{"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":"2026-06-04T10:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:38:50","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\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 ideological, structural and systemic barriers 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 The Founding Vision<\/h2><p>African Renaissance was established in 2019 to respond to ideological, structural and systemic gaps in health, gender and socio-economic development.\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-teams=\"true\">We envision a continent where populations live healthy, empowered and dignified lives. We are invested in drumming Africa towards transformational development for all; and are positioned at the convergence of duty bearers and rights holders. We seek to bridge the distance between continental frameworks and the lived realities they are designed to change.<\/span><\/p><h2>2021 \u2014 Registered as a Trust<\/h2><p>In 2021, African Renaissance was formally registered as a non-profit Trust.<br \/><br \/>African Renaissance is an continently\u2011anchored think tank, advisory and implementation partner that is focused on continental governance. We sit at the nexus of the AU, RECs, Member States and non\u2011state actors, ensuring that evidence, innovations and capital translate into decisions, budgets and implementation across Africa.<\/p><h2>2026 \u2014 A Continental Policy Anchor<\/h2><p>Under the AU Partnership Platform Memorandum of Understanding, African Renaissance Trust collaborates with all AU departments, directorates and key decision making organs. We work closely with Regional Economic Communities and specialized agencies, expanding and protecting the space where duty bearers, rights holders and partners converge to co\u2011create solutions. Our structural and systemic navigation role offers critical, investable insights that de\u2011risk and accelerate partner engagement.<\/p><blockquote><p>Change starts where power sits.<\/p><\/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. <\/br><\/br>\n\nThe African Renaissance Advisory Panel is a high-trust group of senior African leaders, thinkers, experts and practitioners who accompany African Renaissance Trust on strategy, political navigation and quality control across its work with the AU, RECs and Member States. They provide discreet guidance to the trustees on where and how the organisation engages, help ensure that programmes remain grounded in African priorities and citizen experience, and open pathways to coalitions, institutions and constituencies that matter for system-level change.<\/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>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 ideological, structural and systemic barriers that hold Africa back. 2019 \u2014 The Founding Vision African Renaissance was established in 2019 to respond to ideological, structural and systemic gaps in health, gender and [&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":100,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13980,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12375\/revisions\/13980"}],"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}]}}