Foreign aid is shrinking and global funders keep shifting their priorities, which leaves African changemakers exposed to decisions made far from their communities. We believe Africa can fund its own changemakers. Africans already give generously through families, faith-based groups and savings groups, and MoFund Africa is building the systems that turn that generosity into funding for local organisations that grow businesses and create jobs.
Who we are
MoFund Africa is an African-led nonprofit founded in 2023. We find small organisations doing good work in their communities, prepare them for funding, and connect them to donors and investors. Our governance, data and reporting systems show funders how their money was used and what it achieved, so they can give with confidence and follow the results over time.
How we work
Three arms. One path.
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Who we fund
Africa Impact Academy
A ten-month capacity building programme that prepares African-founded organisations for capital and produces the due diligence funders need. Free to participants.
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How we fund
Africa Bridgeworks Fund
Catalytic grants of $5,000 to $50,000 to Academy graduates who are funding ready, and a guarantee model in development.
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How we track impact
SikaIQ
The performance platform that holds the operating and impact data both depend on, collected from the field over WhatsApp.
Applications for Cohort 2 are open
We are admitting 100 organisations working in health, education, energy or agriculture in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa or Zambia. Applications close on 31 October 2026.
Impact in numbers
The record so far
- Businesses supported
- 137+
- Countries represented
- 4
- In catalytic grants awarded
- $80,000
Why this matters
The missing middle
Most institutional funders give grants of $100,000 or more, because a $10,000 grant costs them almost as much to review and process. The organisations we work with need $5,000 to $50,000, which is a range that funders of any size and African givers can reach when they pool their giving. What has been missing is a trusted way to do that and to stay involved in the work they fund.
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Funders
$100k+
The grant size most institutional funders work with.
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The gap
Too small to fund
A small grant costs a funder almost as much to review as a large one.
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Our organisations
$5k–$50k
What community-embedded changemakers actually need to grow and sustain their work.
Where you fit