Agatha Chukwueke
The Dewdrop Foundation
Nigeria

Formalizing workers’ rights and national standards that create new employment opportunities in the service sector

Emeka Nsofor
Human Support Services
Nigeria

Providing citizens with the information and tools necessary to hold governments accountable to the democratic political process engage in democracy

Emmanuel Nehemiah
Nehmiah Foundation
Nigeria

Creating community economic units which empower rural producers

Iheoma Obibi
Alliances for Africa
Nigeria

Changing the face of Nigerian politics by training and organizing women to be informed participants and effective leaders

Isaac Durojaiye
DMT Mobile Toilets
Nigeria

Public mobile toilets that address urban waste management while providing income and employment for young people and women

Mohammed Ashafa & James Wuye
Interfaith Mediation Center
Nigeria

Reducing religious violence through peace education and a non-violent interpretation of religious texts

John Patrick Ngoyi
Justice, Peace and Development Commission (JPDC)
Nigeria

Building a stronger civil society through a multi-faceted democracy monitoring initiatives

Alou Keita
PASECA
Mali

Creating a rural banking system and infusing villages with new sources of capital

Dr. Adrian Mukhebi
Kenya Agricultural Commodities Exchange (KACE)
Kenya

Providing access to markets and commodity information to empower small farmers and improve rural food distribution

Dennis Sonkoi
Loita Development Foundation
Kenya

Going beyond subsistence through a series of interventions that turn Maasai livestock and land into viable, healthy enterprises

Atuki Turner
Mifumi Project
Uganda

Shifting the responsibility to end domestic violence to the community, protecting women and educating leaders

Cathy Watson, Senior Fellow
Straight Talk
Uganda

Opening up the dialogue on HIV to curb risky behavior and educate young people

Gladys Kalema-Zikusooka
Conservation Through Public Health
Uganda

Linking public health and wildlife conservation to preserve nature and prevent disease outbreaks

Maria Baryamujura
Community Based Tourism
Initiatives (COBATI)
Uganda

Unlocking the economic potential of tourism for Uganda’s rural communities

Bart Weetjens
APOPO
Tanzania

Detecting and disabling landmines efficiently and cheaply using locally trained native rat species

Lazaro Moringe Parkipuny
Emanyata Secondary Olosokwan School
Tanzania

Transforming Maasai education through community schools that emphasize both cultural preservation and modern curricula emphasizing cultural preservation

Kovin Naidoo
ICEE Africa
South Africa

Providing affordable, accessible eye-care for the poor

Lane Benjamin
Community Agency for Social Enquiry
South Africa

Addressing the roots of township violence through life skills training, counseling, and anti-drug programs

Michael Batley
Restorative Justice Center
South Africa

Reversing the criminal justice paradigm
through an increased focus on restorative justice

Noel de Villers
Open Africa
South Africa

From Cairo to Cape Town, building a unified pan-African network of community-based tourism initiatives

Judith-Ann Walker
development Research Projects Center
Nigeria