Grant Partners:
East Africa
Solidarity Eden Foundation (SEF)
This Refugee Resource Center in Kampala (Uganda) now serves more than 250 refugees from conflict-ridden surrounding countries, many of whom face stigma and are viewed as a burden by local residents. SEF provides a welcoming, supportive environment--especially for youth—and equips them with the skills they need to integrate into their new community. Programs include adult literacy and English, vocational training, business literacy, creative arts, psychosocial support and mental health support, and community building activities.
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Partner since 2023
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2025 Grant Award: $9,433
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Grant Goals: Support ongoing programs.
East Africa Leadership Forum
Since 2016 we have dedicated funds from our grant pool to support the East Africa Leadership Forum (EALF). The forum belongs to leaders of our current and former grant partners, who structure and facilitate the meeting to suit their needs for leadership development, mutual problem solving, and resource development.
This annual multi-day event is run solely by Pangea’s partners without donors present. In recent gatherings, the group has focused on planning collaborative visits, and sharing skills to help each participant benefit from the experience and wisdom of the group.
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Partner since 2016
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2025 Grant Award: $5,000
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Grant Goals: Leaders support each other in problem solving and developing collaborative exchanges of knowledge.
Raise Chess Academy (RCA)
Similar to SEF, Raise Chess Academy in southwestern Uganda was formed to use chess as well as sports as tools to support refugee youth and children. Activities include literacy and numeracy lessons, soccer tournaments and leagues, chess instruction, and trauma counseling – and now, a separate program for teenage girls.
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New partner
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2025 Grant Award: $4,000
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Grant Goals: Create a girls-only space where girls can discuss health and development issues, gain teamwork and leadership skills, and learn handicraft skills that could lead to a small business or future employment.
Kisiwa Vision Women Group
Kisiwa Women Group, located near Bungoma in Kenya, was founded in 2019 to support widows and orphaned youth through income‑generating and savings initiatives. In recent years, industrial brick production has led to severe soil erosion, stagnant water pools that attract mosquitoes, and extensive deforestation as trees were cut for kiln fuel. At the same time, the community continues to face a strong need for sustainable agriculture and income generation.
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New partner
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2025 Grant Award: $4,000
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Grant Goals: Reduce malaria transmission by filling the ponds, increase food production, start a beekeeping project, and create tree nurseries and plant seedlings for reforestation.
Teen World
Located just outside Bungoma in Kenya, Teen World was established to support girls and young women living near the local university. Working with female students—many of them teen mothers—Teen World provides the resources, skills, and knowledge they need to navigate challenges related to gender inequality, access to education, and violence against women and girls. Programs include organic gardening, a child‑care center, scholarships and mentoring, entrepreneurial training, and health‑care and social‑protection support.
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New partner
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2025 Grant Award: $4,000
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Grant Goals: Reducing teen pregnancy and supporting the education and well-being of young women in and around Kibabi University.
TAI Kenya CBO
TAI Kenya, located in the Igembe region of Meru County, began as a self‑help group focused on savings initiatives. Over time, and in response to community needs, its work has expanded to include programs in community health, sustainable agriculture, gender equity, and climate‑change mitigation.
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New Partner
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2025 Grant Award: $4,000
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Grant Goals: Improve climate resilience through agroecology training, and support mental health among students and adult women.
Enasaruni CBO
Located in south‑central Kenya, Enasaruni CBO works to advance the rights and empowerment of women and youth in traditional Maasai villages. Through training sessions and structured community dialogues, the organization promotes environmental conservation through sustainable farming practices, raises awareness about women’s rights and the harms of female genital mutilation (FGM), works to reduce gender‑based violence, and advocates for the rights of people with disabilities.
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New Partner
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2025 Grant Award: $3000
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Grant Goals: Reduce gender-based violence and FGM and improve farming methods and yield in 3 Maasai villages.
Recent Past Partners
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Child Empowerment Program, Uganda
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Playmakers Theatre, Kenya
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Ufanisi Women’s Group, Kenya
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Women In Sustainable Enterprise (WISE)​ Kenya