21/07/2026
Their work has been changing lives for years. Today, we celebrate what that impact makes possible. 💚 That’s why recognition matters. 🏆
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Every year, celebrate African visionaries who keep the pulse alive: the pulse of bold ideas, local leadership, and lasting change.
So this month, we're proud to celebrate five remarkable whose work deserves a little more of the necessary noise:
✅ Colman Ndetembea, Kyaro Assistive Tech (Tanzania 🇹🇿): Rising Star Award | Designing affordable assistive technology that expands independence and opportunity.
✅ Uwamahoro Delphine, Our Sisters Opportunity -OSO (Rwanda 🇷🇼): Angel for Africa Award | Helping vulnerable girls and women access education, skills, and economic opportunity.
✅ Hastings Nhlane and Madalitso Chipekwe Daka, ACADES (Malawi 🇲🇼): Grassroots Champion Award | Strengthening rural communities through regenerative agriculture and local development.
✅ Ojok Okello, Okere City (Uganda 🇺🇬): Systems Innovator Award | Building a community-led model for rural development and shared prosperity.
✅ Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff, The Gender and Justice Unit (Malawi 🇲🇼): Fighting for Fairness (Barry Segal) Award | Advancing justice, dignity, and legal protection for women and marginalized communities.
Yes, it's true - we love a good celebration, but these awards go way beyond that. What they are really about is just ➡️ us shouting from the rooftops about changemakers whose ideas deserve funding, partners, and real runway. And these five leaders represent 300+ others like them who are building the continent's future from within.
When local leaders are trusted, recognized, and connected, the next beat for Africa gets louder. And this year, it reverberates in Nairobi.
Join us in congratulating this year’s Segal Award recipients with your best reactions & comments below + be sure to join us as we award them and share their stories with the world on July 23rd at 6:30 pm.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel (Segal Family Foundation) & stay tuned. 🥁
