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.