HEAD OFFICE
- Route de la Stele, lot 4 N° SR 12 Ngor-Almadies BP 45435, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
- +221 33 869 46 86
- info@trustafrica.org
US OFFICE
- 601 13th Street, NW Suite 900 South Washington, DC 20005
- +1 202 350 0085
INTRODUCTION
TrustAfrica will be fifteen years old in 2021. Over the years, TrustAfrica has become an important regional organisation, well grounded in civil society and with strong links to policy communities.
Our achievements include the seeding and nurturing of several pan-African organisations and networks; ground-breaking work on the investment climate and business environment in Africa; African agriculture; justice; African philanthropy; early learning; higher education leadership – including a historic continental higher education summit held in Dakar in 2015 the declaration from which was tabled at the AU Summit as the continent was preparing its educational strategy for 2016–2025 – as well as the pioneering the Stop the Bleeding campaign to curb illicit financial flows from Africa.
Coumba Toure
Chair, Board of Trustees
Ebrima Sall
Executive Director
WHO WE ARE
At TrustAfrica, we work every day alongside the continent’s change agents.
TrustAfrica began in 2006 with the conviction that Africans must set the agenda for tackling our continent’s most pressing challenges. We are an independent philanthropy rooted on the continent, and this is central to what we do and also how we do it.
Our Mission
To promote responsible citizenship and accountable leadership in addressing Africa’s most pressing challenges.
Theory of Change
With responsible citizenship and accountable leadership, societies become more stable, more prosperous, more equitable and just. We leverage philanthropy that strengthens these two levers – connecting resources to priority development needs and catalyzing action for Africa’s transformation.
Our Vision
African citizens living with dignity in a sovereign, just, and prosperous Africa.
Our Values
- Solidarity We are driven by a spirit of solidarity with our fellow human beings, rooted in Ubuntu – “I am because you are” – and also with our planet’s other inhabitants, the flora and fauna. We see the material and the spiritual as connected, as are past, present and future generations
- Pan-African Together with our partners, we seek to consolidate democracy, make governance work for all Africans, and advance the integration and equitable development of the continent.
- African agency We are actively engaged in shaping the future we want for Africa, and, by extension, the rest of the world.
- Justice and inclusion We see strength in our diversity, and we champion inclusiveness that is founded on justice.
OUR IMPACT
Since 2006, we have stewarded over US$80 million in support of African civil society, awarding more than 600 grants to organizations in 35 African countries. We have:
- Built the capacity of civil society to mount effective campaigns, helping advocates get results in their communities and in the continent’s top policy arenas.
- Helped seed several leading civil society organizations and nurtured and brought attention to groups not previously on the radar of other donors.
- Brought new and previously marginalized voices to the table, and new energy to tackling intractable problems.
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