The African Women & Youth Regenerative Fund - Meet The Leaders

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Join us in celebrating the stories and impact of 10 extraordinary women from the African Women & Youth Regenerative Fund's second cohort.

In late 2024, Regenerosity launched the women-led AWYRF cohort in the East African Coastal Forest and the Lake Turkana-Sudd Grasslands, Bushlands & Forests bioregions in Zanzibar, Kenya, Somalia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe, supporting women working in land-based initiatives that advance food sovereignty and community livelihoods in priority habitats.

Gather with us and listen to ten inspiring women tell their stories of growth as community leaders, change-makers, activists, practitioners, networkers, trainers, and wisdom holders. Over the past 6 months, their projects have been rooted in promoting land-based regenerative practices that care for community and Mother Earth, hand in hand. They have trained over 175 women and youth in regenerative agriculture practices, enlisting their cultural practices to bring food security to their communities.

We will glimpse into the complex challenges and solutions which emerged during their projects and within their communities, and across these diverse landscapes.

About the Fund:
The African Women & Youth Regenerative Fund flows flexible funding directly to grassroots leaders cultivating pathways to resilient, self-sufficient communities through agroecology and entrepreneurship. Led by local and regional leaders and supported by a global regenerative network, this approach recognizes that community leaders with deep local knowledge and trusted relationships can achieve significant impact. Flow-funds provide flexible funding directly to community leaders, especially women who have deep local knowledge and trusted relationships, empowering them to make decisions about how to use the funds within their communities. This approach recognizes that local leaders can achieve significant impact with relatively small amounts of money due to their understanding of local contexts and relationships.

AWYRF launched its inaugural first cycle in 2023 and is led by local and regional leaders, supported by a global regenerative network and resourced through Regenerosity's Seed Flow Funds ecosystem.

About Regenerosity:
We believe grassroots organizations collaborating at bioregional scale are key to thriving ecosystems. Regenerosity supports grassroots organizations and leaders who are protecting or restoring biodiversity-rich ecosystems while addressing the needs of local communities and revitalizing Indigenous and traditional cultures.

We support this through two programs: a two-year capacity strengthening program for grassroots organizations and a flow-fund to empower community leaders.

Regenerosity is fiscally sponsored by the Buckminster Fuller Institute.

Regenerosity | Africa Women & Youth Regenerative Flow Fund Celebration

By Buckminster Fuller Institute

Regenerosity | Africa Women & Youth Regenerative Flow Fund Celebration

Stories of Resilience and Hope