We are inspired by the resilience and ingenuity of proximate leaders who face systemic barriers. We are challenging the global development sector to invest in and advocate for the unseen heroes whose work doesn’t make the headlines but makes all the difference.

5-Alive CBO is a safe space offering access to care, community, and dignity; affirming no one should be denied health or humanity.

Afrinalia is rooted in peer support, care, resistance, dismantling human trafficking systems, and modern-day slavery.

Every Child Tanzania (ECT) is an organization that inspires youth to create social impact in their lives & communities.

An organization that uses the healing nature of art as a tool to learn artistic skills, heal from trauma, earn through creativity, and thrive in life.

Farming & Health Education is a refugee-led organization working in regenerative farming, preventive health, and life skills training.

Femicide Count creates safer spaces for women and girls, invests in community-led research, and trains on prevention and response to femicide.

Global Innovation Valley is a movement of young changemakers committed to lighting new paths for themselves and their communities.

A movement to reclaim the humanity of those navigating mental health, where such conversations rarely happened.

A movement dedicated to creating a liberated African narrative through collaboration between Africans at home and in the diaspora.

A community-benefit organization with a mission to save lives through road safety education, advocacy, and better infrastructure.

Serves their community through holistic, community-rooted programs that center local voices and lived experiences.

They use color, play, and storytelling to help children from communities with limited access to mental health services.

Focuses on protecting the environment, creating fair economic opportunities, and uplifting local cultures for future generations.

Tanzania Feminist Network (TFN) centers visibility, solidarity to challenge systemic exclusion and amplify LBQ voices nationwide.

An organization that envisions a future where every young person can use technology to build solutions, tell their stories, and shape their world.

Uma Uma is a space where survival and joy co-exist, where we grieve, organize, and dream together.

A sanctuary and a voice for those silenced by violence, transforming her pain into a powerful force for collective action.

Watoto Wasome is reimagining foundational literacy to unlock the joy and power of reading for children across the nation.

YAAS provided a refuge but also enabled hundreds of LBQ members to regain dignity and courage in an oppressive environment.