Global Reach: Africa

Drama Queens is a youth-led collective that uses arts, literature and conversations to amplify African feminist stories, focusing on gender, sexuality, consent, bodily autonomy, climate justice and social justice for marginalised groups, especially women and other gender and sexual minorities.

NiV aims to develop innovative social enterprise models and vibrant youth business hubs, and advocates for progressive social enterprise policies and laws that support social impact.

One Love Sisters is focused on creating intentional safe spaces to spark conversations about gender-based violations within Muslim communities.

Songtaba works with gender-minded human rights organisations and individuals to advocate for gender equality in the region.

Urbanet is a network of small-scale farmer organisations that promotes sustainable agronomic practices as a means to ensuring food security, sustainable and productive livelihoods, and a healthy environment.

Intersex Nigeria promotes the human rights, self-determination, and bodily autonomy of intersex people.

DNF is an organisation that provides direct, real-time support for survivors of SGBV. DNF is a survivor-centred organisation that provides free & confidential services to survivors using a three-pronged approach which includes SGBV Response, Media Advocacy for Grassroots Reorientation & Wellbeing of Responders.

HACEY is committed to creating a healthy and sustainable society for all young Nigerians, especially women and girls.

Improved Sexual Health & Rights Advocacy Initiative aims to create an equitable, safe, and resilient society that celebrates sexual and gender diversity and upholds the rights of all.

SWAG Initiative is a youth-led organisation dedicated to ensuring that every girl in Nigeria, no matter where she is born or found is empowered to fulfill her maximum potential. Our goal is to promote a safe and supportive environment for the social, economic, academic and healthy development of Girls in Nigeria.

Vision Spring Initiatives is a community of strong, empowered women who believe in the power of collective action to create positive change.

Adonis Musati Project seeks to empower marginalised refugees and migrants by fostering sustainable support networks and encouraging personal development that achieves lasting change.

Aspire2Gro provides young South Africans with a pathway to economic self-sustainability, enabling them to realise their inherent potential.

BRAVE inspires and empowers girl leaders, supporting girl-led initiatives and building a network of women and girl leaders across the African continent.

Dlalanathi creates unique, playful, healing processes for children, youth, families, and community stakeholders to restore relationships for positive action.

Earthchild Project aims to nurture and develop a new generation of conscious, confident, and responsible children, offering complimentary education to under-resourced schools with a focus on the environment, health, and self-development and leadership.

Fight with Insight is a boxing project that aims to create a safe society for young people, where their rights are fully realised.

Ikamva Labantwana Bethu aims to close the youth unemployment gap, providing academic support and skills development to young people in local settlements and townships.

Inside Out aims to build a next generation of leaders who are self-confident, understand the world around them, and know the potential they have to change their own narrative.

Khululeka builds the resilience of children, adolescents, and the adults who care for them by equipping them with tools to process their experiences of loss and death, creating responsive and compassionate environments that enable healing.

Lefika La Phodiso builds capacity for empathy by training groups of community art counsellors dedicated to psycho-social transformation.

Mamelani builds resilience and well-being, transforms communities, and advocates for systemic change in partnership with youth in transition, grassroots leaders, communities, and organisations.

Phola aims to provide culturally appropriate psychosocial and mental health services to individuals affected by trauma, transforming their lives and bringing about positive social change in communities.

The Pride Shelter promotes dignity, respect, and a sense of personal empowerment among members of the LGBTQI+ community, providing short-term safe accommodation to individuals who have been evicted from their homes or ostracised from their communities.

Radio Workshop believes in the power of radio, podcasts, and audio storytelling, and uses these mediums to create opportunities for youth dialogue, leadership, and citizenship.

The School of Hard Knocks is dedicated to providing mental health interventions through sport, with the intention of bringing about meaningful social change.

SAFMH works with the community to achieve the highest possible level of mental health for all.

The Mudita Foundation brings quality mental healthcare and psycho-educational support into schools so that children can reach their fullest potential.

The Sozo Foundation Trust seeks to equip and empower young people with tools, skills, and knowledge for holistic self-development.

United Through Sport works with youth from disadvantaged backgrounds using the power of sport to improve education, raise health awareness, and build life skills.

Usapho aims to strengthen families, providing gender-based violence prevention programmes, counselling, and guidance on positive parenting for young people.

Waves for Change uses surfing to engage the hardest-to-reach and most vulnerable young people, addressing trauma, helping them build resilience, and supporting them in their educational and professional aspirations.