In a world in which African-led social impact organizations are often overlooked, Atti Worku and Teresa Njoroge scope the systemic inequities that exist in global philanthropy — and call for change. This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project.
Since 2020, the African Visionary Fund has been unleashing breakthrough impact and tackling systemic inequities by driving resources to high-impact African founders. Its holistic intermediary fund model commits unrestricted, multiyear grant funding alongside co-designed support services tailored to its portfolio partners’ needs.
Eric is an East African cinematographer and director. He is an alumnus of the American Film Showcase documentary residency at the University of Southern California. He's worked on a broad range of short and feature-length documentaries, commercials for broadcast, and brand films with Zero Point Zero Productions [New York], Zeleman Productions [Ethiopia], YCF Productions [Zambia], Docubox, One Fine Day Films, F.C.I.A and LBX Africa [Kenya], et al. Eric's craft is devoted to bringing an African perspective to the global pool of transformative stories, and to contributing to the expansion of the African Cinema language.
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Director: E. M. Mwangi
Cinematography: E. M. Mwangi
Editor: Abel Waweru
Grip & Gaffer: Mike Matoke
Location Sound: Jonah N. Muriithi
Sound Mix: Eric Musyoka, Decimal Records
Post Facility (Colour): Africa Post office
Colorist: Koome Mwirebua
Assistant Editor: Kelvin Kyalo
Behind the Scenes: Peter Mbugua
Featuring: Atti Worku, Teressa Njoroge
Story Consultants: Sibabalwe Mona, Isatta Coomber
Executive Producers: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond
Producers: Mungai Kiroga, Debra Aroko
Editorial Consultant: Will N. Miller
Legal Services: Matthew T. Rogers, Esq.
Special Thanks to: Teresa Njoroge, Atti Worku, Katie Bunten-Wamaru, Isatta Coomber, Sibabalwe Mona, Aisha Onsando, Shamira Lukomwa, Julie Khamati, the people of Clean Start Africa, and the whole African Visionary Fund Team.
This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators in the Global South to produce solutions-focused short documentaries that catalyze positive change.