2024 Year in Review
Stories, Impact, and Milestones That Moved Us Forward


How We Tracked Change in 2024
This report draws on an outcome harvesting process that captured over 100 shifts in relationships, policy, practice, and systems that were influenced by Zizi Afrique’s work.
How We Created Change - Our Principles in Practice
Starting with Data: Evidence that Unlocks Possibility
From Policy to Practice: Making Systems Work for All Learners
Unocking Youth Potential: From Training to Dignified Work
The Power of Collective Action: Together We are Greater
Nurturing Mutual Growth: Strengthening Local Civil Society
Becoming a Regranting Organisation to Scale the Mission
Positioning East Africa as a Hub for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Knowledge and Practice
Building the Backbone for Change: Becoming the Organisation We Aspire to Be
Zizi Afrique’s external impact is only as strong as its internal foundation. In 2024, we continued building a resilient, values-driven organisation; one that walks its talk on gender equity, knowledge sharing, and youth inclusion. This is not just about improving operations; it’s about becoming a model of the kind of change we want to see in the world by:
Anchoring Gender Equality in Everything We Do
Turning Knowledge into Organisational Fuel
Listening to – and Learning from – Generation Zoomers
Sustaining Momentum and Looking Ahead
Fueling the Mission: Stewardship and Sustainability
Fueling the Mission: Financial Growth & Sustainability in 2024
Charting the Future: Strategy in Motion
Tenda Wema – Ubuntu in Action
Tenda Wema is a staff-led giving initiative at Zizi Afrique, supported by friends and matching gift funders. It’s how we live our core value “Ubuntu” by coming together to support children in need to access education