Her Initiative participation in the 2025 Skoll World Forum (UK) and the Opportunity Collaboration Conference (Portugal)

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KBF Africa Prize 2025-2026

Every two years, the KBF Africa Prize rewards African organisations which contribute to transforming society and sustainably improving the lives of people in Africa.

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Dr Denis Mukwege - Panzi Hospital Fund

Europe and International

Purchase of medical material, study grants (for doctors, psychologists and parajurists) in the DRC or elsewhere, support for social reintegration projects, building health centre…

Elman Peace & Human Rights Centre (European Friends Fund)

Europe and International

The NGO Elman Peace was awarded the KBF Africa Prize 2020-21. The organisation combats violence and promotes social justice in Somalia and beyond.

King Baudouin Foundation Africa Prize awarded to Her Initiative, a Tanzanian organisation that bets on women’s economic empowerment to unlock economic development and fight unemployment in East Africa

27 06 2024

Europe and International

Her Initiative receives over 560 million Tanzanian shillings to support 100,000 more women across East Africa to achieve financial resilience.

SAKIFE: a photography exhibition about women’s health in Kivu

22 06 2022

Europe and International

The BELvue is staging the SAKIFE exhibition about the health of women in Kivu. The starting point for the project is the work of Dr. Denis Mukwege, winner of the 2010-2011 KBF Af…

KBF Africa Prize 2020-2021: Elman Peace of Somalia builds a peaceful society in the wake of conflict

16 06 2022

Europe and International

The Somali organisation Elman Peace receives the KBF Africa Prize 2020-2021. A recognition of their successful efforts for peace in Somalia.

Finding healing by building peace for all

KBF Africa Prize

“Peace is so much more than the absence of war.”

Ilwad Elman

Elman Peace

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Her Initiative