Firelight Foundation

We’re thrilled to announce that Yvette Kathurima has joined Firelight’s Board. We’re inspired by her experience as an African feminist leader and social justice advocate, including @CIFFchild. A warm welcome! firelightfoundation.org/blog/yvette-ka…

We are all in on redefining trust in philanthropic relationships. We’re pleased to share Firelight ED Marième Daff’s article in Circle magazine. firelightfoundation.org/blog/letting-g…

What do child safeguarding policies look like in organizations that have limited resources? 👉🏾Here’s how our grantee partners in eastern and southern Africa created robust policies that built on existing effective practices in their communities. firelightfoundation.org/blog/effective…

This year’s theme for #DayoftheAfricanChild is education, but what do children themselves have to say about it? You can find more of what they think about education and more at the link below. firelightfoundation.org/blog/lets-stop… #DAC2024 #DayoftheAfricanChild

On June 6, Firelight’s Ronald Kimambo will share about how we support community-led monitoring and evaluation. Thanks to Nelly Mecklenburg at @communityleddev for organizing a great panel! To Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Taking a whole system approach to ECD can lead to transformative & long-lasting benefits. Take a look at what communities in Malawi & Zambia are achieving for children & families firelightfoundation.org/blog/valuing-l…

What happens when research is led by communities themselves? #EndChildMarriage firelightfoundation.org/blog/calling-o…

Much of what’s known about causes of child marriage has been determined by global north researchers. What happens when research is led by communities themselves? Visit our blog to read community insights on factors contributing to child marriage in Malawi. #EndChildMarriage

We are excited to be attending the Eastern Africa Regional Early Childhood Conference along with 2 of our CBO grantee-partners next week. Visit our blog to read more about our presentation topics and our CBO grantee-partners. We hope to see you there! firelightfoundation.org/blog

Marième Daff, our new Executive Director recently saw first-hand the transformative power of community-driven systems change, with our youth partners in Kenya. As she notes: the work speaks for itself.  CC: @naretolatia @Jumuisha_Ke @ImaginableFut firelightfoundation.org/blog/executive…

What We're Reading 📚: Nina Blackwell, former Exec Director of @FirelightFnd who supported the fund’s transition from American to African governance, leadership, vision, and power, discusses what shifting power means in practice. ow.ly/aGpP50PW57z

Due to it reflecting post-colonialist patterns of oppression in global development, @FirelightFnd’s Tomaida Banda & Ronald Kimambo argue we should use more specific geographic regions when talking about “sub-Saharan Africa.” Full article here👇 devex.com/news/opinion-w…

What does it look like when communities drive #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment interventions? Hear how our panelists design, implement & evaluate ECD interventions & achieve transformative results for children & communities in Africa. 📅Wed 11 Oct 3:30–5pm EAT bit.ly/3qLjleS

Join us for a webinar on community-driven #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment in Eastern and Southern Africa. Panelists will share experiences designing, implementing and evaluating ECD interventions that create transformative results! Wed, 11 Oct, 3:30–5pm EAT. bit.ly/3qLjleS

Why is community-driven interventions for #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment so impactful? Hear our panelists on the transformative results they're seeing for children & communities in Eastern and Southern Africa. Wed, 11 October, 3:30–5pm EAT To Register - bit.ly/3qLjleS

It has been eight years in the making and three years in the planning but we are very excited to announce that Marième Daff will be the next Executive Director of Firelight. firelightfoundation.org/blog/firelight…

Due to it reflecting post-colonialist patterns of oppression in global development, @FirelightFnd’s Tomaida Banda & Ronald Kimambo argue we should use more specific geographic regions when talking about “sub-Saharan Africa.” devex.com/news/opinion-w…

A full recording of our fireside chat on how to sustain our commitments to #JEDI is now available to watch on our website. Watch it, share it, and let us know what you think. #TheFutureImagine imaginablefutures.com/learnings/sust…

Firelight is no longer using the term “sub Saharan Africa” due to what we’ve learned about its racist origins & impact. Will you join us in leaving behind this harmful language? Read more in this @devex opinion piece written by our team members Ronald Kimambo & Tomaida Banda.

“Sub-Saharan Africa” perpetuates post-colonialist patterns of oppression in global development by reinforcing stereotypes. What should we be saying instead? The answer is quite simple, according to @FirelightFnd’s Tomaida Banda & Ronald Kimambo. #Echobox=1686755530" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">devex.com/news/opinion-w…