Dear Friend, Partner and Colleague,

Let me tell you about Mastulah. Two years ago, she was a single mom in Uganda, juggling odd jobs to feed her kids. Today, she’s a junior data analyst at a tech firm, mentoring women in her community.

What changed? One opportunity: our ICT training program and your support for it!

Mastulah’s story is just one of thousands. In 2024, with your support and through the collective work of members of the African Survivor Coalition (our movement building initiative), we reached:

• Over 5 million people through our collective advocacy and awareness campaigns.
• Supported over 7,500 survivors and individuals, providing resources, support, healing spaces, and the chance to reclaim their futures just like Mastulah did.

As we launch this first edition of our newsletter, we want to bring you closer to the heartbeat of this movement.

Here’s what you’ll find in this edition:

• A snapshot of what we’ve achieved together through Movement Building.
• Key accomplishments from last quarter.
• Upcoming programs - Small Scale Grants, Handprints to Healing, Voices of Resilience Forum.
• New team members.

Thank you for walking this journey with us.

Happy Reading!

Joy S. Kingsley
Director of Strategy, Impact & Movement Building.