Thematic Focus Areas
Four pillars, each with a funded action lab
Domains where African youth philanthropy is already active, and where collective action can shift systemic outcomes — each with dedicated programming, curated speakers, and a funded action lab.
Reimagining African Giving
Rotating savings circles, peer-to-peer investment, mutual aid networks, informal financial systems, youth entrepreneurship, diaspora as bridge, intergenerational knowledge transfer.
Reclaiming Narrative Power
Counter-narrative media, storytelling as advocacy, visibility infrastructure for informal giving, African youth philanthropy archiving, narrative sovereignty, joy as resistance.
Tech, Innovation and the Future of Giving
Fintech and digital giving platforms, AI for philanthropic decision-making, data sovereignty and community-controlled technology, transnational giving infrastructure, algorithmic accountability, African-built digital public goods.
Power, Advocacy and Systems Change
Framing civic activism, policy influence, and institutional accountability as philanthropy; recognising that the most urgent problems require young givers who engage systems, not just symptoms.
Call to Action
The Generation Give Festival is open for partnership
We invite funders, organisations, and community leaders to join this movement at the level that best fits their mission and capacity.