The Africa Future Fund is a groundbreaking initiative seeking to back audacious ideas and individuals that reimagine Africa as a frontier world.
Get StartedWe seek to untangle wicked problems; bringing together an unlikely mix of African influencers (both political insiders and outsiders) and systems scientists to help concoct and fund ideas that safeguard the lives of future Africans.
We aim to advance the African Union’s Agenda 2063 by protecting the continent from novel threats while improving our standing in tomorrow’s economy.
We take a systems approach across three key distinct areas of work.
We study social change; blending together our understanding of history, social justice and systems theory to help unroot the underlying factors that uphold a given reality.
We provide patient capital to audacious initiatives that improve the lives of future Africans. We recognise that reimagining futures takes time, and we provide the care, and space.
We give our youth the privilege to dream beyond the urgencies of the present. We nurture communities across Africa; providing space for intergenerational reflections.
We’re a pan-African outfit driven by five key values and principes.
We’re unconvinced by the promises of incremental growth. We work diligently to unearth untested solutions; drawing on an alliance of insiders + outsiders to incubate and back audacious ideas that shift systems.
We are driven by values, native to the continent. We back indigenous ideas and talent that drive human progress, open innovation and raise our collectively conscious. We are the antidote to a style of nationalism, distrust and market cannibalism.
We are systems thinkers who carefully study pain-points; drawing on local insights to guide our collective curiosity. We trust the process of enquiry and do not engineer predetermined outcomes. Similarly, we are not captive to outside pressure
We are intentional about carving space for African futures and to expand a field of thought that typically relegates Africa to a mere footnote. We want to be a haven for enquiry and to export tested ideas that could protect the rest of the world from the scourge of inequality.
We recognise that untangling wicked problems is no easy feat. It requires passion, persistence and above all, patience. We are not driven by a warped desire to find existential meaning and purpose; noting that this often lends itself to dysfunctional behaviours and outcomes.
The Africa Future Fund will work across three initial phases, with an official launch slated for September 2024.
We intend to nurture a community of present and future elders, storytellers and chiefs to help unpack what it means to act as custodians for future generations. The intentions, frictions, dreams and ideas explored will form the basis of The Africa Future Fund.
When you bless the beginning, you empower the journey. Through local gatherings and media drives, we plan to hold space for communities to articulate their vision for the continent. Said spaces will also help crowdsource pain-points.
We intend to open shop; laying the grounds for a style of governance, partnerships and strategy that would best lend to success. Specifically, we seek to coalesce around a set of high potency challenge areas; from which we can then convene the optimal mix.
Are you an innovator with a groundbreaking idea that could protect future generations? Apply to the Africa Future Fund today! We offer mentorship, resources, and funding to help bring your vision to life. Join us in shaping Africa's future.
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