2024 Year in Review

Here's a glimpse into an impactful year of locally-led change, bold partnerships, and systems-shifting work across Africa and beyond.

Key Highlights

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18 global forums

Spoke at 18 global forums on localization, civil society strengthening, ethical storytelling, equitable partnerships, and locally-led humanitarian action.

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7 major research publications

Featured in 7 major research publications, such as DAC Recommendations and African philanthropy mapping.

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50+ Local and National Organisations

Supported 50+ Local and National Organizations to strengthen their governance and accountability systems, while advancing their overall institutional growth.

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15 INGOs and international learning institutions

Supported 15 INGOs and international learning institutions in advancing coalition building, decolonizing systems and practices, and progressing toward more equitable partnership models.

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5 Coalitions

Convened a landmark Transboundary Coalition Learning Event bringing together 5 regional coalitions across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh.

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9 African countries

Extended our active footprint in Africa to 9 African countries, including Malawi, Rwanda, Zimbabwe,Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Nigeria and Kenya.

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3 key networks

Actively contributed to 3 key community networks amplifying our thought leadership, ethical storytelling, and systems change.

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Podcast

Launched a podcast spotlighting local voices and stories.

WARANDE ADVISORY FOUNDATION

We established the Warande Advisory Foundation (WAF)—a not-for-profit arm of WAC. WAF enables us to better reflect our development mission, engage in grant-funded work, and amplify community-centered, systems-focused solutions. WAC is an ED U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity.