Support the Unseen Heroes of Locally-led Development

  • Our Focus

Who are these Unseen Heroes?

Christine Ombima Founder Stand Out 4 Mental Health - Kenya

No one understands the challenges that a community faces better than those who live through it every day. The members of these communities who bravely take on identifying and implementing solutions to these challenges at a grassroots level are the unseen heroes of global development

These proximate leaders run locally-led organizations that support their communities in a more cost-efficient and responsive way than their international counterparts. We remain inspired by their resilience and ingenuity as we continue to support locally-led development.

We’ve previously worked in ten (10) countries across the world and now work with partners from four (4) East African countries – Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania & Rwanda.

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  • Our Work

How We Do It!

Vincent Mwangi, Co-ED MAMA HOPE at an in-person Workshop Training

We support locally-led development by offering 9- month technical training to early-stage, grassroots & implementing organizations in East Africa.

Our main goals are to:

  • Run cost-effective and impactful approaches that support proximate leaders in developing their organizations.
  • Reduce donor dependency as the key to building resilience for locally-led organizations.
  • Shift focus from short-term aid to sustainable, community-initiated solutions that support proximate leaders to drive their futures.
  • Be a connector, bringing together the doers and the donors.
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Invest in Locally-led Development

We are challenging the global development sector to support locally-led development by investing in and advocate for the unseen heroes whose work doesn’t make the headlines but makes all the difference.

Your investment in localization creates a ripple effect of impact, supporting organizations to serve their communities, create jobs, and drive change from within. Join us in shifting the power dynamics of global development together.

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