Venture: Ujamaa Africa
Investment: $2M grant
Portfolio: Scaling Capital
Investment date: July 2024
Region(s) served: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sector: Human Rights
Core Impact Metric: Reduction in the incidence of rape.
Grant to support country scale up in Kenya, Malawi and Somalia
Ujamaa Africa works to empower girls to defend themselves against GBV and supports boys in adopting positive gender norms, empowering them to intervene and stop GBV in their communities.
Why Rippleworks Invested:
Ujamaa has identified a replicable model to scale a high-impact solution addressing a challenge that is often taboo despite its devastating, lifelong effects.