{"id":12375,"date":"2026-05-13T21:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/?page_id=12375"},"modified":"2026-05-23T18:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:42:54","slug":"about-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/about-new\/","title":{"rendered":"About New"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12375\" class=\"elementor elementor-12375\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e772b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e772b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-105791f\" data-id=\"105791f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918dab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-subhero\" data-id=\"918dab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-subhero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"subhero\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">About<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Our Story<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"rule\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">From a 2019 founding vision to a continent-wide policy actor \u2014 the African Renaissance Trust is built to challenge the structural forces that hold Africa back.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5154ab4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5154ab4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eab254\" data-id=\"4eab254\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98f9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-two-col\" data-id=\"b98f9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-two-col.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>2019 \u2014 A founding vision<\/h2><p>African Renaissance was established in 2019 in response to a structural gap in continental development: technical institutions producing analysis without direct lines into AU decision-making, and AU processes lacking the granular evidence to translate ambition into policy.<\/p><p>From its earliest convenings, the organisation positioned itself at the convergence of duty bearers and rights holders \u2014 bridging the distance between continental frameworks and the lived realities they are designed to change.<\/p><h2>2021 \u2014 Registered as a Trust<\/h2><p>In 2021, African Renaissance was formally registered as a Trust under Kenyan law, headquartered in Nairobi. Trust status anchors the organisation in a governance form that prioritises long-horizon institutional stewardship over project-cycle deliverables.<\/p><h2>2026 \u2014 A continental policy actor<\/h2><p>Today, African Renaissance Trust operates at the convergence of duty bearers, rights holders, policy, and practice \u2014 convening decision-makers, technical experts, and active citizens around the policy choices that shape African lives.<\/p><blockquote>Change starts where power sits.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"visual art-has-brand-overlay reveal in\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/art-about-portrait.webp')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-badge\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-content\/plugins\/art-elements\/assets\/img\/logo-badge.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-text\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-handle\">@theartrust<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-org\">African Renaissance Trust<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"art-img-pattern\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-content\/plugins\/art-elements\/assets\/img\/border-pattern-white-bg.jpg');\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab3ea5f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab3ea5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-967790d\" data-id=\"967790d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a19fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-timeline\" data-id=\"2a19fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"background: var(--sand);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Milestones<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A continental footprint, built deliberately<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Five reference points that anchor the institution&#039;s trajectory.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"timeline reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2019<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Founded in Nairobi as a continental policy actor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2021<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Registered as a Trust under Kenyan law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2023<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Gates Foundation catalytic capital<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2025<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>ACHPR Sanitation Guidelines partnership<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2026<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>GEYSI Toolkit launch at the 39th AU Summit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e01224c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e01224c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bc311d\" data-id=\"8bc311d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0097fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-pathway-grid\" data-id=\"a0097fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-pathway-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Governance &amp; stewardship<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How we are structured<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>African Renaissance Trust is registered under Kenyan trust law, audited annually, and governed by a Board of Trustees. Our governance and financial documents will be published on this page as the site moves out of draft.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pathway-grid reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pathway-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"num\">01<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Legal form<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trust registered under the Trustees (Perpetual Succession) Act, Kenya, 2021. Long-horizon institutional stewardship by design.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pathway-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"num\">02<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Audit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Annual external audit and unqualified financial reporting. Donor-compliant tax status confirmed with the Kenya Revenue Authority.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pathway-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"num\">03<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Policies<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Safeguarding, conflict of interest, and anti-bribery policies in force across all engagements. Document library coming with the live site.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59475b8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59475b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-101862a\" data-id=\"101862a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cab1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-cta\" data-id=\"4cab1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"cta-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Read our Theory of Change<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The methodology behind Connect \u00b7 Inform \u00b7 Activate \u2014 and how it plays out across our three pillars.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-maroon\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/theory-of-change-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTheory of Change <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/partners-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet our partners\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Our Story From a 2019 founding vision to a continent-wide policy actor \u2014 the African Renaissance Trust is built to challenge the structural forces that hold Africa back. 2019 \u2014 A founding vision African Renaissance was established in 2019 in response to a structural gap in continental development: technical institutions producing analysis without direct [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12375","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12375"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13675,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12375\/revisions\/13675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}