Fursa Beta Grant: Meet the 10 Shortlisted Organisations

When we launched the Fursa Beta Grant earlier this year, we set out to find African nonprofits, NGOs, and civil society organisations ready to connect their communities to skills, networks, and opportunity across the continent. What happened next exceeded every expectation.

We received nearly 1,000 applications from organisations across 33 countries – a response that reflects both the depth of need and the ambition that exists across Africa. Reviewing every submission was not easy. The quality, diversity, and passion behind these applications reminded us exactly why we built Fursa in the first place.

To every organisation that applied: Your future on Fursa is not contingent on this grant. All applicants will have a home on the platform. The grant winner will simply help pave the way, becoming a first mover in shaping how Fursa serves communities across the continent.

Today, we are pleased to announce the 10 organisations (in alphabetical order) that have been shortlisted and will proceed to an interview as the next step in the selection process:

1. Association Enfance en Péril — Burkina Faso

2. Deaf Empowerment Society of Kenya — Kenya

3. Development Action for Marginalised Rural Areas (DAMRA) — Malawi

4. Future-Prenuers Zambia — Zambia

5. Humanity Hands — Kenya

6. I Care For the Nation — Ethiopia

7. Northern Development Society — Ghana

8. Shamwari Yemwanasikana — Zimbabwe

9. Virgin Heart Foundation — Nigeria

10. Volunteers for Sustainable Development in Africa (VOSIEDA) — Nigeria

Congratulations to all 10! We look forward to learning more about your work in the interviews ahead. Our team will be in touch within the next week to set up your interview.

Stay connected for further updates on the Fursa Beta Grant — and if you haven't joined Fursa yet, sign up at fursa.live.

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