Our impact
Stories of impact and our annual impact reports
At Firelight, we partner with community-based organizations that are working with their communities to realize shared visions of change and the true potential of children and youth
Firelight Foundation supports and funds community-based organizations in Africa
Firelight Foundation values learning and listening
At Firelight, we aim to leave our grantees and their communities stronger than when we met them.
Firelight’s focus is to strengthen the agency of community-based organizations to drive lasting, positive change in the lives of children and youth
Firelight's vision is that children and youth in Africa live in safe, strong, nurturing environments where they thrive and are able to realize their extraordinary potential.
Stories of impact

What systems change looks like in the lives of children and youth and how communities are making it happen.

Ending child marriage
In Tanzania, proactive community involvement resulted in unexpected allies in the fight against child marriage
Firelight-supported training in participatory learning and action allowed Agape to ensure their programs actively respond to the real needs and concerns of the community
Early childhood development
In Zambia, young children showed improved outcomes as early learning centers gained access to expertise
Firelight’s emphasis on connecting technical experts to CBOs resulted in increased capacity and government support
Early childhood development
In Malawi, improving child learning meant understanding what does and doesn’t work
The story of Firelight’s grantee-partner COPRED illustrates the power of documenting and sharing what we and our partners are learning
Early childhood development
In Tanzania, peer learning ‘transforms empty rooms to stimulating learning environments’
Firelight’s support to TAHEA, a community-based organization, illustrates the power of creating CBO-to-CBO networks
Empowering girls
In Rwanda, our capacity building for local organizations resulted in reductions in teenage pregnancy and STIs
Our partner, ADEPE, helped nine local organizations engage their communities and local authorities in investing and educating girls 
Early childhood development
In Tanzania, a community-based organization’s national and international reach means greater impact for children
The story of Firelight’s grantee-partner Amani illustrates the power of helping our partners take part in CBO-to-policymaker networks
Primary education
In Tanzania, data and learning spurs continuous improvement for expanding education programs
The story of our grantee-partner OCODE illustrates the power of supporting a learning and evaluation mindset in our CBO grantee-partners
Early childhood development
In Zambia, our early long-term funding helped Luapula Foundation become a leader in child development
At Firelight, we strive to raise enough funding to support our grantee-partners for up to seven years because producing tangible and measurable results in the social sector takes time
Child protection
In Tanzania, a community-based organization enhanced its vital support to “skipped-generation households”
Strengthened by Firelight’s flexible and core grants, CBO Kwa Wazee helps children and their caregiving grandparents overcome a range of risks
Child protection
In Zimbabwe, we helped a local group become an independent, recognized champion of children and youth
Through organizational capacity building, Sikhethimpilo Centre secured new funding resources and government support, sustaining its impact for years to come
Education
In Malawi, children and youth can count on quality education, thanks to our partner’s innovative take on systems thinking
Namwera AIDS Coordinating Committee scaled its education programs from four villages to hundreds of villages today
Annual Impact Reports
Impact Report FY24
Impact Report FY23
Impact Report FY22
Impact Report FY21
Impact Report FY20
Impact Report FY19
Impact Report FY18