Did you know that 1 in 3 nonprofit organizations end up closing within their first years?

Youth-led grassroots initiatives have great knowledge, talent, and most times already have a good solution planned out for their communities.
Despite this, they also need broader access to resources, capacity building, and networks to realize their full potential.

At Lightup Impact, we empower young community leaders across East Africa to overcome these challenges. We strengthen their capacity to lead locally, scale their impact, and build on their solutions for sustainable development.

We achieve this through three pillars:

1. Networking & Peer-to-peer support: Building strong local networks of changemakers and connecting them to stakeholders who can help advance their initiatives.

2. Skills and Capacity Development: Tailored trainings in leadership, personal growth, and organizational development to strengthen grassroots leaders and their organizations.

3. Trust-based partnerships: Facilitating the first partnerships for grassroots leaders to enhance visibility, credibility, and access to funders, so young organizations can be trusted to lead.

Grassroots leaders in East Africa are not alone anymore; they are thriving together.

Do you share our vision of empowered East African youth-led grassroots?
We welcome potential partners and collaborators to reach out to explore how we can work together.

Lightup your Impact with us!
contactus@lightupimpact.com

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