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Coming face-to-face with a mountain gorilla is one of the world’s most powerful wildlife encounters. With fewer than 1,100 of these gentle giants remaining, the experience is genuinely life-changing—and choosing between Rwanda and Uganda is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make when planning your trek. Both countries offer the extraordinary experience of seeing mountain gorillas…
Coming face to face with a mountain gorilla is one of the most profound wildlife encounters on earth. But before you can lock eyes with a silverback in the misty forests of Volcanoes National Park, there’s one essential item to secure: your gorilla permit. Here’s everything you need to know to book yours successfully. Why…
Are you leading an NGO, social enterprise, research institution, or impact-driven organization with a scalable solution? Explore these major global funding opportunities supporting social innovation, community development, health, education, economic empowerment, and sustainable development. 1. Global Innovation Fund Funding Up to USD 15 million Applications Rolling GIF invests in social innovations that aim to improve…
Kigali, Rwanda – The inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum, held on August 25–26, 2026, at the Kigali Convention Centre, marked a pivotal moment in the continent’s journey toward self-determination. Convened by the African School of Governance (ASG) and co-founded by President Paul Kagame and former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, the forum brought together nearly 2,500…
By Earth Focus Network “Without urgent action, there will be a further acceleration in the global rate of species extinction, which is already at least tens to hundreds of times higher than it has averaged over the past 10 million years.” — Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework A landmark funding opportunity has opened for biodiversity conservation…
By Earth Focus Network “Africa has the knowledge, the innovinnovation,the entrepreneurial energy to transform how our continent produces, processes, trades, and consumes food. What we need now is to match that ambition with investment and action at scale.” — Amath Pathé Sene, Managing Director, Africa Food Systems Forum From 31 August to 5 September 2026, the…
By Earth Focus Network News “Funding is the fuel that turns vision into impact.” Are you leading an NGO, social enterprise, startup, or innovative initiative seeking funding to scale your impact? You are not alone. Across Africa and the developing world, passionate changemakers are working tirelessly to address climate change, water scarcity, food insecurity, and…
By Here For Hope Foundation & Earth Focus Network “When students are given the right tools and knowledge, they become powerful agents of change.” — Dr. Sam Kanyamibwa, Founder and CEO of ARCOS Network In Rwanda, a quiet revolution is taking place in schoolyards across the country. Students are not just learning about environmental challenges—they…
By Feston Bigirimana, Founder, Here For Hope Foundation “Before this program, I didn’t know that trees help bring rain. Now, I water my tree every day because I want it to grow tall and protect our school.” — Mugisha, Primary 3 Student In the Eastern Province of Rwanda, where climate change is not a distant…
By Feston Bigirimana, Founder, Here For Hope Foundation “Igiti Cyange, Umurage Wange.” In Kinyarwanda, these words carry the weight of a generation’s responsibility. When we launched the “My Tree, My Legacy” campaign at the University of Rwanda’s Rukara Campus, we were not simply planting 6,800 trees. We were responding to a climate crisis that is reshaping…
