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Partnerships are at the heart of what we do. We work with organisations aligned with our strategic goals and values.

Meet our leaders of change

Across Africa and Australia, from emergency rooms in Nairobi to women’s refuges in Sydney, local leaders are showing what it takes to shift systems from the inside. They reflect on what drives them, the obstacles they face, and the futures they are working toward. 

Angela Oduor Lungati

Angela Oduor Lungati

Executive Director, Ushahidi, Kenya Ushahidi is a global, Kenyan-born technology non-profit that has changed how communities share and use information. First created during Kenya’s 2008 post-election violence to help citizens report what was happening around them, it has since become one »
Barbie-Lee Kirby

Barbie-Lee Kirby

Executive Director of First Nations Futures, Australia Barbie-Lee Kirby is one of the leading voices in a new generation of First Nations leaders in Australia. A Ngiyambaa, Wailwan, Paakintji-Maraura, Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay woman from Far West NSW, she combines deep community »
Concy Aloyo

Concy Aloyo

Founder of Wabedu Kigen Women’s Collective, Uganda  Concy Aloyo is a community leader from Amuru district in Northern Uganda, working to place women’s leadership at the centre of peacebuilding and recovery. In a region scarred by decades of war, where women and girls »
Dr. Benjamin Wachira

Dr. Benjamin Wachira

Founder and Executive Director of Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation  Kenya had no emergency healthcare system a decade ago. Dr. Benjamin Wachira is building one from the ground up, securing national policies, training thousands of providers, and creating county level systems now »
Isabelle Kamariza

Isabelle Kamariza

Founder of Solid’Africa, Rwanda   What began as an act of compassion has grown into a model for how food systems can strengthen both health and livelihoods. Solid’Africa’s work started in hospitals and later extended to public schools, where it now provides »
Nicole Yade

Nicole Yade

CEO of Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre (WAGEC), Australia Nicole Yade leads WAGEC, a feminist, grassroots organisation that supports women and families in crisis. She is also CoChair of the Keeping Women Out of Prison Coalition (KWOOP), an alliance working to »
Peter Kazickas

Peter Kazickas

Founder of Uncommon, Zimbabwe  Peter Kazickas is the founder of Uncommon, a social enterprise in Zimbabwe that uses technology education to tackle youth unemployment and connect young people to the global digital economy. An American with deep ties to the country, »
Ren Fernando

Ren Fernando

Co-Founder of ReLove, Australia An architect turned social entrepreneur, Ren co-founded ReLove to tackle two crises at once: waste and housing insecurity. The organisation rescues high quality furniture from landfill and furnishes homes for women and families starting again after violence, »
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Our portfolios

Africa

Across sub-Saharan Africa, we back partnerships that strengthen health systems, grow inclusive economies, and support African leadership. We prioritise impact for women, girls and young people.

Learn about our Africa portfolio

Australia

Our work in Australia focuses on economic equity, justice, and safety for women and girls experiencing systemic disadvantage. We support community led organisations, prioritise First Nations women’s leadership, and fund solutions for long term change.

See our work in Australia

Innovation

We back bold ideas and practical solutions that rethink how systems work and who they serve. This global portfolio supports creative thinking and collaborations with the potential for lasting change.

Explore our Innovation approach

Latest news / Africa /

What it takes to end cervical cancer in Zambia

Judith Neilson Foundation. What it takes to end cervical cancer in Zambia project.
Naomie Nyirenda, a Community-Based Volunteer supporting cervical cancer services at Nampundwe Rural Health Center, Shibuyunji District, Central Province, Zambia.

Latest news / Australia /

Police in the Northern Territory are being trained differently, and it’s working  

Holly Supple Gurruwiwi, a training facilitator for Tangentyere Council’s PARt program. © Dane Hirst, ABC News.
Holly Supple Gurruwiwi, a training facilitator for Tangentyere Council’s PARt program. © Dane Hirst, ABC News.

Latest news / Innovation /

Innovation takes centre stage at the Judith Neilson Foundation  

Sascha Oliver, Innovation Program Officer and Abi Taylor, Program Director for Innovation. ©JNF.

Partner spotlight

We fund initiatives that challenge the status quo and promote innovative approaches.
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Solid’Africa

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country Rwanda
theme Economic equity
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First Nations Futures

Judith Neilson foundation - First Nations Futures
country Australia
theme Economic equity
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Uncommon

Judith Neilson foundation - Uncommon partner
country Zimbabwe
theme Economic equity
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Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation

Judith Neilson foundation partner - Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation
country Australia
theme Freedom from violence
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Community Restorative Centre

Judith Neilson foundation partner - Community Restorative Centre
country Australia
theme Freedom from violence, Justice
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