Who we are
Change Africa Trust is a dynamic new formation that aims to bring together a diversity
of concerned ‘active citizens’ from the Eastern Africa region to pursue a shared mission
to strengthen and expand social justice, human rights, and democracy.
What we do
Change Africa Trust seeks to integrate challenges facing the East African people and find
collective solutions to address some of these increasingly repressive and manipulative
measures by the regional and individual states.
How we work
Based on the well-known adage ‘think global act local,’ Change Africa Trust will seek to
globalize local issues on human rights and democracy in each of the countries of East
Africa
Based on the well-known adage ‘think global act local,’ Change Africa
Trust will seek to globalize local issues on human rights and democracy in each of the countries of East
Africa. Change Africa will build a pervasive narrative for a more connected global or regional audience by
connecting key players across the region and sharing experiences and challenges. This is because the
gathering momentum for economic globalization has also significantly impacted human rights and democracy
during the last quarter of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century. Despite a
seemingly wider spread of political democracy globally, there has also recently been a rise of nationalist
and populist leaders who have propagated a less democratic or outright authoritarian trend globally (ref
Freedom House). East Africa is not exempted from this trend. Change Afrika Strategic Initiatives works to
address digital threats to democracy, and is primarily focused on Africa. Our Global Programmes team seeks
to drive transregional change and strengthen our regional activity.
Based on the well-known adage ‘think global act local,’ Change Africa
Trust will seek to globalize local issues on human rights and democracy in each of the countries
of East Africa. Change Africa will build a pervasive narrative for a more connected global or
regional audience by connecting key players across the region and sharing experiences and
challenges. This is because the gathering momentum for economic globalization has also
significantly impacted human rights and democracy during the last quarter of the twentieth
century and the first decade of the twenty-first century. Despite a seemingly wider spread of
political democracy globally, there has also recently been a rise of nationalist and populist
leaders who have propagated a less democratic or outright authoritarian trend globally (ref
Freedom House). East Africa is not exempted from this trend. Change Afrika Strategic Initiatives
works to address digital threats to democracy, and is primarily focused on Africa. Our Global
Programmes team seeks to drive transregional change and strengthen our regional activity.
