Meet Our Partners

Local leaders determined to make a difference.

In every community across Egmont's six countries of focus: Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, inspiring and dedicated local people have responded to the diverse issues facing the most vulnerable in their communities.

Egmont finds and funds the very best of these projects which are already making a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable, led by innovators, entrepreneurs, change-makers whose own lives been touched by the issues they seek to overcome and are using their expertise to bring about lasting change in their communities.

We are proud to champion them.

Anna Msoyowa-Keys, Kwithu Women's Group, Malawi

Anna’s community in Northern Malawi was devastated by the HIV epidemic. She lost four sisters and their husbands to the disease and across her community, many children were orphaned and left without support. Anna turned her grief into action and established Kwithu in 2004 to provide support for the children left behind.

Nancy Mudenyo Hunt, The Nasio Trust, Kenya

When Nancy’s mother found an abandoned baby on her farm in Kenya, Nancy was moved by his plight and that of many children like him – impacted by poverty and the consequences of HIV – to make a difference. She set up Nasio in 2001 to give these children a chance in life.

Abdul Faquir, Meninos de Moçambique

In 2000, thousands of unaccompanied and orphaned children were living on the streets of Mozambique's capital, Maputo. Abdul Faquir was working for a project providing medical assistance to these children. When the project’s funding came to an end, the need had not and Abdul decided to devote himself to continuing the work, establishing Meninos de Moçambique.

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Spiwe Chakawa, Chiedza, Zimbabwe

Spiwe spent her early career working in advocacy, collaborating with policy makers to strengthen child protection in Zimbabwe. Becoming Executive Director at Chiedza gave Spiwe the opportunity to work directly with children and young people and her work at the helm of Chiedza has seen their programme for out-of-school children double in size and receive community school status.

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Ruth Njihia, GCCWG, Kenya

After losing her sister to an AIDS-related illness, Ruth was determined to help other young mothers like her. With 11 other women who had been similarly affected, Ruth established GCCWG with the aim of promoting HIV awareness and poverty reduction.

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