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African Youth Initiative Network – Uganda

The Nobel Peace Prize-nominated African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET) works directly with victims of brutalities suffered during the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the…

Apartheid Museum – South Africa

The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20th century South Africa, at the heart…

Association des Victimes, Parents et Amis du 28 Septembre 2009 – Guinea

On September 28, 2009, thousands of pro-democracy protesters gathered in Conakry stadium to challenge the candidacy of military junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara, when soldiers…

Campaign for Good Governance – Sierra Leone

Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) is a registered national non-government organization advocating for good governance in Sierra Leone. Leaders of the pro-democracy movement formed CGG…

Comité Indépendant pour la Mémoire d’Aycha’a

Comité Indépendant pour la Mémoire d’Aycha’a centers on breaking the silence around the 1960 genocide that occurred in the town of Aysha’a, Ethiopia. Aysha’a was…

Consortium des Associations des Jeunes Pour La Defense Des Victimes De Violences En Guinee (COJEDEV)

In the aftermath of the events of September 28, 2009, in which 157 people were killed, dozens missing and more than a hundred women raped,…

Constitution Hill – South Africa

In 1995, the Constitutional Court judges of South Africa selected the Old Fort prison in Johannesburg as the site for the new Constitutional Court building….

District Six Museum – South Africa

The mission of the District Six Museum is to ensure that the history and memory of forced removals in South Africa endures and, in the…

Elmina Castle – Ghana

Elmina Castle is a historical site recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge…

Espace Culturel ABC – Benin

Espace Culturel ABC focuses on sharing and transferring knowledge about Benin and African history more generally. With the goal of engaging young people, especially children,…

Forum pour la Mémoire Vigilante, FMV – Rwanda

Established in October 2017 by Burundian refugees living in Rwanda, Forum pour la Mémoire Vigilante (Forum for Vigilant Memory) works to educate people about genocide,…

Foundation for Peace and Development – DRC

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), people are living with the effects of brutal ethnic wars that happened between 1999 and 2003. As a…

Ghana Museums and Monuments Board

The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) is the legal custodian of Ghana’s tangible cultural heritage, both movable and immovable. The Board was established in…

Global Society Initiative for Peace and Democracy (GLOSIPAD) – Uganda

The Global Society Initiative for Peace and Democracy (GLOSIPAD) is a non-governmental, non-partisan, South Sudanese civil society organization, which was established and registered under both…

Guinean Organization of Human Rights (OGDH)

Founded in 1990, the Guinean Organization for the Defense of Human Rights and the Citizen (OGDH) is a non-governmental organization independent of public authorities and…

Hopelantern Space – Rwanda

Hopelantern Space is a creative space that engages local communities in Rwanda through programs that promote learning, social change, and cohesion. Hopelantern Space creates engaging…

Human Rights Media Center – South Africa

The Human Rights Media Center is a non-profit organization based in Cape Town, South Africa. Its mission is the documentation and multi-media dissemination of the…

Intercontinental Slavery Museum – Mauritius

ISM Mauritius Ltd is in the oldest building of the island, a former Military Hospital built by French Governor Labourdonnais in 1740. The building and…

Justice Access Point – Uganda

Established in 2018, and formerly registered in 2019, Justice Access Point (JAP) was inspired by the overarching and urgent need to kick start, reignite, and…

Kartyé Lib Mémoire & Patrimoine Océan Indien

Kartyé Lib Mémoire & Patrimoine Océan Indien (Kartyé Lib MPOI) is a non-profit organization of general interest. It works on actions and projects aiming at…

Khulumani – South Africa

Khulumani was founded in 1995 by women survivors of apartheid’s gross human rights violations at a time when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in…

Kigali Genocide Memorial (Aegis Trust) – Rwanda

The Kigali Genocide Memorial was opened on the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide in April 2004 on a site where over 250,000 people are…

Maison Des Esclaves – Senegal

Few places in the world capture the magnitude and brutality of the slave trade like Maison des Esclaves on Gorée Island in Senegal, the first…

Manene Cultural Trust – Kenya

The Manene Cultural Trust, based in Nairobi, Kenya, aims to promote peace and social cohesion through memory initiatives and engagement with traditional cultural practices. The…

Museum of British Colonialism – Kenya/United Kingdom

The Museum of British Colonialism is a collective based in Kenya and the United Kingdom founded to communicate a more truthful account of British colonialism….

National Centre for Arts and Culture – The Gambia

The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) is a semi-autonomous institution established by an Act of Parliament in December 1989 to preserve, promote and…

Organisation Africaine du Développement Durable et de l’Environnement (OADDE) – Guinea

Organisation Africaine du Développement Durable et de l’Environnement (African Organization for Sustainable Development and the Environment) (OADDE) is a non-governmental organization established in 2014 in…

Remembering the Ones We Lost – South Sudan/Uganda

Remembering the Ones We Lost documents and preserves the names of those lost to South Sudan’s conflicts, and builds memorials across the country to honor…

Samay Development Organization – Liberia

The SAMAY Memorial is a 10’ x 10’ x 3’ cement cross with the names of the 37 lost community members inscribed on the front…

Sierra Leone Peace Museum

The Peace Museum is a legacy project of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. It is an independent national institution dedicated to preserving the history…

Single Mothers Association of Kenya

Formed in 1991, Single Mothers Association of Kenya (SMAK) is a community based organization that integrates disadvantaged youth – and particularly female youth – into…

Solo Sandeng Foundation

Solo Sandeng Foundation is a non-profit and non-partisan organization that works towards justice through socio-political advocacy and engagement. Founded in 2017, the organization derived inspiration…

Steve Biko Foundation – South Africa

The Steve Biko Foundation is a community development organization inspired by the legacy of Bantu Stephen Biko, a South African anti-apartheid activist. The Foundation’s work…

The African Network Against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED) – The Gambia

Led by young African human rights activists, the African Network Against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED) campaigns against forced disappearances and summary executions. The…

Tomb of Askia – Mali

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495. Today, its mission is to…

Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH) – Kenya

TICAH, the Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health, was founded in Kenya in 2003 to enhance the positive links between health and cultural knowledge, practice,…