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Ashoka Africa is set to launch the Giving Partners Campaign, a spotlight on the collaborations that make its work possible and drive lasting impact across the continent.
The campaign, shared on Ashoka Africa’s official website, will feature impact highlights, partner testimonials, and short videos, showing how long-term partnerships contribute to sustained, systems-level change across Ashoka Africa’s Fellowship, youth, and ecosystem-building programmes.
“This campaign is our way of celebrating the funders and partners who walk alongside us, while offering a transparent look at what responsible stewardship looks like in practice at Ashoka Africa,” the organisation said on its website.
The initiative emphasises that supporting Ashoka is more than funding activities; it is building capacity and continuity that enables transformational change.
Strengthening Changemaking Leadership
A central focus of the campaign is Ashoka Africa’s work with social innovators across the continent.
These leaders tackle systemic challenges and create scalable solutions that address pressing social, environmental, and economic issues.
“In FY25, we identified, collaborated and supported proven changemaking leadership through a disciplined selection process,” the organisation reported.
More than 200 criteria-fit candidates were identified, with 15 new Ashoka Fellows elected across Africa.
These fellows join a network of changemakers who are shaping social innovation in their communities and beyond, advancing solutions that can be scaled and sustained for years.
Through these efforts, Ashoka Africa strengthens leadership capacity by connecting fellows with mentors, sector experts, and peers across the continent.
The campaign highlights the role of strategic partnerships in enabling fellows to expand their impact while supporting systems change in education, health, livelihoods, and youth engagement.
Expanding Youth Changemaking
Youth leadership remains a cornerstone of Ashoka Africa’s mission.
“We believe youth are not the future; they are the present,” the organisation emphasised.
During FY25, nine new Ashoka Young Changemakers (AYC) were elected in Nigeria, bringing the total to 31 young leaders.
Additionally, 22 young changemakers were highlighted through storytelling campaigns, while three Young Changemaker Challenge (YACC) winners engaged to support new cohorts of emerging leaders.
More than 20 connections with funders, partners, and ecosystem actors were facilitated, creating mentorship and collaboration opportunities that allow youth-led initiatives to thrive.
These efforts demonstrate the organization’s commitment to empowering youth to take ownership of social innovation in their communities, amplifying their voices and leadership potential at both local and regional levels.
Reaching Young People Through Education
Ashoka Africa extends its impact through education, ensuring that changemaking becomes a structured part of young people’s development.
“We don’t just support individual changemakers, we transform the systems that shape young people’s development,” the organization stated.
Through Future Forward workshops, 349 Grade 11 learners participated in programs designed to improve leadership, civic engagement, and critical thinking, with 86 percent reporting the sessions as valuable.
Pilot projects reached 50 children, identifying 30+ young changemakers, while 100 junior secondary schools introduced structured changemaking programs.
These initiatives demonstrate how Ashoka Africa is cultivating the next generation of socially conscious leaders and providing them with the skills and support to create meaningful change in their communities.
Scaling Impact Across Regions
Partnerships also enable Ashoka Africa to scale its work across East and West Africa while maintaining local relevance.
During Youth Day at the Summit Actor Changemaker (SACH), 100 young changemakers participated in person, representing organizations from 15 countries.
A regional convening positioned Ashoka Sahel as a youth ecosystem architect, strengthening networks and fostering collaborative solutions.
Digital platforms extended the campaign’s reach to approximately 1.8 million people, amplifying stories of impact and partnership across the continent.
“Your support in FY25 created the conditions for sustained, systems-level impact across the continent,” Ashoka Africa highlighted, reinforcing the importance of collaboration in enabling systemic change.
As the Giving Partners Campaign prepares to launch, Ashoka Africa says it hopes the initiative will offer a transparent view of how collaboration drives lasting impact.
By highlighting the contributions of its partners, the campaign aims to demonstrate how sustained support helps build the leadership, networks and systems required for long-term social change across Africa.
The campaign will run throughout March, inviting audiences to follow the stories of partnership and collective impact via Ashoka Africa’s website and social media channels.
Source: Ashoka Africa official website – “Giving Partners Campaign: Because of You: The Power of Partnership in Action.”
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