Local Partners

A Mandate to Build
African Development Institutions

“The purposes of the Foundation shall be … to encourage the establishment and growth of development institutions which are indigenous to particular countries in Africa and which can respond to the requirements of the poor in those countries.”
— African Development Foundation Act

Long-term development success in Africa requires a lasting and influential presence of local development expertise and capabilities. Every year, USADF invests a significant portion of our program resources into developing a pan-African network of 100% local partners who use a community-led development approach to support African-designed and African delivered solutions. This model for development supports greater levels of ownership in solutions that achieve lasting impact.

_{*USADF does not have a country program in Ethiopia and Ghana but has funded off-grid energy sector grantees in these countries.
**USADF has a separate local partner in Tanzania for off-grid energy sector projects.}