Bold and audacious visionaries engaged in projects tied to decoloniality, racial justice and reparations based in Africa and Europe.
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In 2025, we launched the AfaRise programme, recognizing the importance of working alongside amplifiers and mission-driven individuals. The inaugural cohort brought together fellows whose work confronts racial injustice as a structural and global reality shaped by colonialism, extractivism, and contemporary systems of exclusion.
Climate Justice Advocate, Legal Practitioner & Campaigner (Mayotte & France)
Academic Researcher in Political Science & Philosophy at Université Paris Dauphine-PSL (France)
Pan-African Feminist & Lawyer (Uganda & Germany)
Development Practitioner & Founder, Level the Playing Field in Development (Zimbabwe, Kenya & UK)
Human Rights Advocate & Scholar (Mauritius)
Afro-feminist Writer, Digital Rights Advocate & Grassroots Community Organizer (Kenya)
Human Rights Lawyer & Gender Justice Specialist (Kenya)
Backend Developer, Activist, & Founder of Tribe-X (Egypt & France)
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