About us

Enhancing philanthropic impact in Africa.
Our Mission

Unleashing Africa's Philanthropic Potential

We envisage a vibrant philanthropic ecosystem with diverse, influential, sustainable African civil society groups at the center.

EPIC-Africa seeks to enhance philanthropic impact by filling critical data and capacity gaps in the civil society and philanthropic sector in Africa. We help to propel African civil society organizations to higher standards of performance, accountability, and transparency while inspiring greater local legitimacy and support.

Our Vision

We envisage a vibrant philanthropic ecosystem with diverse, influential, sustainable African civil society groups at the center.

Greater visibility

We aim to amplify the voices and stories of African CSOs, showcasing their vital work and impact on local communities and beyond.

Increased resources

We strive to ensure African CSOs have access to the necessary resources, tools, and capacity-building opportunities to strengthen their operations further and reach.

Widespread communication

We are dedicated to fostering open and effective communication channels between African CSOs, their stakeholders, and the global community to promote collaboration and shared learning.

Transparency and accountability

We champion the importance of transparency and accountability within the African civil society sector, encouraging organizations to adhere to best practices and maintain the highest governance standards.

More diversified and steady funding

We seek to develop innovative and sustainable funding models that enable African CSOs to secure diverse, long-term financial support to drive their missions forward.

A resilient ecosystem

We work towards building a robust and adaptive ecosystem that supports the growth and sustainability of African CSOs, ensuring their ability to navigate challenges and seize opportunities for positive change.
Our values

At EPIC-Africa, our values guide everything we do.

Innovation & Creativity

Using new and creative ideas to make things work.

Relevance

Practical research to address sector needs, filling evident gaps.

Inclusivity

Collaboration and the necessity of others to achieve goals.

Data-driven

Basing our positions on facts and evidence.

Honesty, integrity, passion

Personal values.

Board of Directors

Our Board consists of a distinguished group of experts and industry leaders who play a vital role in guiding our company. They bring valuable insights, knowledge, and experience from their respective fields to provide strategic advice and guidance.

Evelyne Dioh

Managing Partner
of WIC Capital

Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou

Director of ODI’s Politics and Governance programme

Rasmus Fonnesbaek Andersen

Senior Project Manager at Dalberg Advisors

Rose Maruru

Co-founder and CEO
of EPIC-Africa

The Team

EPIC-Africa is made up of a dynamic team who believe in a strong and impactful philanthropic sector across Africa. Based in Dakar, Senegal, we are data experts, storytellers, technology builders, innovators and all round EPIC Africans who have lived and worked across the continent!

Halima Nsangou

Communications & Marketing Manager

Rose Maruru

Co-Founder & CEO

Joyce Gatambia

Head of Operations & Platform Manager

Sega Diallo

Data Analyst Officer

Brian Kimutai

Platform Developer

Paul Wanyoike

Platform Technical Officer

Our Funders

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