Empowering Africa
We give underserved communities in Africa wings to fly on the journey to self-reliance and sustainability
Connecting Local Innovators with
Global Resources
At CRANE, we are an African-led, mission-driven community innovations accelerator focused on catalyzing positive change for underserved populations around the world. Our vision is to localize and engender self-reliance by connecting local innovators with global resources and regional partnerships to create sustainable solutions to health, education, climate change, and social development challenges.
Our mission is to build the capacity and network of African Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), and development professionals working towards sustainable global health, climate change, education, and social development.
We aim to drive localization for self-reliance in Africa and globally.
Our Footprints in Africa
CRANE operates in Eastern, Western and Southern Africa, including Kenya, Malawi, DRC, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Zambia, Rwanda and Nigeria. Our regional hub in Nairobi (Kenya) was registered as an NGO in January 2023.
CRANE is currently being legally incorporated in multiple countries including Burundi, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal and South Sudan.
CRANE’s Target Regions
Current Priority Countries
DRC, Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Nigeria and Rwanda
Planned Growth Countries
Burundi, Ethiopia, Senegal, Nigeria,
South Sudan and Zimbabwe
Southeast Asia
Northern Thailand & The Golden Triangle
The Caribbean
Haiti
Our Programming Areas
• Agriculture and Food Security
• Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
• Education and Early Childhood Development
• Environmental Restoration and Climate Change
• Global health
• Gender, equity, and empowerment
• Humanitarian Relief
• Poverty alleviation and economic empowerment
• Water and Sanitation
Our Impact
50+
schools built
500
VSLAs
9+ mln
trees planted
70
teen mothers back to school
This is my first time to have a livestock farm and all this is thanks to the knowledge that this organization gives us.
BYARU MARCELIN (Butumba, DRC)