallery: ow.ly/2MEQ50WteIG

Thank you so much for everyone who has watched & shared my TED talk! Humbled that it’s been watched over 100,000 times. The story of Food4Education and #Feedingthefuture ted.com/talks/wawira_n…

📢 Applications are OPEN! Are you an African-led, founded, & based org driving bold impact? Apply now to join our network of dynamic partners. We provide unrestricted, multi-year funding to leaders building Africa’s future. 🗓️ Deadline: 17 Sept 2025 🔗 africancollab.org/grantmaking

With USAID winding down, aid as we knew it is at a turning point. We're proud to be mentioned in Alliance magazine's recent article which calls for a reset: funders must shift power & resources to locally-led orgs. Read more: alliancemagazine.org/blog/philanthr…

From games in Ethiopia to reflection in Burundi, these gatherings highlighted the impact of shared purpose. Our partners continue to show what collaboration can achieve, and we’re proud to celebrate that at every opportunity. africancollab.org/blog/strengthe…

🌍 Our new report, Fueling Transformation, is live! When local leaders are resourced and empowered to lead, impact multiplies and sustainable change follows. Meaningful investment in African leadership isn’t just smart, it’s essential. Read the evidence: bit.ly/3KCuOHd

Have you read our newest impact report yet? 🌍 Fueling Transformation shows how African-led organizations are driving lasting change & why funding them directly and trusting them to lead is the key to sustainable development.

Donating 40 x desks to Chanyanya Primary School in rural Kafue District. This action not only enhances educational opportunities for vulnerable populations, but also contributes to enhancing the learning environment that ensures that every child has the chance to learn and thrive

In rural Ethiopia, goods once cost up to 75% more than in cities. KidameMart changed that by training 6,000 women as last-mile entrepreneurs. Now: 4.5M customers served, 200 locations, 4,500 Birr avg. monthly income per woman. More in our impact report: bit.ly/3KCuOHd

From 46 mini-libraries to Korpo’s Swimming Challenge 🇱🇷, KEEP Liberia is rewriting education & policy while empowering families & youth. Discover more in Fueling Transformation. bit.ly/3KCuOHd

We’re proud to welcome four new leaders to the African Collaborative Board: Eddie Mandhry, Carol Warui, Clara Ngando, and Akua Gyekye. Their experience across tech, policy, finance & communications will help guide our next chapter of impact. Read more: ow.ly/hYAL50XmsVt

In Nigeria, survivors of gender-based violence often face silence or danger. @gendermobile_ng provides safe, tech-enabled support and is a driving force in shaping the country’s anti-sexual harassment policy. More in Fueling Transformation: bit.ly/3KCuOHd

Our Co-CEO Atti Worku and Dan Eddie Nthara (Njira Impact - NJIRA IMPACT) will join The Bridgespan Group’s Community-Driven Change webinar on 12 Nov, 1:30 p.m. SAST, exploring how community-led innovation is driving stronger, more equitable health systems. 🔗 bspan.org/3JCDtcr

The 2025 freeze in traditional aid disrupted programs, but social entrepreneurs kept building. Proud that African Collaborative contributed to @UnlockAid’s State of the Builders Report. Read more → ow.ly/bqlJ50Xor5F